*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : SF7941850
CHEMICAL NAME           : Phenanthridinium, 3-amino-8-azido-5-ethyl-6-phenyl-,
                          bromide
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 58880-05-0
LAST UPDATED            : 199707
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 2
MOLECULAR FORMULA       : C21-H18-N5.Br
MOLECULAR WEIGHT        : 420.35
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T B666 HKJ EZ H2 IR& LNNN &E
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * 3-Amino-8-azido-5-ethyl-6-phenylphenanthridinium bromide
   * Ethidium azide bromide
   * Monoazido ethidium bromide
 
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                            ** MUTATION DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM             : Yeast - Saccharomyces cerevisiae
DOSE/DURATION           : 2 umol/L/30M
REFERENCE :
   MUREAV Mutation Research.  (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
   Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1-    1964-  Volume(issue)/page/year: 56,21,1977

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA GENETOX PROGRAM 1988, Inconclusive: Histidine reversion-Ames test

 
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