CAS 63041-77-0|7-METHYLBENZO[A]PYRENE

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :

DJ7440000

CHEMICAL NAME :

Benzo(a)pyrene, 7-methyl-

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :

63041-77-0

BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :

2267228

LAST UPDATED :

199612

DATA ITEMS CITED :

5

MOLECULAR FORMULA :

C21-H14

MOLECULAR WEIGHT :

266.35

WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :

L D6 B6666 2AB TJ H1

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intramuscular

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :

4 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Intravenous

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

10 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Tumorigenic - neoplastic by RTECS criteria Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - tumors

TYPE OF TEST :

TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :

Implant

SPECIES OBSERVED :

Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :

400 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :

Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application

MUTATION DATA

TYPE OF TEST :

Mutation in mammalian somatic cells

TEST SYSTEM :

Rodent - hamster Lung

DOSE/DURATION :

500 nmol/L

REFERENCE :

CRNGDP Carcinogenesis (London). (Oxford Univ. Press, Pinkhill House, Southfield Road, Eynsham, Oxford OX8 1JJ, UK) V.1- 1980- Volume(issue)/page/year: 4,321,1983