RTECS NUMBER : LT7031100
CHEMICAL NAME : 2-Furaldehyde, 5-(hydroxymethyl)-
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER : 67-47-0
BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. : 0110889
REFERENCE : 5-18-01-00130 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
LAST UPDATED : 199712
DATA ITEMS CITED : 8
MOLECULAR FORMULA : C6-H6-O3
MOLECULAR WEIGHT : 126.12
WISWESSER LINE NOTATION : T5OJ BVH E1Q
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR : Tumorigen
Mutagen
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
* 2-Furancarboxaldehyde, 5-(hydroxymethyl)-
* HMF
* 5-Hydroxymethylfuraldehyde
* 5-(Hydroxymethyl)-2-furancarboxaldehyde
* 5-(Hydroxymethyl)furfural
* Hydroxymethylfurfurole
* 5-Oxymethylfurfurole
*** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
** TUMORIGENIC DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE : Subcutaneous
SPECIES OBSERVED : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION : 200 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder - Kidney tumors
REFERENCE :
JNCIAM Journal of the National Cancer Institute. (Washington, DC) V.1-60,
1940-78. For publisher information, see JJIND8. Volume(issue)/page/year:
47,1037,1971
** MUTATION DATA **
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation in microorganisms
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Salmonella typhimurium
DOSE/DURATION : 165 nmol/plate
REFERENCE :
DFSCDX Developments in Food Science. (Elsevier Science Pub. Co., Inc., 52
Vanderbilt Ave., New York, NY 10017) V.1- 1978- Volume(issue)/page/year:
13,353,1986
TYPE OF TEST : DNA repair
TEST SYSTEM : Bacteria - Bacillus subtilis
DOSE/DURATION : 2500 ug/disc
REFERENCE :
DFSCDX Developments in Food Science. (Elsevier Science Pub. Co., Inc., 52
Vanderbilt Ave., New York, NY 10017) V.1- 1978- Volume(issue)/page/year:
13,353,1986
TYPE OF TEST : Mutation test systems - not otherwise specified
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION : 1 gm/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 227,117,1989
TYPE OF TEST : Cytogenetic analysis
TEST SYSTEM : Rodent - hamster Lung
DOSE/DURATION : 2 gm/L
REFERENCE :
MUREAV Mutation Research. (Elsevier Science Pub. B.V., POB 211, 1000 AE
Amsterdam, Netherlands) V.1- 1964- Volume(issue)/page/year: 227,117,1989
*** STATUS IN U.S. ***
EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY
EPA TSCA TEST SUBMISSION (TSCATS) DATA BASE, JUNE 1998
NTP Carcinogenesis studies; on test (prechronic studies), October 1997
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