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3-Methylcholanthrene solution
100 μg/mL in acetonitrile, PESTANAL®, analytical standard
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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C21H16
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
268.35
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
200-835-2
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1913890
MDL number:
grade
analytical standard
Quality Level
product line
PESTANAL®
shelf life
limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
concentration
100 μg/mL in acetonitrile
technique(s)
HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable
application(s)
environmental
format
single component solution
storage temp.
2-8°C
SMILES string
Cc1ccc2cc3c(ccc4ccccc34)c5CCc1c25
InChI
1S/C21H16/c1-13-6-7-15-12-20-17-5-3-2-4-14(17)8-9-18(20)19-11-10-16(13)21(15)19/h2-9,12H,10-11H2,1H3
InChI key
PPQNQXQZIWHJRB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
General description
3-Methylcholanthrene is a potent carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon. It plays a role in the pathogenesis of human colon cancer.
Application
Refer to the product′s Certificate of Analysis for more information on a suitable instrument technique. Contact Technical Service for further support.
Legal Information
PESTANAL is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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Danger
Hazard Classifications
Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2
Storage Class
3 - Flammable liquids
wgk
WGK 2
flash_point_f
35.6 °F - closed cup
flash_point_c
2.0 °C - closed cup
ppe
Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter
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Advances in Applied Microbiology, Volume 30, 258-258 (1984)
A method for measurement of nanogram quantities of 3-methylcholanthrene in stool samples.
Duane W C, et al.
Journal of Lipid Research, 25(5), 523-526 (1984)
Elin Swedenborg et al.
Molecular and cellular endocrinology, 362(1-2), 39-47 (2012-05-29)
The two estrogen receptor isoforms ERα and ERβ mediate biological effects of estrogens, but are also targets for endocrine disruptive chemicals (EDCs), compounds that interfere with hormonal signaling. 3-Methylcholanthrene (3-MC) and dioxin (TCDD) are EDCs and prototypical aryl hydrocarbon receptor