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3,3′-Dimethoxybenzidine.2HCl (CAS 20325-40-0)
SMILES, InChI and Structure are below.
Rats and Mice: Cancer Test Summary
Rat Target Sites Mouse Target Sites TD50 (mg/kg/day)
Male Female Male Female Rat Mouse
ezy lgi liv orc per pre ski smi cli ezy lgi liv mgl orc ski ute liv no positive 1.04m 73.8n

Key to the Table Above

Positivity: For each chemical with a positive (carcinogenic) experiment in the Carcinogenic Potency Database (CPDB), results are included on carcinogenic potency (TD50) in each species and target sites in males and females. Positivity is determined by an author’s opinion in a published paper. If all experimental results in the CDPB are negative in a sex-species group, “no positive” appears. If the CPDB has no experiments in the sex-species group, “no test” appears. The summary presents the strongest evidence of carcinogenicity in each group. If there are both positive and negative experiments in a sex-species, the negative results are ignored in this Summary Table.
Target Site Codes:   cli = clitoral gland. ezy = ear/Zymbal’s gland. lgi = large intestine. liv = liver. mgl = mammary gland. orc = oral cavity (includes tissues of the mouth, oropharynx, pharynx, and larynx). per = peritoneal cavity. pre = preputial gland. ski = skin. smi = small intestine. ute = uterus. Target sites are listed if any author of published experimental results concluded that tumors were induced in that organ by the test agent. If there is more than one positive experiment in a sex-species, target sites listed may be from more than one experiment, e.g. if liver and lung are both listed, then liver may have been a target in one experiment and lung in another.
TD50: Our standardized measure of carcinogenic potency, TD50, is the daily dose rate in mg/kg body weight/day to induce tumors in half of test animals that would have remained tumor-free at zero dose. Whenever there is more than one positive experiment in a species, the reported TD50 value is a Harmonic Mean calculated using the TD50 value from the most potent target site in each positive experiment.
Superscripts:   m = There is more than one positive experiment in the species, and TD50 values from each positive experiment are used in the calculation of the reported Harmonic mean of TD50. n = No positive results in this species in the CPDB are statistically significant (p<.1).

The Carcinogenic Potency Database (CPDB) is a unique and widely used international resource of the results of 6540 chronic, long-term animal cancer tests on 1547 chemicals. The CPDB provides easy access to the bioassay literature, with qualitative and quantitative analyses of both positive and negative experiments that have been published over the past 50 years in the general literature through 2001 and by the National Cancer Institute/National Toxicology Program through 2004. The CPDB standardizes the diverse literature of cancer bioassays that vary widely in protocol, histopathological examination and nomenclature, and in the published author’s choices of what information to provide in their papers. Results are reported in the CPDB for tests in rats, mice, hamsters, dogs, and nonhuman primates.

For each experiment, information is included on species, strain, and sex of test animal; features of experimental protocol such as route of administration, duration of dosing, dose level(s) in mg/kg body weight/day, and duration of experiment; experimental results are provided on target organ, tumor type, and tumor incidence; carcinogenic potency (TD50) and its statistical significance; shape of the dose-response, author’s opinion as to carcinogenicity, and literature citation.

Only tests with dosing for at least ¼ the standard lifespan of the species and experiment length at least ½ the lifespan are included in the CPDB. Only routes of administration with whole body exposure are included. Doses are standardized, average dose rates in mg/kg/day. A description of methods used in the CPDB to standardize the diverse literature of animal cancer tests is presented for: 1) Criteria for inclusion of experiments 2) Standardization of average daily dose levels and 3) TD50 estimation for a standard lifespan. See Methods for other details.

TD50 provides a standardized quantitative measure that can be used for comparisons and analyses of many issues in carcinogenesis. The range of TD50 values across chemicals that are rodent carcinogens is more than 100 million-fold. More than half the chemicals tested are positive in at least one experiment.

A plot of all results on each experiment in the CPDB for this chemical is presented below. These results are the source information for the Cancer Test Summary table above.

3,3′-Dimethoxybenzidine.2HCl: All Experiments and Citations in CPDB

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Abbreviations of fields in header line: # = the line number in the plot of all CPDB chemicals; Xpo = duration of dosing; Xpt = duration of experiment; Site = tissue; Path = tumor type; DR = dose-response; AuOp = author’s opinion about carcinogenicity; LoConf, UpConf = confidence limits (99%) on TD50; Inc = tumor incidence for each dose group.

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Chemical (Synonym) CAS
# Species Sex Strain Route Xpo+Xpt PaperNum        0 Dose  1 Dose 2 Dose  3 Dose          Literature Reference or NCI/NTP:Site Path
Site Path Notes   TD50  DR Pval    AuOp LoConf UpConf   Cntrl   1 Inc  2 Inc   3 Inc                                                        Brkly Code



3,3'-DIMETHOXYBENZIDINE.2HCl   20325-40-0
2260 M f bcn wat 78w78 1919m                         0    4.00mg  8.00mg  16.0mg  32.0mg  63.0mg  126.mg  Schieferstein;jact,9,71-77;
                                                                                                                     1990/pers.comm.
 hag ade kr     no dre   P=1.    -  243.mg n.s.s.   4/24    3/21    1/19    6/24    0/20    2/21    2/22
 hag car kr     no dre   P=1.    -  551.mg n.s.s.   0/24    1/21    0/19    0/24    0/20    0/21    0/22
2261 M f bcn wat 26m26 1919n                         0    4.00mg  8.00mg  16.0mg  32.0mg  63.0mg  126.mg
 hag ade r      no dre   P=1.    -  352.mg n.s.s.   1/25    3/27    3/26    3/22    6/28    3/24    2/26
2262 M m bcn wat 78w78 1919m                         0    3.33mg  6.67mg  13.3mg  26.7mg  52.5mg  105.mg
 hag ade kr     3.56gm * P<.9    -  151.mg n.s.s.   2/20    3/22    2/21    3/19    0/23    1/20    3/20
2263 M m bcn wat 26m26 1919n                         0    3.33mg  6.67mg  13.3mg  26.7mg  52.5mg  105.mg
 hag ade r      no dre   P=1.    -  615.mg n.s.s.   2/26    4/25    4/25    3/27    4/26    4/30    0/28
2264 M m icr eat 65w65 2594 :                        0    120.mg                                         Osanai;jsol,52,179-201;1976
 liv hpt        73.8mg   P<.3    +  21.4mg n.s.s.   7/34   11/17
2265 R f f34 wat 91w93 TR372 :                       0    4.57mg  9.71mg  18.9mg
 MXB MXB        1.19mg * P<.0005    .844mg 1.72mg   9/60   37/45   67/75   53/60    cli:ade,anb,car,cnb; cvu:car,ppa; dsc:adc,adp;
                              liv:hpc,nnd; mgl:adc; pal:sqc,sqp; phr:sqp; rec:adc,adp; ski:bca,bcc; ton:sqc,sqp; ute:ade,car; zym:
                                                                                                                      ade,car,cnb. C
 cli MXA        1.60mg * P<.0005 c  1.12mg 2.39mg   7/60   27/45   48/75   41/60                              cli:ade,anb,car,cnb.
 cli MXA        2.62mg * P<.0005    1.73mg 4.02mg   2/60   17/45   41/75   30/60                                      cli:car,cnb. S
 mgl MXA        3.24mg Z P<.0005    1.93mg 6.12mg  15/60   13/45   21/75   22/60                                  mgl:adc,ade,fba. S
 cli MXA        3.84mg * P<.0005    2.26mg 7.35mg   5/60   15/45   13/75   16/60                                      cli:ade,anb. S
 mgl MXA        6.22mg * P<.0005    2.91mg 24.8mg  14/60   11/45    9/75    6/60                                      mgl:ade,fba. S
 --- mnl        6.71mg * P<.003     2.98mg 51.2mg  21/60   15/45   12/75    4/60                                                   S
 zym MXA        6.74mg * P<.0005 c  4.19mg 11.2mg   1/60   12/45   21/75   16/60                                  zym:ade,car,cnb.
 mgl fba        7.05mg * P<.002     3.09mg 44.0mg  14/60   11/45    9/75    4/60                                                   S
 mgl adc        7.70mg Z P<.0005 c  4.23mg 14.0mg   1/60    2/45   14/75   20/60
 zym MXA        8.41mg * P<.0005    4.92mg 15.3mg   1/60   10/45   17/75   13/60                                      zym:car,cnb. S
 pit MXA        8.84mg Z P<.002     3.83mg 47.8mg  15/60    9/45    5/75    8/60                                      pit:ade,pda. S
 pit MXA        9.40mg Z P<.003     3.97mg 66.1mg  17/60    9/45    5/75    8/60                                  pit:ade,pda,pdc. S
 ski MXA        10.2mg * P<.0005 c  4.47mg 29.6mg   0/60    4/45    3/75    2/60                                      ski:bca,bcc.
 ute esp        11.6mg * P<.002     4.90mg 62.8mg   6/60    8/45    7/75    5/60                                                   S
 ski bca        12.3mg * P<.0005    5.10mg 38.6mg   0/60    3/45    3/75    2/60                                                   S
 MXA MXA        13.8mg * P<.0005 c  5.69mg 50.3mg   2/60    2/45    6/75    5/60                pal:sqc,sqp; phr:sqp; ton:sqc,sqp.
 MXA MXA        14.0mg * P<.0005 c  5.69mg 47.3mg   0/60    4/45    2/75    2/60                         cvu:car,ppa; ute:ade,car.
 MXA MXA        15.8mg * P<.0005    6.01mg 63.7mg   0/60    3/45    1/75    2/60                                 cvu:ppa; ute:ade. S
 MXA sqp        16.6mg * P<.002     6.07mg 107.mg   2/60    2/45    3/75    3/60                                 pal:sqp; ton:sqp. S
 ton MXA        19.9mg * P<.0005    7.17mg 106.mg   1/60    2/45    2/75    4/60                                      ton:sqc,sqp. S
 zym ade        27.5mg * P<.0005    11.6mg 94.6mg   0/60    3/45    4/75    3/60                                                   S
 liv MXA        33.3mg Z P<.002  c  9.60mg 237.mg   0/60    1/45    0/75    3/60                                      liv:hpc,nnd.
 MXA MXA        44.3mg * P<.003  c  10.7mg 416.mg   0/60    1/45    1/75    3/60                         dsc:adc,adp; rec:adc,adp.
 MXA sqc        113.mg * P<.01      40.3mg 8.26gm   0/60    0/45    3/75    2/60                                 pal:sqc; ton:sqc. S
 pal MXA        45.3mg * P<.04      10.6mg n.s.s.   1/60    0/45    4/75    1/60                                      pal:sqc,sqp. S
 pal sqp        47.8mg * P<.04      10.8mg n.s.s.   1/60    0/45    3/75    1/60                                                   S
 TBA MXB        1.09mg Z P<.0005    .764mg 1.64mg  48/60   42/45   73/75   57/60
 liv MXB        33.3mg Z P<.002     9.60mg 237.mg   0/60    1/45    0/75    3/60                                  liv:hpa,hpc,nnd.
2266 R m f34 wat 88w92 TR372 :                       0    4.00mg  8.50mg  16.5mg
 tes MXA a      .612mg Z P<.0005    .412mg .961mg  57/60   39/45   68/75   42/60                                      tes:iab,ica. S
 MXB MXB a      .677mg * P<.0005    .461mg 1.03mg  22/60   41/45   71/75   60/60  ---:msb,msm; asc:adp; cec:muc; col:adc; dsc:adc,
                              adp; duo:adc,muc; ilm:adc; jej:adc,muc; liv:hpc,nnd; pal:sqc; phr:sqp; pre:ade,anb,car,cnb; rec:adc,
                                                               adp; ski:bca,bcc,sbr,sea,sqc,sqp; ton:sqc,sqp; zym:ade,anb,car,cnb. C
 ski MXA a      .767mg * P<.0005 c  .507mg 1.16mg   2/60   33/45   56/75   41/60                              ski:bca,bcc,sbr,sea.
 ski MXA a      .770mg * P<.0005    .508mg 1.17mg   2/60   32/45   54/75   40/60                                      ski:bca,bcc. S
 ski MXA a      .785mg * P<.0005    .515mg 1.21mg   1/60   32/45   49/75   35/60                                      ski:bca,sea. S
 ski bca a      .789mg * P<.0005    .516mg 1.22mg   1/60   31/45   47/75   35/60                                                   S
 pre MXA a      1.78mg Z P<.0005 c  1.06mg 3.19mg  16/60   12/45   33/75   29/60                              pre:ade,anb,car,cnb.
 ski MXA a      2.01mg * P<.0005 c  1.20mg 3.29mg   0/60   13/45   28/75   22/60                                      ski:sqc,sqp.
 amd MXA a      2.06mg * P<.0005    1.18mg 4.09mg  14/60   17/45   23/75    9/60                                      amd:pbb,pob. S
 amd MXA a      2.11mg * P<.0005    1.22mg 4.24mg  15/60   18/45   23/75    9/60                                  amd:pbb,phm,pob. S
 ski sqc a      2.35mg Z P<.0005    1.38mg 3.92mg   0/60    9/45   24/75   21/60                                                   S
 --- mnl a      2.50mg * P<.0005    1.23mg 7.45mg  19/60   17/45   17/75    4/60                                                   S
 zym MXA a      3.02mg * P<.0005 c  1.65mg 5.21mg   0/60   10/45   25/75   30/60                              zym:ade,anb,car,cnb.
 pre MXA a      3.28mg Z P<.0005    1.67mg 7.70mg  14/60    6/45   19/75   12/60                                      pre:ade,anb. S
 MXA MXA a      4.22mg * P<.0005 c  2.04mg 9.43mg   1/60    8/45   10/75   11/60                    pal:sqc; phr:sqp; ton:sqc,sqp.
 MXA sqp a      4.49mg * P<.0005    2.11mg 10.6mg   1/60    7/45   10/75    9/60                                 phr:sqp; ton:sqp. S
 pre MXA a      4.65mg * P<.0005    2.28mg 9.77mg   2/60    6/45   15/75   19/60                                      pre:car,cnb. S
 thy MXA a      4.70mg * P<.0005    2.01mg 17.8mg   6/60    7/45    7/75    2/60                                      thy:cca,ccr. S
 sub MXA a      5.19mg * P<.0005    2.13mg 14.9mg   0/60    6/45    6/75    4/60                                      sub:fib,nfm. S
 zym MXA a      5.84mg * P<.0005    2.51mg 13.8mg   0/60    4/45   11/75    9/60                                      zym:ade,anb. S
 sub MXA a      6.49mg * P<.0005    2.51mg 25.8mg   2/60    6/45    6/75    5/60                              sub:fbs,fib,nfm,sar. S
 ski MXA a      6.50mg * P<.0005    3.44mg 11.5mg   1/60    4/45   18/75   18/60                                      ski:bcc,sbr. S
 ski bcc a      6.55mg * P<.0005    3.46mg 11.7mg   1/60    4/45   18/75   17/60                                                   S
 ski sqp a      6.60mg * P<.0005    2.81mg 16.4mg   0/60    5/45    7/75    5/60                                                   S
 zym MXA a      6.71mg * P<.0005    3.25mg 11.7mg   0/60    7/45   14/75   21/60                                      zym:car,cnb. S
 thy cca a      6.92mg * P<.003     2.61mg 57.2mg   6/60    6/45    5/75    1/60                                                   S
 liv MXA a      7.80mg * P<.0005 c  3.05mg 21.9mg   1/60    4/45    7/75    8/60                                      liv:hpc,nnd.
 pal MXA a      8.21mg * P<.0005    3.05mg 25.6mg   0/60    4/45    5/75    4/60                                      pal:sqc,sqp. S
 ton MXA a      8.25mg * P<.0005    3.39mg 23.6mg   1/60    4/45    5/75    8/60                                      ton:sqc,sqp. S
 pal sqp a      8.35mg * P<.0005    3.06mg 27.2mg   0/60    4/45    5/75    3/60                                                   S
 MXA MXA a      8.44mg * P<.0005 c  3.04mg 27.0mg   0/60    4/45    7/75    5/60                duo:adc,muc; ilm:adc; jej:adc,muc.
 ski ker a      9.13mg * P<.0005    3.33mg 42.4mg   1/60    5/45    7/75    1/60                                                   S
 ton sqp a      9.16mg * P<.0005    3.57mg 28.6mg   1/60    3/45    5/75    7/60                                                   S
 MXA MXA a      9.91mg * P<.0005 c  3.90mg 23.1mg   0/60    1/45    8/75    8/60  asc:adp; cec:muc; col:adc; dsc:adc,adp; rec:adc,
                                                                                                                              adp.
 MXA asl a      10.9mg * P<.0005 e  3.35mg 57.4mg   0/60    2/45    3/75    1/60               bra:asl; clb:asl; crb:asl; crl:asl.
 liv nnd a      12.4mg * P<.0005    4.43mg 30.2mg   0/60    3/45    7/75    6/60                                                   S
 MXA adp a      13.6mg * P<.0005    4.44mg 42.8mg   0/60    1/45    4/75    5/60                        asc:adp; dsc:adp; rec:adp. S
 sub MXA a      13.6mg * P<.0005    4.44mg 50.4mg   0/60    4/45    4/75    3/60                                      sub:fbs,fib. S
 sub fib a      13.9mg * P<.0005    4.46mg 57.2mg   0/60    4/45    4/75    2/60                                                   S
 ski MXA a      24.6mg * P<.009     5.01mg 1.67gm   0/60    2/45    3/75    2/60                                      ski:sbr,sea. S
 --- MXA a      27.4mg * P<.002  c  7.62mg 165.mg   2/60    1/45    7/75    6/60                                      ---:msb,msm.
 MXA MXA a      38.0mg * P<.002     10.5mg 194.mg   0/60    0/45    4/75    3/60               cec:muc; col:adc; dsc:adc; rec:adc. S
 TBA MXB a      .565mg Z P<.0005    .386mg .868mg  59/60   45/45   75/75   60/60
 liv MXB a      7.80mg * P<.0005    3.05mg 21.9mg   1/60    4/45    7/75    8/60                                  liv:hpa,hpc,nnd.
Mutagenicity in Salmonella: positive
SMILES Code for 3,3′-Dimethoxybenzidine.2HCl: NC1=CC=C(C2=CC=C(N)C(OC)=C2)C=C1OC.Cl.Cl
InChI Code for 3,3′-Dimethoxybenzidine.2HCl: InChI=1/C14H16N2O2.2ClH/c1-17-13-7-9(3-5-11(13)15)10-4-6-12(16)14(8-10)18-2;;/h3-8H,15-16H2,1-2H3;2*1H
Source for SMILES and InChI: USEPA Distributed Structure-Searchable Toxicity (DSSTox) Database
Chemical Structure for 3,3′-Dimethoxybenzidine.2HCl: Chemical Structure
Source for structure: National Library of Medicine ChemIDPlus

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