Amino-alpha-carboline

CAS Number

26148-68-5

Synonym

AC; AAC; A-alpha-C; Amino-alpha-caboline; 2-Amino-alpha-caboline; Glob-P-2; 1H-Pyrido(2,3-b)indol-2-amine; 2-Amino-9H-pyrido[2-3-b]indole; 2-Amino-alpha-carboline; 9H-1,9-Diazafluoren-2-amine

Occurrence/Use

Found in cooked food as byproduct of browning reaction; component of tobacco smoke

Amino-alpha-carboline

Cancer Potency Information

Latest Criteria: Proposition 65 NSRLs/MADLs
Inhalation Unit Risk (μg/cubic meter)-1: 1.1429 E-4
Inhalation Slope Factor (mg/kg-day)-1: 4.0 E-1
Oral Slope Factor (mg/kg-day)-1: 4.0 E-1
Comments/References:

OEHHA 1992. Expedited Cancer Potency Values and Proposed Regulatory Levels for Certain Proposition 65 Carcinogens. 

 

Proposition 65

Chemical Status

Cancer: Currently listed

Cancer

Cancer - Listing Mechanism
Authoritative Bodies-International Agency for Research on Cancer
Listed as causing : Listed as causing: Cancer
Date of Listing:

Safe Harbor Levels

No Significant Risk Level (NSRL)
2 µg/day
Cancer
Last NSRL/MADL Revision: 1992

Documents, Presentations, and Publications

Cancer: