| Bioactivity | Urethane (Ethyl carbamate), the ethyl ester of carbamic acid, is a byproduct of fermentation found in various food products. Urethane has the ability to suppress bacterial, protozoal, sea urchin egg, and plant tissue growth in vitro[1]. | ||||||||||||
| Invitro | Urethane is a good clastogen in mammalian somatic cells in vivo, but it shows variable results with cells in vitro. Urethane efficiently induces sister chromatid exchanges in a variety of cells[2]. | ||||||||||||
| Name | Urethane | ||||||||||||
| CAS | 51-79-6 | ||||||||||||
| Formula | C3H7NO2 | ||||||||||||
| Molar Mass | 89.09 | ||||||||||||
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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