[Blastomogenic activity of sulfotrinaphthylene furan]

The biological (including carcinogenic) effect of an anthraquinone dye sulfoderivative--sulfotrinaphthylenfuran--was studied. The agent displayed low toxicity and cumulation in different species of experimental animals and germ cultures. However, a long-term intoxication by the agent led to tumor formation in the lungs of albino mice, following the pattern of focal reticulosis. The blastogenic effect of sulfotrinaphthylenfuran is suggested.