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Toxicological information

Genetic toxicity: in vitro

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
in vitro gene mutation study in bacteria
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Study period:
2012
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
guideline study

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
2012
Report date:
2012

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 471 (Bacterial Reverse Mutation Assay)
GLP compliance:
yes
Type of assay:
bacterial reverse mutation assay

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
α,α'-propylenedinitrilodi-o-cresol
EC Number:
202-374-2
EC Name:
α,α'-propylenedinitrilodi-o-cresol
Cas Number:
94-91-7
Molecular formula:
C17H18N2O2
IUPAC Name:
α,α'-propylenedinitrilodi-o-cresol
Details on test material:
- Test Item: Alpha,alpha'-Propylenedinitrilodi-o-cresol
- BASF Test Item No.: 11/0600-1
- Batch Number: 11000129U0
- Purity: >99 corr. area %
- Expiration Date: February 04, 2013
- Physical state, appearance: Liquid, highly viscous, yellowish
- Storage conditions: Room temperature

Method

Target gene:
HIS/TRP
Species / strainopen allclose all
Species / strain / cell type:
S. typhimurium TA 1535, TA 1537, TA 98 and TA 100
Additional strain / cell type characteristics:
not applicable
Species / strain / cell type:
E. coli WP2 uvr A
Additional strain / cell type characteristics:
not applicable
Metabolic activation:
with and without
Metabolic activation system:
S-9 mix
Test concentrations with justification for top dose:
1 μg - 5 000 μg/plate (SPT, Salmonella strains)
33 μg - 5 000 μg/plate (SPT, E. coli)
1 μg - 333 μg/plate (PIT, Salmonella strains)
10 μg - 2 500 μg/plate (PIT, E. coli)
Vehicle / solvent:
- Vehicle(s)/solvent(s) used: [DMSO]
- Justification for choice of solvent/vehicle: Due to the limited solubility of the test substance in water, DMSO was used as vehicle, which
had been demonstrated to be suitable in bacterial reverse mutation tests and for which historical control data are available
Controls
Untreated negative controls:
yes
Negative solvent / vehicle controls:
yes
True negative controls:
not specified
Positive controls:
yes
Positive control substance:
other: With S9 mix: 2-aminoanthracene (2-AA); Without S9 mix: N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG), 4-nitro-o-phenylenediamine (NOPD), 9-aminoacridine (AAC), 4-nitroquinoline-N-oxide (4-NQO)
Details on test system and experimental conditions:
METHOD OF APPLICATION: in agar (plate incorporation); preincubation

DURATION
- Incubation period: 20 min in medium (PIT) and incubation at 37°C for 48 – 72 hours (PIT and SPT)

DETERMINATION OF CYTOTOXICITY
- Method: relative total growth
Evaluation criteria:
The test substance is considered positive in this assay if the following criteria are met:
• A dose-related and reproducible increase in the number of revertant colonies, i.e. about doubling of the spontaneous mutation rate in at least one tester strain either without S9 mix or after adding a metabolizing system.
A test substance is generally considered non-mutagenic in this test if:
• The number of revertants for all tester strains were within the historical negative control range under all experimental conditions in at least two experiments carried out independently of each other.
Statistics:
not applicable

Results and discussion

Test resultsopen allclose all
Key result
Species / strain:
S. typhimurium TA 1535, TA 1537, TA 98 and TA 100
Metabolic activation:
with and without
Genotoxicity:
negative
Cytotoxicity / choice of top concentrations:
cytotoxicity
Remarks:
test conditions from about 33 μg/plate onward
Vehicle controls validity:
valid
Untreated negative controls validity:
valid
Positive controls validity:
valid
Key result
Species / strain:
E. coli WP2 uvr A
Metabolic activation:
with and without
Genotoxicity:
negative
Cytotoxicity / choice of top concentrations:
cytotoxicity
Remarks:
test conditions from about 33 μg/plate onward
Vehicle controls validity:
valid
Untreated negative controls validity:
valid
Positive controls validity:
valid
Additional information on results:
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON CYTOTOXICITY:
A strong bacteriotoxic effect (reduced his- background growth, decrease in the number of his+ revertants, reduction in the titer) was observed in the standard plate test depending on the strain and test conditions from about 100 μg/plate onward. In the standard plate test with
E.coli WP2uvrA a bacteriotoxic effect (reduced trp- background growth, decrease in the number of trp+ revertants, reduction in the titer) was observed from about 1 000 μg/mL onward.
In the preincubation assay bacteriotoxicity (reduced his- or trp- background growth, decrease in the number of his+ or trp+ revertants, reduction in the titer) was observed depending on the strain and test conditions from about 33 μg/plate onward.
Remarks on result:
other: all strains/cell types tested
Remarks:
Migrated from field 'Test system'.

Any other information on results incl. tables

According to the results of the present study, the test substance did not lead to a relevant increase in the number of revertant colonies either without S9 mix or after adding a metabolizing system in three experiments carried out independently of each other (standard plate test and preincubation assay.

Besides, the results of the negative as well as the positive controls performed in parallel corroborated the validity of this study, since the values fulfilled the acceptance criteria of this study.

In this study with and without S9 mix, the number of revertant colonies in the negative controls was within or nearby the range of the historical negative control data for each tester strain.

In addition, the positive control substances both with and without S9 mix induced a significant increase in the number of revertant colonies within the range of the historical positive control data or above.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
Under the experimental conditions of this study, the test substance alpha,alpha’- Propylenedinitrilodi-o-cresol is not mutagenic in the Salmonella typhimurium/Escherichia coli reverse mutation assay in the absence and the presence of metabolic activation.