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Administrative data

Endpoint:
in vitro gene mutation study in bacteria
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
comparable to guideline study with acceptable restrictions

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
2017
Report date:
2017

Materials and methods

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

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
2-amino-3-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-methylpropanoic acid hydrochloride hydrate
Cas Number:
5486-79-3
Molecular formula:
C12H20ClNO5
IUPAC Name:
2-amino-3-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-methylpropanoic acid hydrochloride hydrate
Specific details on test material used for the study:
SOURCE OF TEST MATERIAL
- Source and lot/batch No.of test material: 01805 1216
- Expiration date of the lot/batch: 03 2018
- Purity test date: 03 2017


STABILITY AND STORAGE CONDITIONS OF TEST MATERIAL
- Storage condition of test material: in a well-closed vial up to 25 °C

Method

Target gene:
GC
Species / strainopen allclose all
Species / strain / cell type:
S. typhimurium TA 98
Species / strain / cell type:
S. typhimurium TA 100
Metabolic activation:
with and without
Metabolic activation system:
post-mitochondrial fraction (S9)
Test concentrations with justification for top dose:
0.16, 0.5, 1.6, 5, 16, 50
Vehicle / solvent:
DMSO
Controls
Untreated negative controls:
yes
Positive controls:
yes
Positive control substance:
other: 2-aminoanthracene
Details on test system and experimental conditions:
METHOD OF APPLICATION: ; in agar

DURATION
- Preincubation period: 11-14 hours
- Exposure duration: 48 hours

NUMBER OF REPLICATIONS: 2

Results and discussion

Test resultsopen allclose all
Species / strain:
S. typhimurium TA 98
Metabolic activation:
with and without
Genotoxicity:
negative
Cytotoxicity / choice of top concentrations:
no cytotoxicity
Untreated negative controls validity:
valid
Positive controls validity:
valid
Species / strain:
S. typhimurium TA 100
Metabolic activation:
with and without
Genotoxicity:
negative
Cytotoxicity / choice of top concentrations:
no cytotoxicity
Untreated negative controls validity:
valid
Positive controls validity:
valid
Additional information on results:
No substantial increases were observed in revertant colony numbers of any of the two test strains following treatment with 3,4-O-dimethyl methyldopa monohydrochloride monohydrate (DMAKS) at any concentration level, either in the presence or absence of metabolic activation (S9 Mix) in the performed experiments. In the performed experiments, sporadically increased revertant colony numbers were observed. These increases did not show a dose-response relationship, were of minor intensity, and all of the increases remained far below the biologically relevant thresholds for being positive. The obtained increases were therefore considered as biologically not relevant, being in the range of the biological variability of the applied test system.
The highest revertant colony number increase was observed in the Initial Mutation Test (Plate Incorporation Test) in S. typhimurium TA98 strain, at 50 μg/plate, in the absence of metabolic activation (-S9 Mix). This value however remained in the range of the corresponding vehicle historical control data and the mutation rate was 1.45, which was far below the genotoxicological threshold for being positive 2
The test item did not show unequivocal inhibitory, cytotoxic effects in the performed experiments. All of the noticed lower revertant colony numbers (when compared to the revertant colony numbers of the corresponding vehicle control) remained in the range of the biological variability of the applied test system and the background lawn development was not affected in any case. .
No precipitation of the test item was observed in the Initial and Confirmatory Mutation Tests on the plates in the examined bacterial strains at any examined concentration level (±S9 Mix).

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
The reported data of this mutagenicity assay show that under the experimental conditions applied, the test item did not induce gene mutations in the genome of the strains of Salmonella typhimurium TA98 and TA100.
In conclusion, the test item 3,4-O-dimethyl methyldopa monohydrochloride monohydrate (DMAKS) has no mutagenic activity on the applied bacterium tester strains under the test conditions used in this study.