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Genetic toxicity in vitro

Description of key information

Ames test: non mutagenic (OECD 471, GLP, K, rel. 1).

Link to relevant study records
Reference
Endpoint:
in vitro gene mutation study in bacteria
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Study period:
04 August - 21 September 2017
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
guideline study
Remarks:
GLP study conducted according to OECD Guideline 471 without any deviation
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 471 (Bacterial Reverse Mutation Assay)
Version / remarks:
dated 21 July 1997
Deviations:
no
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
EU Method B.13/14 (Mutagenicity - Reverse Mutation Test Using Bacteria)
Version / remarks:
dated 30 May 2008
Deviations:
no
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
EPA OPPTS 870.5100 - Bacterial Reverse Mutation Test (August 1998)
Version / remarks:
dated August 1998
Deviations:
no
Principles of method if other than guideline:
Not applicable
GLP compliance:
yes (incl. QA statement)
Remarks:
28 October 2016
Type of assay:
bacterial reverse mutation assay
Specific details on test material used for the study:
SOURCE OF TEST MATERIAL
- Lot/batch No.of test material: 0517/1
- Expiration date of the lot/batch: 04 May 2019

STABILITY AND STORAGE CONDITIONS OF TEST MATERIAL
- Storage condition of test material: Room temperature in the dark (closed containers)

TREATMENT OF TEST MATERIAL PRIOR TO TESTING
- The test item was accurately weighed and, on the day of each experiment, approximate half-log dilutions were prepared in acetone by mixing on a vortex mixer. The test item was confirmed as a UVCB product and, therefore, no purity correction was required. Acetone is toxic to the bacterial cells at 0.1 mL (100 µL) after employing the pre-incubation modification; therefore all of the formulations for Experiment 2 were prepared at concentrations two times greater than required on Vogel-Bonner agar plates. To compensate, each formulation was dosed using 0.05 mL (50 µL) aliquots (Maron et al., 1981). Prior to use, the solvent was dried to remove water using molecular sieves i.e. 2 mm sodium alumino silicate pellets with a nominal pore diameter of 4 x 10^-4 microns. All formulations were used within four hours of preparation and were assumed to be stable for this period.
Target gene:
histidine locus for Salmonella strains and tryptophan for E. coli strain
Species / strain / cell type:
S. typhimurium TA 1535, TA 1537, TA 98, TA 100 and E. coli WP2
Details on mammalian cell type (if applicable):
Not applicable
Additional strain / cell type characteristics:
not applicable
Cytokinesis block (if used):
Not applicable
Metabolic activation:
with and without
Metabolic activation system:
rat liver homogenate metabolizing system (10% liver S9 in standard co-factors)
Test concentrations with justification for top dose:
- Experiment 1 - Plate Incorporation Method: 1.5, 5, 15, 50, 150, 500, 1500 and 5000 µg/plate, with and without S9-mix
- Experiment 2 - Pre-Incubation Method:
Without S9 mix: 0.05, 0.15, 0.5, 1.5, 5, 15, 50 and 150 µg/plate for TA1535, TA98 and TA1537; and 1.5, 5, 15, 50, 150, 500, 1500 and 5000 µg/plate for TA100 and WP2uvrA
With S9 mix: 1.5, 5, 15, 50, 150, 500, 1500 and 5000 µg/plate for TA1535, TA98, TA1537 and WP2uvrA; and 0.5, 1.5, 5, 15, 50, 150, 500, 1500 and 5000 µg/plate for TA100
Vehicle / solvent:
- Vehicle(s)/solvent(s) used: Acetone
- Justification for choice of solvent/vehicle: In solubility checks performed in house, the test item was noted as insoluble in sterile distilled water and dimethyl sulphoxide at 50 mg/mL but was fully soluble in acetone at 100 mg/mL. Therefore, acetone was selected as the vehicle.
Untreated negative controls:
yes
Remarks:
untreated
Negative solvent / vehicle controls:
yes
True negative controls:
no
Positive controls:
yes
Positive control substance:
4-nitroquinoline-N-oxide
9-aminoacridine
N-ethyl-N-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine
Remarks:
without metabolic activation
Untreated negative controls:
yes
Remarks:
untreated
Negative solvent / vehicle controls:
yes
True negative controls:
no
Positive controls:
yes
Positive control substance:
benzo(a)pyrene
other: 2-Aminoanthracene
Remarks:
with metabolic activation
Details on test system and experimental conditions:
SOURCE OF TEST SYSTEM: The bacteria used in the test were obtained from:
- University of California, Berkeley, on culture discs, on 04 August 1995
- British Industrial Biological Research Association, on a nutrient agar plate, on 17 August 1987

METHOD OF APPLICATION: in agar (plate incorporation) and preincubation

DURATION
- Preincubation period: 20 minutes in Experiment 2.
- Exposure duration: ca. 48 hours

CONTROLS:
- Vehicle/solvent control: Acetone
- Negative (untreated) controls were performed to assess the spontaneous revertant colony rate.
- Positive control items used demonstrated a direct and indirect acting mutagenic effect depending on the presence or absence of metabolic activation.
- Sterility controls were performed in triplicate as follows:
Top agar and histidine/biotin or tryptophan in the absence of S9-mix;
Top agar and histidine/biotin or tryptophan in the presence of S9-mix; and
The maximum dosing solution of the test item in the absence of S9-mix only (test in singular only).

NUMBER OF REPLICATIONS: Triplicate

- OTHER: All of the plates were incubated at 37 ± 3 °C for approximately 48 hours and scored for the presence of revertant colonies using an automated colony counting system. The plates were viewed microscopically for evidence of thinning (toxicity). Several manual counts were required due to revertant colonies spreading slightly, thus distorting the actual plate count.
Rationale for test conditions:
The dose range for Experiment 1 was predetermined and was 1.5 to 5000 µg/plate. The experiment was repeated on a separate day (pre-incubation method) using fresh cultures of the bacterial strains and fresh test item formulations. The dose range was amended, following the results of Experiment 1, and was 1.5 to 5000 µg/plate. In the initial second experiment, the toxicity of the test item yielded results that differed from Experiment 1 and consequently, there were an insufficient number of non-toxic dose levels achieved for TA1535, TA98 and TA1537 dosed in the absence of S9-mix. Therefore, an amended dose range (0.05 to 150 µg/plate) was selected for these strains in order to achieve four non toxic doses. Salmonella strain TA100 (presence of S9-mix) was also repeated due to contamination in Experiment 2 with an amended dose range of 0.5 to 5000 µg/plate. Up to nine test item dose levels per bacterial strain were selected in the second mutation test in order to achieve both a minimum of four non-toxic dose levels and the toxic limit of the test item following the change in test methodology from plate incorporation to pre-incubation.
Evaluation criteria:
Criteria for determining a positive result:
- A dose-related increase in mutant frequency over the dose range tested (De Serres and Shelby, 1979).
- A reproducible increase at one or more concentrations.
- Biological relevance against in-house historical control ranges.
- If exposure to a test item produces a reproducible increase in mean revertant colony numbers of at least twice (three times in the case of strains TA1535 and TA1537, which have relatively low spontaneous reversion rates) that of the concurrent vehicle controls, with some evidence of a positive concentration-response relationship, it will be considered to exhibit mutagenic activity in this test system. (Cariello and Piegorsch, 1996)).

A test item will be considered non-mutagenic (negative) in the test system if the above criteria are not met.

Although most experiments will give clear positive or negative results, in some instances the data generated will prohibit making a definite judgment about test item activity. Results of this type will be reported as equivocal.
Statistics:
None
Key result
Species / strain:
other: S. typhimurium TA 1535, TA 1537, TA 98, TA 100 and E. coli WP2
Metabolic activation:
with and without
Genotoxicity:
negative
Cytotoxicity / choice of top concentrations:
cytotoxicity
Remarks:
refer tables 7.6.1/4 and 7.6.1/5
Vehicle controls validity:
valid
Untreated negative controls validity:
valid
Positive controls validity:
valid
Additional information on results:
TEST-SPECIFIC CONFOUNDING FACTORS
- Precipitation: A test item film (creamy in appearance) was noted in the first mutation test (plate incorporation method) from 1500 µg/plate. The observation was slightly different after employing the pre-incubation method in the second mutation test with a light, greasy precipitate noted at and above 1500 µg/plate. Neither of these observations prevented the scoring of revertant colonies.

MUTAGENICITY
- The vehicle (acetone) control plates gave counts of revertant colonies within the normal range. All of the positive control chemicals used in the test induced marked increases in the frequency of revertant colonies, both with or without metabolic activation. Thus, the sensitivity of the assay and the efficacy of the S9-mix were validated.
- No visible reduction in the growth of the bacterial background lawn was noted at any dose level, either in the presence or absence of metabolic activation (S9-mix), in Experiment 1 (plate incorporation method). The test item induced significant toxicity after incorporating the pre-incubation modification in the second mutation test with weakened bacterial background lawns and substantial reductions in the revertant colony frequency noted to the majority of tester strains to the extent where a number of strains required repeat analysis employing an amended test item dose range. Therefore, depending on bacterial strain type and presence or absence of S9-mix, the maximum recommended dose level (5000 µg/plate) or the toxic limit of the test item was employed in the second mutation test. Results from the second mutation test showed that the test item induced a toxic response employing the pre-incubation modification with weakened bacterial background lawns initially noted in the absence of S9-mix from 50 µg/plate (TA1535, TA98 and TA1537) and 150 µg/plate (TA100 and WP2uvrA). In the presence S9-mix, weakened bacterial background lawns were initially noted from 150 µg/plate (TA1535), 500 µg/plate (TA1537), 1500 µg/plate (TA100) and at 5000 µg/plate (TA98). No toxicity was noted to Escherichia coli strain WP2uvrA dosed in the presence of S9-mix.
- No significant increases in the frequency of revertant colonies were recorded for any of the bacterial strains, with any dose of the test item, either with or without metabolic activation (S9-mix) in Experiment 1 (plate incorporation method) and Experiment 2 (pre incubation method).
- Refer Tables 7.6.1/1 to 7.6.1/5 for more details.

HISTORICAL CONTROL DATA (with ranges, means and standard deviation and confidence interval (e.g. 95%)
- Positive historical control data: Refer Table 7.6.1/6
- Negative (solvent/vehicle) historical control data: Refer Table 7.6.1/6

OTHERS:
- Prior to use, the master strains were checked for characteristics, viability and spontaneous reversion rate (all were found to be satisfactory). The amino acid supplemented top agar and the S9-mix used in both experiments was shown to be sterile. The test item formulation was also shown to be sterile.
- Results for the negative controls (spontaneous mutation rates) are presented in 7.6.1/1 and were considered to be acceptable. These data are for concurrent untreated control plates performed on the same day as the Mutation Test.

Table 7.6.1/1: Spontaneous Mutation Rates (Concurrent Negative Controls)

 

Number of revertants (mean number of colonies per plate)

Base-pair substitution type

Frameshift type

Experiment 1

TA100

TA1535

WP2uvrA

TA98

TA1537

78

 

24

 

20

 

38

 

22

 

84

(81)

27

(25)

35

(28)

19

(28)

17

(18)

81

 

25

 

28

 

28

 

14

 

Experiment 2

TA100

TA1535

WP2uvrA

TA98

TA1537

86

 

17

 

16

 

32

 

11

 

86

(86)

26

(25)

21

(18)

33

(32)

8

(10)

85

 

33

 

17

 

32

 

12

 

103

 

9

 

 

 38

11

 

104

(100)†

18

(15)†

 

21

 (30)†

5

 (8)†

92

 

18

 

 

 31

 9

 

†: Experimental procedure repeated at a later date (with and/or without S9-mix) due to contamination or toxicity in the original test

 

Table 7.6.1/2: Test Results: Experiment 1 – Without Metabolic Activation

 

Test Period

From: 05 September 2017

To: 08 September 2017

S9-Mix

(-)

Dose Level

Per Plate

Number of revertants (mean) +/- SD

Base-pair substitution strains

Frameshift strains

TA100

TA1535

WP2uvrA

TA98

TA1537

Solvent Control

(Acetone)

91

94

80

(88)

7.4#

24

25

26

(25)

1.0

35

29

33

(32)

3.1

41

32

24

(32)

8.5

10

12

22

(15)

6.4

1.5 µg

83

81

79

(81)

2.0

25

40

40

(35)

8.7

31

43

32

(35)

6.7

31

23

32

(29)

4.9

11

10

12

(11)

1.0

5 µg

83

108

66

(86)

21.1

27

26

30

(28)

2.1

24

32

26

(27)

4.2

24

44

32

(33)

10.1

16

17

13

(15)

2.1

15 µg

123

94

95

(104)

16.5

28

29

24

(27)

2.6

35

21

25

(27)

7.2

30

36

26

(31)

5.0

12

11

17

(13)

3.2

50 µg

90

70

94

(85)

12.9

27

30

42

(33)

7.9

26

27

33

(29)

3.8

35

35

29

(33)

3.5

19

16

6

(14)

6.8

150 µg

118

109

94

(107)

12.1

21

23

19

(21)

2.0

29

23

22

(25)

3.8

41

34

19

(31)

11.2

20

8

6

(11)

7.6

500 µg

114

76

73

(88)

22.9

22

31

27

(27)

4.5

27

31

23

(27)

4.0

29

23

28

(27)

3.2

8

10

12

(10)

2.0

1500 µg

87 F

90 F

94 F

(90)

3.5

28 F

24 F

27 F

(26)

2.1

19 F

20 F

23 F

(21)

2.1

35 F

29 F

30 F

(31)

3.2

2 F

7 F

8 F

(6)

3.2

5000 µg

83 F

79 F

87 F

(83)

4.0

29 F

29 F

31 F

(30)

1.2

31 F

19 F

20 F

(23)

6.7

33 F

14 F

20 F

(22)

9.7

10 F

9 F

7 F

(9)

1.5

Positive controls

S9-Mix

(-)

Name

Dose Level

No. of Revertants

ENNG

ENNG

ENNG

4NQO

9AA

3 µg

5 µg

2 µg

0.2 µg

80 µg

530

550

580

(553)

25.2

523

701

694

(639)

100.8

508

553

481

(514)

36.4

247

229

279

(252)

25.3

204

242

210

(219)

20.4

ENNG:N-ethyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine

4NQO:4-Nitroquinoline-1-oxide

9AA:   9-Aminoacridine

F:       Film

#:       Standard deviation

 

Table 7.6.1/3: Test Results: Experiment 1 – With Metabolic Activation

 

Test Period

From: 05 September 2017

To: 08 September 2017

S9-Mix

(+)

Dose Level

Per Plate

Number of revertants (mean) +/- SD

Base-pair substitution strains

Frameshift strains

TA100

TA1535

WP2uvrA

TA98

TA1537

Solvent Control

(Acetone)

74

67

82

(74)

7.5#

20

25

28

(24)

4.0

39

37

41

(39)

2.0

18

31

29

(26)

7.0

16

19

18

(18)

1.5

1.5 µg

88

79

91

(86)

6.2

24

22

18

(21)

3.1

26

33

22

(27)

5.6

32

30

28

(30)

2.0

21

20

14

(18)

3.8

5 µg

88

77

83

(83)

5.5

23

22

22

(22)

0.6

31

25

35

(30)

5.0

37

44

33

(38)

5.6

21

14

12

(16)

4.7

15 µg

81

116

73

(90)

22.9

20

25

30

(25)

5.0

26

28

33

(29)

3.6

32

30

24

(29)

4.2

12

9

10

(10)

1.5

50 µg

103

62

97

(87)

22.1

28

21

29

(26)

4.4

26

42

40

(36)

8.7

23

31

42

(32)

9.5

11

18

3

(11)

7.5

150 µg

85

76

79

(80)

4.6

26

27

27

(27)

0.6

40

34

22

(32)

9.2

18

33

35

(29)

9.3

9

12

7

(9)

2.5

500 µg

78

63

77

(73)

8.4

22

28

24

(25)

3.1

34

26

26

(29)

4.6

40

28

36

(35)

6.1

8

10

3

(7)

3.6

1500 µg

90 F

118 F

103 F

(104)

14.0

21 F

33 F

23 F

(26)

6.4

34 F

26 F

30 F

(30)

4.0

27 F

30 F

38 F

(32)

5.7

7 F

6 F

5 F

(6)

1.0

5000 µg

94 F

86 F

79 F

(86)

7.5

32 F

32 F

25 F

(30)

4.0

22 F

32 F

25 F

(26)

5.1

36 F

40 F

32 F

(36)

4.0

11 F

9 F

9 F

(10)

1.2

Positive controls

S9-Mix

(+)

Name

Dose Level

No. of Revertants

2AA

2AA

2AA

BP

2AA

1 µg

2 µg

10 µg

5 µg

2 µg

908

1476

1506

(1297)

336.9

292

308

301

(300)

8.0

281

179

227

(229)

51.0

185

225

257

(222)

36.1

289

340

299

(309)

27.0

2AA:   2-Aminoanthracene

BP:     Benzo(a)pyrene

F:        Film

#:       Standard deviation

 

 

Table 7.6.1/4: Test Results: Experiment 2 – Without Metabolic Activation

 

Test Period

From: 11 September 2017

18 September 2017†

To: 14 September 2017

21 September 2017†

S9-Mix

(-)

Dose Level

Per Plate

Number of revertants (mean) +/- SD

Base-pair substitution strains

Frameshift strains

TA100

TA1535†

WP2uvrA

TA98†

TA1537†

Solvent Control

(Acetone)

74

83

70

(76)

6.7#

28

25

28

(27)

1.7

16

14

19

(16)

2.5

35

36

42

(38)

3.8

12

10

9

(10)

1.5

0.05 µg

N/T

21

16

21

(19)

2.9

N/T

23

35

42

(33)

9.6

16

13

18

(16)

2.5

0.15 µg

N/T

24

21

25

(23)

2.1

N/T

25

27

40

(31)

8.1

18

25

10

(18)

7.5

0.5 µg

N/T

19

20

31

(23)

6.7

N/T

24

27

27

(26)

1.7

8

8

14

(10)

3.5

1.5 µg

79

88

95

(87)

8.0

24

33

24

(27)

5.2

12

23

22

(19)

6.1

26

29

32

(29)

3.0

16

14

12

(14)

2.0

5 µg

83

75

71

(76)

6.1

18

21

18

(19)

1.7

10

29

21

(20)

9.5

32

37

29

(33)

4.0

16

6

10

(11)

5.0

15 µg

90

85

79

(85)

5.5

22

23

25

(23)

1.5

13

12

23

(16)

6.1

38

12

20

(23)

13.3

5

12

12

(10)

4.0

50 µg

75

110

88

(91)

17.7

21 S

21 S

24 S

(22)

1.7

19

21

26

(22)

3.6

16 S

24 S

15 S

(18)

4.9

7 S

1 S

7 S

(5)

3.5

150 µg

65 S

81 S

53 S

(66)

14.0

0 V

0 V

0 V

(0)

0.0

14 S

28 S

17 S

(20)

7.4

19 S

17 S

9 S

(15)

5.3

0 V

0 V

0 V

(0)

0.0

500 µg

92 S

37 S

77 S

(69)

28.4

N/T

15 S

7 S

18 S

(13)

5.7

N/T

N/T

1500 µg

65 SP

26 SP

30 SP

(40)

21.5

N/T

12 SP

14 SP

12 SP

(13)

1.2

N/T

N/T

5000 µg

0 VP

0 VP

0 VP

(0)

0.0

N/T

13 SP

15 SP

21 SP

(16)

4.2

N/T

N/T

Positive controls

S9-Mix

(-)

Name

Dose Level

No. of Revertants

ENNG

ENNG

ENNG

4NQO

9AA

3 µg

5 µg

2 µg

0.2 µg

80 µg

681

1032

966

(893)

186.5

135

149

238

(174)

55.9

653

579

569

(600)

45.9

256

265

251

(257)

7.1

93

161

121

(125)

34.2

†:        Experimental procedure repeated at a later date due to toxicity in the original test

ENNG:N-ethyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine

4NQO:4-Nitroquinoline-1-oxide

9AA:   9-Aminoacridine

N/T:    Not tested at this dose level

P:       Test item precipitate

S:        Sparse bacterial background lawn

V:       Very weak bacterial background lawn

#:       Standard deviation

 

Table 7.6.1/5: Test Results: Experiment 2 – With Metabolic Activation

 

Test Period

From: 11 September 2017

18 September 2017†

To: 14 September 2017

21 September 2017†

S9-Mix

(+)

Dose Level

Per Plate

Number of revertants (mean) +/- SD

Base-pair substitution strains

Frameshift strains

TA100†

TA1535

WP2uvrA

TA98

TA1537

Solvent Control

(Acetone)

90

89

106

(95)

9.5#

24

30

26

(27)

3.1#

21

24

19

(21)

2.5

43

33

33

(36)

5.8

10

19

16

(15)

4.6

0.5 µg

98

80

90

(89)

9.0

N/T

N/T

N/T

N/T

1.5 µg

65

82

90

(79)

12.8

27

23

27

(26)

2.3

25

19

14

(19)

5.5

34

33

38

(35)

2.6

9

16

9

(11)

4.0

5 µg

97

71

74

(81)

14.2

25

29

23

(26)

3.1

19

19

18

(19)

0.6

38

28

40

(35)

6.4

13

9

8

(10)

2.6

15 µg

84

77

83

(81)

3.8

22

30

26

(26)

4.0

23

26

27

(25)

2.1

31

46

21

(33)

12.6

8

16

7

(10)

4.9

50 µg

90

92

101

(94)

5.9

23

20

23

(22)

1.7

19

23

18

(20)

2.6

34

35

36

(35)

1.0

10

6

27

(14)

11.2

150 µg

75

84

89

(83)

7.1

27 S

27 S

26 S

(27)

0.6

28

22

24

(25)

3.1

36

39

36

(37)

1.7

12

11

15

(13)

2.1

500 µg

55

78

73

(69)

12.1

29 S

29 S

24 S

(27)

2.9

28

12

34

(25)

11.4

33

32

32

(32)

0.6

6 S

6 S

7 S

(6)

0.6

1500 µg

58 SP

56 SP

66 SP

(60)

5.3

26 SP

27 SP

30 SP

(28)

2.1

17 P

21 P

21 P

(20)

2.3

30 P

24 P

29 P

(28)

3.2

0 VP

0 VP

0 VP

(0)

0.0

5000 µg

70 SP

55 SP

52 SP

(59)

9.6

29 SP

41 SP

33 SP

(34)

6.1

23 P

25 P

31 P

(26)

4.2

37 SP

34 SP

22 SP

(31)

7.9

0 VP

0 VP

0 VP

(0)

0.0

Positive controls

S9-Mix

(+)

Name

Dose Level

No. of Revertants

2AA

2AA

2AA

BP

2AA

1 µg

2 µg

10 µg

5 µg

2 µg

1802

1590

2022

(1805)

216.0

232

224

233

(230)

4.9

369

361

382

(371)

10.6

237

166

248

(217)

44.5

557

501

542

(533)

29.0

†:        Experimental procedure repeated at a later date due to contamination in the original test

2AA:   2-Aminoanthracene

BP:      Benzo(a)pyrene

N/T:     Not tested at this dose level

P:       Test item precipitate

S:        Sparse bacterial background lawn

T:       Toxic, no bacterial background lawn

V:       Very weak bacterial background lawn

#:       Standard deviation

 

 

Table 7.6.1/6: History Profile of Vehicle and Positive Control Values

 

COMBINED VEHICLE AND UNTREATED CONTROL VALUES 2015

Strain

S9-Mix

TA100

TA1535

TA102

WP2uvrA

TA98

TA1537

WP2uvrA

pKM101

WP2pKM101

-S9

+S9

-S9

+S9

-S9

+S9

-S9

+S9

-S9

+S9

-S9

+S9

-S9

+S9

-S9

+S9

Values†

274

278

504

285

26

13

461

229

526

299

506

282

42

51

39

49

Min

60

61

7

7

222

278

10

12

11

10

4

6

87

98

89

93

Max

166

175

31

29

376

388

58

43

45

46

27

27

237

254

174

177

Mean

91

95

16

14

286

333

24

27

21

24

12

13

156

164

123

137

SD

19.3

19.1

4.5

4.0

48.7

37.6

5.6

5.9

6.2

6.1

3.8

3.4

42.2

35.6

23.1

21.2

POSITIVE CONTROL VALUES 2015

 

Strain

S9-Mix

TA100

TA1535

TA102

WP2uvrA

TA98

TA1537

WP2uvrA

pKM101

WP2pKM101

 

-S9

+S9

-S9

+S9

-S9

+S9

-S9

+S9

-S9

+S9

-S9

+S9

-S9

+S9

-S9

+S9

 

Values

276

280

252

264

13

13

231

227

262

276

253

261

20

35

20

35

 

Min

222

250

79

118

953

673

116

103

100

78

164

97

430

494

745

325

 

Max

2266

2402

2779

457

3140

1655

2769

550

502

705

2318

823

1696

2264

3662

1174

 

Mean

614

927

472

246

2303

1093

792

266

222

218

911

336

761

1461

2257

569

 

SD

260.6

452.5

434.8

55.7

815.2

376.5

342.1

97.7

70.2

107.6

412.4

135.7

350.0

382.0

790.7

220.3

 

COMBINED VEHICLE AND UNTREATED CONTROL VALUES 2016

Strain

S9-Mix

TA100

TA1535

TA102

WP2uvrA

TA98

TA1537

WP2uvrA

pKM101

WP2pKM101

-S9

+S9

-S9

+S9

-S9

+S9

-S9

+S9

-S9

+S9

-S9

+S9

-S9

+S9

-S9

+S9

Values

399

401

758

393

60

30

690

345

788

415

762

398

32

32

16

24

Min

63

66

8

8

216

221

10

13

8

12

3

4

97

104

78

52

Max

154

156

34

39

340

375

53

53

49

51

24

23

268

243

148

166

Mean

90

93

15

15

268

310

22

27

21

25

12

13

161

159

118

110

SD

14.5

14.3

4.5

5.2

26.4

31.1

5.8

6.3

4.8

5.7

3.5

3.5

39.2

32.3

17.0

29.3

POSITIVE CONTROL VALUES 2016

 

Strain

S9-Mix

TA100

TA1535

TA102

WP2uvrA

TA98

TA1537

WP2uvrA

pKM101

WP2pKM101

 

-S9

+S9

-S9

+S9

-S9

+S9

-S9

+S9

-S9

+S9

-S9

+S9

-S9

+S9

-S9

+S9

 

Values

409

406

381

386

30

28

341

335

388

385

379

381

14

24

8

16

 

Min

221

284

84

92

897

629

107

102

100

96

95

101

445

574

1674

372

 

Max

2222

2863

2994

879

2326

2140

1611

637

449

4357

1413

639

1117

1855

2823

945

 

Mean

724

1264

854

240

1633

950

718

240

186

188

406

290

743

1271

2379

535

 

SD

320.4

562.9

664.9

62.1

564.5

382.7

338.6

98.2

49.8

230.8

227.0

92.7

214.6

326.5

426.2

143.3

 

Conclusions:
Under the test conditions, the test item is not considered as mutagenic in Salmonella typhimurium strains TA1535, TA1537, TA98 and TA100, and Escherichia coli strain WP2uvrA.
Executive summary:

In a reverse gene mutation assay in bacteria, performed according to the OECD Guideline 471 and in compliance with GLP, Salmonella typhimurium strains TA1535, TA1537, TA98 and TA100, and Escherichia coli strain WP2uvrA were exposed to the test item at the following concentrations:

- Experiment 1 - Plate Incorporation Method: 1.5, 5, 15, 50, 150, 500, 1500 and 5000 µg/plate, with and without S9-mix

- Experiment 2 - Pre-Incubation Method:

Without S9 mix: 0.05, 0.15, 0.5, 1.5, 5, 15, 50 and 150 µg/plate for TA1535, TA98 and TA1537; and 1.5, 5, 15, 50, 150, 500, 1500 and 5000 µg/plate for TA100 and WP2uvrA

With S9 mix: 1.5, 5, 15, 50, 150, 500, 1500 and 5000 µg/plate for TA1535, TA98, TA1537 and WP2uvrA; and 0.5, 1.5, 5, 15, 50, 150, 500, 1500 and 5000 µg/plate for TA100

Rat liver homogenate (10% liver S9 in standard co-factors) was used as a metabolizing system. Vehicle control, negative (untreated) and positive control groups were also included in mutagenicity tests.

The vehicle (acetone) control plates gave counts of revertant colonies within the normal range.  All of the positive control chemicals used in the test induced marked increases in the frequency of revertant colonies, both with or without metabolic activation.  Thus, the sensitivity of the assay and the efficacy of the S9-mix were validated.

No visible reduction in the growth of the bacterial background lawn was noted at any dose level, either in the presence or absence of metabolic activation (S9-mix), in Experiment 1 (plate incorporation method). In Experiment 2 (pre-Incubation method), the test item induced a toxic response employing the pre-incubation modification with weakened bacterial background lawns initially noted in the absence of S9-mix from 50 µg/plate (TA1535, TA98 and TA1537) and 150 µg/plate (TA100 and WP2uvrA). In the presence of S9-mix, weakened bacterial background lawns were initially noted from 150 µg/plate (TA1535), 500 µg/plate (TA1537), 1500 µg/plate (TA100) and at 5000 µg/plate (TA98). No toxicity was noted to Escherichia coli strain WP2uvrA dosed in the presence of S9-mix.

A test item film (creamy in appearance) was noted in the first mutation test (plate incorporation method) from 1500 µg/plate. The observation was slightly different after employing the pre-incubation method in the second mutation test with a light, greasy precipitate noted at and above 1500 µg/plate. Neither of these observations prevented the scoring of revertant colonies.

No significant increases in the frequency of revertant colonies were recorded for any of the bacterial strains, with any dose of the test item, either with or without metabolic activation (S9-mix) in Experiment 1 (plate incorporation method) and Experiment 2 (pre incubation method).

Under the test conditions, the test item is not considered as mutagenic in these bacterial systems.

Endpoint conclusion
Endpoint conclusion:
no adverse effect observed (negative)

Genetic toxicity in vivo

Endpoint conclusion
Endpoint conclusion:
no study available

Additional information

Table 7.6/1: Summary of genotoxicity test

Test n°

Test / Guideline

Reliability

Focus

Strains tested

Metabolic activation

Test concentration

Statement

1

 

Thompson, 2017

Ames Test

(OECD 471)

K, rel. 1

Gene mutation

TA 1535,

TA 1537,

TA 98,

TA 100,

WP2 uvrA-

-S9

+S9

Up to cytotoxic or highest recommended concentration

-S9 : non mutagenic

+S9 : non mutagenic

 

 

In a reverse gene mutation assay in bacteria, performed according to the OECD Guideline 471 and in compliance with GLP, Salmonella typhimuriumstrains TA1535, TA1537, TA98 and TA100, and Escherichia colistrain WP2uvrA were exposed to the test item at the following concentrations:

- Experiment 1 - Plate Incorporation Method: 1.5, 5, 15, 50, 150, 500, 1500 and 5000 µg/plate, with and without S9-mix

- Experiment 2 - Pre-Incubation Method:

Without S9 mix: 0.05, 0.15, 0.5, 1.5, 5, 15, 50 and 150 µg/plate for TA1535, TA98 and TA1537; and 1.5, 5, 15, 50, 150, 500, 1500 and 5000 µg/plate for TA100 and WP2uvrA

With S9 mix: 1.5, 5, 15, 50, 150, 500, 1500 and 5000 µg/plate for TA1535, TA98, TA1537 and WP2uvrA; and 0.5, 1.5, 5, 15, 50, 150, 500, 1500 and 5000 µg/plate for TA100

Rat liver homogenate (10% liver S9 in standard co-factors) was used as a metabolizing system. Vehicle control, negative (untreated) and positive control groups were also included in mutagenicity tests.

The vehicle (acetone) control plates gave counts of revertant colonies within the normal range.  All of the positive control chemicals used in the test induced marked increases in the frequency of revertant colonies, both with or without metabolic activation.  Thus, the sensitivity of the assay and the efficacy of the S9-mix were validated.

No visible reduction in the growth of the bacterial background lawn was noted at any dose level, either in the presence or absence of metabolic activation (S9-mix), in Experiment 1 (plate incorporation method). In Experiment 2 (pre-Incubation method), the test item induced a toxic response employing the pre-incubation modification with weakened bacterial background lawns initially noted in the absence of S9-mix from 50 µg/plate (TA1535, TA98 and TA1537) and 150 µg/plate (TA100 and WP2uvrA). In the presence of S9-mix, weakened bacterial background lawns were initially noted from 150 µg/plate (TA1535), 500 µg/plate (TA1537), 1500 µg/plate (TA100) and at 5000 µg/plate (TA98). No toxicity was noted to Escherichia colistrain WP2uvrA dosed in the presence of S9-mix.

A test item film (creamy in appearance) was noted in the first mutation test (plate incorporation method) from 1500 µg/plate. The observation was slightly different after employing the pre-incubation method in the second mutation test with a light, greasy precipitate noted at and above 1500 µg/plate. Neither of these observations prevented the scoring of revertant colonies.

No significant increases in the frequency of revertant colonies were recorded for any of the bacterial strains, with any dose of the test item, either with or without metabolic activation (S9-mix) in Experiment 1 (plate incorporation method) and Experiment 2 (pre incubation method).

Under the test conditions, the test item is not considered as mutagenic in these bacterial systems.

Justification for classification or non-classification

Harmonized classification:

The registered substance has no harmonized classification according to the Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008.

Self-classification:

Based on the available information, no classification is proposed.