tetradecylalcohol ethoxylate methyloxirane

Genetic toxicity: in vitro

Administrative data

Endpoint:

in vitro gene mutation study in bacteria

Remarks:

Type of genotoxicity: gene mutation

Type of information:

experimental study

Adequacy of study:

key study

Study period:

20-22 March 2001

Reliability:

1 (reliable without restriction)

Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:

guideline study

Data source

Reference

Reference Type:

study report

Title:

Unnamed

Year:

1999

Report date:

1999

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

Test material information

Constituent 1

Reference substance name:

Tetradecanol ethoxylated (EO<2.5), reaction products with epichlorohydrin

IUPAC Name:

Tetradecanol ethoxylated (EO<2.5), reaction products with epichlorohydrin

Test material form:

liquid

Details on test material:

Sponsor’s identification : BEROL 1872 (C14 Alkyl polyethoxy glycidylether)
Batch number : 996185
Date received : 15 April 1999
Description : pale yellow slightly turbid liquid
Storage conditions : room temperature in the dark

Method

Target gene:

- S. typhimurium: Histidine gene

Species / strain

Species / strain / cell type:

S. typhimurium TA 1535, TA 1537, TA 98, TA 100 and TA 102

Additional strain / cell type characteristics:

not applicable

Metabolic activation:

with and without

Metabolic activation system:

Rat liver S9-mix induced by a combination of phenobarbital and ß-naphthoflavone

Test concentrations with justification for top dose:

Preliminary test: 0, 0.15, 0.5, 1.5, 5, 15, 50, 150, 500, 1500 and 5000 µg/plate in TA100
experiment 1 and 2: All tester strains in triplicate:
Dose range ranged between 1.5 and 5000 µg/plate depending on bacterial tester strain type and presence or absence of S9-mix.

Vehicle / solvent:

DMSO

Controls

Untreated negative controls:

no

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

benzo(a)pyrene

mitomycin C

other: 2-aminoanthracene and 1,8-dihydroxyanthraquinone (DANTHRON)

Details on test system and experimental conditions:

METHOD OF APPLICATION: in agar (plate incorporation)

DURATION
- Exposure duration: 48 hour

NUMBER OF REPLICATIONS:
- Doses of the test substance were tested in triplicate in each strain. Two independent experiments were conducted.

DETERMINATION OF CYTOTOXICITY
- Method: The reduction of the bacterial background lawn.

OTHER EXAMINATIONS:
- The presence of precipitation of the test compound on the plates was determined.

Evaluation criteria:

The test material may be considered positive in this test system if the following criteria are met:
The test material should have induced a reproducible, dose-related and statistically significant increase in the revertant count in at least one strain of bacteria.

Statistics:

Dunnett’s method of linear regression

Results and discussion

Test results

Test results 1

Key result

Species / strain:

S. typhimurium TA 1535

Metabolic activation:

with and without

Genotoxicity:

negative

Cytotoxicity / choice of top concentrations:

cytotoxicity

Vehicle controls validity:

valid

Untreated negative controls validity:

not applicable

True negative controls validity:

not applicable

Positive controls validity:

valid

Test results 2

Key result

Species / strain:

S. typhimurium TA 1537

Metabolic activation:

with and without

Genotoxicity:

negative

Cytotoxicity / choice of top concentrations:

cytotoxicity

Vehicle controls validity:

valid

Untreated negative controls validity:

not applicable

True negative controls validity:

not applicable

Positive controls validity:

valid

Test results 3

Key result

Species / strain:

S. typhimurium TA 100

Metabolic activation:

with and without

Genotoxicity:

negative

Cytotoxicity / choice of top concentrations:

cytotoxicity

Vehicle controls validity:

valid

Untreated negative controls validity:

not applicable

True negative controls validity:

not applicable

Positive controls validity:

valid

Test results 4

Key result

Species / strain:

S. typhimurium TA 98

Metabolic activation:

with and without

Genotoxicity:

negative

Cytotoxicity / choice of top concentrations:

cytotoxicity

Vehicle controls validity:

valid

Untreated negative controls validity:

not applicable

True negative controls validity:

not applicable

Positive controls validity:

valid

Test results 5

Key result

Species / strain:

S. typhimurium TA 102

Metabolic activation:

with and without

Genotoxicity:

negative

Cytotoxicity / choice of top concentrations:

cytotoxicity

Vehicle controls validity:

valid

Untreated negative controls validity:

not applicable

True negative controls validity:

not applicable

Positive controls validity:

valid

Additional information on results:

The test material caused a visible reduction in the growth of the bacterial background lawn and/or a significant decrease in the frequency of revertant colonies in all of the bacterial tester strains both with and without metabolic activation. The first indication of toxicity was observed at 150 ug/plate.
All of the positive control chemicals used in the test induced marked increases in the frequency of revertant colonies thus confirming the activity of the S9-mix and the sensitivity of the bacterial strains.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:

Not mutagenic in the Salmonella typhimurium reverse mutation assay.

Executive summary:

Introduction.

The method was designed to meet the requirements of the OECD Guidelines for Testing of Chemicals No. 471 “Reverse Mutation Study”, Method B 14 of Commission Directive 92/69/EEC and the USA, EPA (TSCA) OPPTS harmonised guidelines.

 

Methods.

Salmonella typhimurium strains TA1535, TA1537, TA98, TA100 and TA102 were treated with the test material using the Ames plate incorporation method up to seven dose levels, in triplicate, both with and without the addition of a rat liver homogenate metabolising system (10% liver S9 in standard co-factors). The dose range for the first experiment was determined in a preliminary toxicity assay and ranged between 1.5 to 5000 µg/plate depending on tester strain type. The experiment was repeated on a separate day using a similar dose range to Experiment 1, fresh cultures of the bacterial strains and fresh test material formulations.

 

Results.

The vehicle (dimethyl sulphoxide) 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 and without metabolic activation. Thus, the sensitivity of the assay and the efficacy of the S9-mix were validated.

 

The test material caused a visible reduction in the growth of the bacterial background lawn and/or a significant decrease in the frequency of revertant colonies in all of the bacterial tester strains both with and without metabolic activation. The first indication of toxicity was observed at 150 µg/plate. The test material was, therefore, tested up to either the maximum recommended dose of 5000 µg/plate or its toxic limit, depending on bacterial tester strain type and the presence or absence of S9-mix.

An oily precipitate was observed at 5000 µg/plate, this did not prevent 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 material, either with or without metabolic activation.

 

Conclusion.

The test material was considered to be non-mutagenic under the conditions of this test.