1-Propanaminium, N,N,N-trimethyl-3-[(2-methyl-1-oxo-2-propen-1-yl)amino]-, 4-C10-13-sec-alkylbenzenesulfonates

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:

The experimental phase of this study was performed between 13 July 2011 and 22 November 2011.

Reliability:

1 (reliable without restriction)

Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:

other: see 'Remark'

Remarks:

Study conducted in compliance with agreed protocols, with no or minor deviations from standard test guidelines and/or minor methodological deficiencies, which do not affect the quality of the relevant results. The study report was conclusive, done to a valid guideline and the study was conducted under GLP conditions.

Data source

Reference

Reference Type:

study report

Title:

Unnamed

Year:

2011

Report date:

2011

Materials and methods

Test guideline

Test guideline 1

Qualifier:

according to guideline

Guideline:

OECD Guideline 471 (Bacterial Reverse Mutation Assay)

Deviations:

no

Test guideline 2

Qualifier:

according to guideline

Guideline:

EU Method B.13/14 (Mutagenicity - Reverse Mutation Test Using Bacteria)

Deviations:

no

Test guideline 3

Qualifier:

according to guideline

Guideline:

JAPAN: Guidelines for Screening Mutagenicity Testing Of Chemicals

Deviations:

no

Test guideline 4

Qualifier:

equivalent or similar to guideline

Guideline:

EPA OPPTS 870.5100 - Bacterial Reverse Mutation Test (August 1998)

Version / remarks:

Meets the requirements of the Japanese Regulatory Authorities including METI, MHLW and MAFF, OECD Guidelines for Testing of Chemicals No. 471 "and the USA, EPA (TSCA) OPPTS harmonised guidelines.

Deviations:

no

GLP compliance:

yes (incl. QA statement)

Type of assay:

bacterial reverse mutation assay

Test material

Test material information

Constituent 1

Reference substance name:

3-(methacryloylamino)propyl trimethylammonium sec-C10-13-alkylbenzene sulfonate

IUPAC Name:

3-(methacryloylamino)propyl trimethylammonium sec-C10-13-alkylbenzene sulfonate

Constituent 2

Reference substance name:

N,N,N-trimethyl-3-[(2-methylacryloyl)amino]propan-1-aminium 4-(C10-13-sec-alkyl)benzenesulfonate

EC Number:

688-159-8

Cas Number:

1024699-81-7

Molecular formula:

UVCB substance - not available

IUPAC Name:

N,N,N-trimethyl-3-[(2-methylacryloyl)amino]propan-1-aminium 4-(C10-13-sec-alkyl)benzenesulfonate

Constituent 3

Reference substance name:

MAPTA-ABS salt

IUPAC Name:

MAPTA-ABS salt

Details on test material:

Sponsor's identification: 1-Propanaminium, N,N,N-trimethyl-3-[(2-methyl-1-oxo-2-propen-1-yl)amino]-,4-C10-13-sec-alkylbenzene sulfonates
Description : Amber coloured slightly viscous liquid
Purity : 78.6%
Batch number: P1118
Date received: 01 July 2011
Expiry date : 01 June 2012
Storage conditions : Room temperature in the dark under nitrogen

Method

Target gene:

Histidine for Salmonella.
Tryptophan for E.Coli

Species / strain

Species / strain 1

Species / strain / cell type:

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

Details on mammalian cell type (if applicable):

Not applicable.

Additional strain / cell type characteristics:

not applicable

Species / strain 2

Species / strain / cell type:

E. coli WP2 uvr A

Details on mammalian cell type (if applicable):

Not applicable.

Additional strain / cell type characteristics:

not applicable

Metabolic activation:

with and without

Metabolic activation system:

phenobarbitone/beta­naphthoflavone induced rat liver, S9

Test concentrations with justification for top dose:

Preliminary Toxicity Test: 0, 0.15, 0.5, 1.5, 5, 15, 50, 150, 500, 1500 and 5000 µg/plate

Experiment one:
Salmonella strains TA100, TA1535 & TA98 and E.coli strain WP2uvrA (with and without S9-mix): 50, 150, 500, 1500, 5000 µg/plate.
Salmonella strain TA1537 (with and without S9-mix): 5, 15, 50, 150, 500, 1500, 5000 µg/plate.

Additional dose levels and expanded dose range were selected (where applicable) in order to achieve both four non-toxic doses and the toxic limit of the test item.

Experiment two:
Salmonella strain TA100 and E.coli strain WP2uvrA (with and without S9-mix): 15, 50, 150, 500, 1500, 5000 µg/plate.
Salmonella strains TA1535 & TA98 (with and without S9-mix): 5, 15, 50, 150, 500, 1500, 5000 µg/plate.
Salmonella strain TA1537 (with and without S9-mix): 1.5, 5, 15, 50, 150, 500, 1500 µg/plate.

Additional dose levels and expanded dose range were again selected in order to achieve both four non-toxic doses and the toxic limit of the test item.

Vehicle / solvent:

Example:
- Vehicle(s)/solvent(s) used: Dimethyl formamide
- Justification for choice of solvent/vehicle: The test item was immiscible in sterile distilled water and dimethyl sulphoxide at 50 mg/ml and in acetone at 100 mg/ml but was fully miscible in dimethyl formamide at 50 mg/ml in solubility checks performed in house. Dimethyl formamide was therefore selected as the vehicle.

Controls

Controls 1

Untreated negative controls:

yes

Remarks:

Spontaneous mutation rates of TA100

Negative solvent / vehicle controls:

yes

Remarks:

DMF

True negative controls:

no

Positive controls:

yes

Positive control substance:

other: 2-Aminoanthracene: 1 µg/plate

Remarks:

With S9 mix

Controls 2

Untreated negative controls:

yes

Remarks:

Spontaneous mutation rates of TA1535

Negative solvent / vehicle controls:

yes

Remarks:

DMF

True negative controls:

no

Positive controls:

yes

Positive control substance:

other: 2-Aminoanthracene: 2 µg/plate

Remarks:

With S9 mix

Controls 3

Untreated negative controls:

yes

Remarks:

Spontaneous mutation rates of TA1537

Negative solvent / vehicle controls:

yes

Remarks:

DMF

True negative controls:

no

Positive controls:

yes

Positive control substance:

other: 2-Aminoanthracene: 2 µg/plate

Remarks:

With S9 mix

Controls 4

Untreated negative controls:

yes

Remarks:

Spontaneous mutation rates of WP2uvrA

Negative solvent / vehicle controls:

yes

Remarks:

DMF

True negative controls:

no

Positive controls:

yes

Positive control substance:

other: 2-Aminoanthracene: 10 µg/plate

Remarks:

With S9 mix

Controls 5

Untreated negative controls:

yes

Remarks:

Spontaneous mutation rates of TA98

Negative solvent / vehicle controls:

yes

Remarks:

DMF

True negative controls:

no

Positive controls:

yes

Positive control substance:

benzo(a)pyrene

Remarks:

With S9 mix

Migrated to IUCLID6: Benzo(a)pyrene: 5 µg/plate

Controls 6

Untreated negative controls:

yes

Remarks:

Spontaneous mutation rates of TA98

Negative solvent / vehicle controls:

yes

Remarks:

DMF

True negative controls:

no

Positive controls:

yes

Positive control substance:

4-nitroquinoline-N-oxide

Remarks:

without S9 mix

Migrated to IUCLID6: 4-Nitroquinoline-1-oxide: 0.2 µg/plate

Controls 7

Untreated negative controls:

yes

Remarks:

Spontaneous mutation rates of TA1537

Negative solvent / vehicle controls:

yes

Remarks:

DMF

True negative controls:

no

Positive controls:

yes

Positive control substance:

9-aminoacridine

Remarks:

without S9 mix

Migrated to IUCLID6: 9-Aminoacridine: 80 µg/plate

Controls 8

Untreated negative controls:

yes

Remarks:

Spontaneous mutation rates of TA100

Negative solvent / vehicle controls:

yes

Remarks:

DMF

True negative controls:

no

Positive controls:

yes

Positive control substance:

N-ethyl-N-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine

Remarks:

without S9 mix

Migrated to IUCLID6: N-ethyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine: 3 µg/plate

Controls 9

Untreated negative controls:

yes

Remarks:

Spontaneous mutation rates of TA1535

Negative solvent / vehicle controls:

yes

Remarks:

DMF

True negative controls:

not specified

Positive controls:

yes

Positive control substance:

N-ethyl-N-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine

Remarks:

Without S9 mix

Migrated to IUCLID6: N-ethyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine: 5 µg/plate

Controls 10

Untreated negative controls:

yes

Remarks:

Spontaneous mutation rates of WP2uvrA

Negative solvent / vehicle controls:

yes

Remarks:

DMF

True negative controls:

not specified

Positive controls:

yes

Positive control substance:

N-ethyl-N-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine

Remarks:

Without S9 mix

Migrated to IUCLID6: N-ethyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine: 2 µg/plate

Details on test system and experimental conditions:

METHOD OF APPLICATION: in agar (plate incorporation) - Experiment 1

DURATION
- Preincubation period for bacterial strains: 10h
- Exposure duration: 48 - 72 hrs
- Expression time (cells in growth medium): Not applicable
- Selection time (if incubation with a selection agent): Not applicable

NUMBER OF REPLICATIONS: Triplicate plating.

DETERMINATION OF CYTOTOXICITY
- Method: plates were assessed for numbers of revertant colonies and examined for effects on the growth of the bacterial background lawn.

METHODS OF APPLICATION: in agar (pre-incubation) – Experiment 2

DURATION
- Pre-incubation period for bacterial strains: 10hrs
- Exposure duration: 48-72hrs
- Expression time (cells in growth medium): Not applicable
- Selection time (in incubation with a selective agent): 20 minutes at 37 degrees C

NUMBER OF REPLICATIONS: Triplicate plating.

DETERMINATION OF CYTOTOXICITY
-Method: plates were assessed for numbers of revertant colonies and examined for effects on the growth of the bacterial background lawn.

Evaluation criteria:

Acceptance Criteria:
All bacterial strains must have demonstrated the required characteristics as determined by their respective strain checks according to Ames et al (1975), Maron and Ames (1983) and Mortelmans and Zeiger (2000).
All tester strain cultures should exhibit a characteristic number of spontaneous revertants per plate in the vehicle and untreated controls. Acceptable ranges are presented in the General Study Plan, Section 4 (negative controls). Combined historical negative and solvent control ranges for 2009 and 2010 are presented in Appendix 3.
All tester strain cultures should be in the range of 0.9 to 9 x 109 bacteria per ml.
Diagnostic mutagens (positive control chemicals) must be included to demonstrate both the intrinsic sensitivity of the tester strains to mutagen exposure and the integrity of the S9-mix. All of the positive control chemicals used in the study should induce marked increases in the frequency of revertant colonies, both with or without metabolic activation. The historical ranges of the positive controls for 2009 and 2010 are presented.

Evaluation Criteria:
There are several criteria for determining a positive result. Any, one, or all of the following can be used to determine the overall result of the study:
1. A dose-related increase in mutant frequency over the dose range tested (De Serres and Shelby (1979)).
2. A reproducible increase at one or more concentrations.
3. Biological relevance against in-house historical control ranges.
4. Statistical analysis of data as determined by UKEMS (Mahon et al (1989)).
5. Fold increase greater than two times the concurrent solvent control for any tester strain (especially if accompanied by an out of historical range response).
A test item will be considered non-mutagenic (negative) in the test system if the above criteria are not met.

Statistics:

Standard deviation
Dunnetts Regression Analysis

Results and discussion

Test results

Test results 1

Species / strain:

E. coli WP2 uvr A

Metabolic activation:

with and without

Genotoxicity:

negative

Cytotoxicity / choice of top concentrations:

cytotoxicity

Remarks:

In the range-finding test (plate incorporation method) the test item caused a visible reduction in the growth of the bacterial background lawns and/or reductions in the revertant colony frequency of all of the tester strains except TA100, initially from 1

Vehicle controls validity:

valid

Untreated negative controls validity:

valid

Positive controls validity:

valid

Test results 2

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:

In the range-finding test (plate incorporation method) the test item caused a visible reduction in the growth of the bacterial background lawns and/or reductions in the revertant colony frequency of all of the tester strains except TA100, initially from 1

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 precipitate (light and globular in appearance) was observed at 5000 µg/plate, this observation did not prevent the scoring of revertant colonies.

Prior to use, the master strains were checked for characteristics, viability and spontaneous reversion rate (all were found to be satisfactory). These data are not given in the report. The amino acid supplemented top agar and the S9-mix used in both experiments was shown to be sterile.
Results for the negative controls (spontaneous mutation rates) are presented in Table 1 and were considered to be acceptable. These data are for concurrent untreated control plates performed on the same day as the Mutation Test.
The individual plate counts, the mean number of revertant colonies and the standard deviations, for the test item, positive and vehicle controls, both with and without metabolic activation, are presented in Table 2 and Table 3 for Experiment 1 and Table 4 and Table 5 for Experiment 2. The results are also expressed graphically in Figure 1 to Figure 4.
Information regarding the equipment and methods used in these experiments as required by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare are presented in Appendix 1. (appropriate section from results)

Remarks on result:

other: all strains/cell types tested

Remarks:

Migrated from field 'Test system'.

Any other information on results incl. tables

RESULTS

Preliminary Toxicity Test

The test item was non-toxic to the strains of bacteria used (TA100 and WP2uvrA). The test item formulation and S9-mix used in this experiment were both shown to be sterile.

The numbers of revertant colonies for the toxicity assay were:

With (+) or without (-) S9-mix	Strain	Dose (µg/plate)
		0	0.15	0.5	1.5	5	15	50	150	500	1500	5000
-	TA100	103	92	99	84	109	102	116	87	107	85P	86P
+	TA100	100	108	110	105	92	89	116	105	99	83P	84P
-	WP2uvrA	29	30	38	26	28	31	29	26	12	15P	10P
+	WP2uvrA	35	20	34	39	19	25	22	29	31	26P	14P

P        Precipitate

Experiment 1

Number of revertants (mean number of colonies per plate)
Base-pair substitution type						Frameshift type
TA100		TA1535		WP2uvrA		TA98		TA1537
115		33		24		24		18
115	(112)	19	(25)	24	(22)	26	(23)	12	(13)†
107		23		18		20		9

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

Experiment 2

Number of revertants (mean number of colonies per plate)
Base-pair substitution type						Frameshift type
TA100		TA1535		WP2uvrA		TA98		TA1537
114		29		16		34		9
82	(97)	26	(28)	19	(20)	28	(29)	11	(10)
96		30		26		25		10

 

 

 

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:

Interpretation of results (migrated information):
negative

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

Executive summary:

Introduction.

The test method was designed to be compatible with the guidelines for bacterial mutagenicity testing published by the major Japanese Regulatory Authorities including METI, MHLW and MAFF, the OECD Guidelines for Testing of Chemicals No. 471 "Bacterial Reverse Mutation Test", Method B13/14 of Commission Regulation (EC) number 440/2008 of 30 May 2008 and the USA, EPA (TSCA) OPPTS harmonised guidelines.

Methods.

Salmonella typhimurium strains TA1535, TA1537, TA98 and TA100 and Escherichia coli strain WP2uvrA were treated with the test item, 1-Propanaminium,N,N,N-trimethyl-3-[(2-methyl-1-oxo-2-propen-1-yl)amino]-,4-C10-13-sec-alkylbenzene sulfonates, using both the Ames plate incorporation and pre-incubation methods at 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 range-finding test was determined in a preliminary toxicity assay and a repeat assay and ranged between 5 and 5000 µg/plate, depending on bacterial tester strain type. The experiment was repeated on a separate day (pre-incubation method) using a similar dose range to the range-finding test, fresh cultures of the bacterial strains and fresh test item formulations.

Additional dose levels and an expanded dose range were selected in both experiments (where applicable) in order to achieve both four non-toxic dose levels and the toxic limit of the test item.

Results.

The vehicle (dimethyl formamide) 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.

In the range-finding test (plate incorporation method) the test item caused a visible reduction in the growth of the bacterial background lawns and/or reductions in the revertant colony frequency of all of the tester strains except TA100, initially from 1500 µg/plate. In the main test (pre-incubation method) the test item induced a greater toxic response with weakened bacterial background lawns or colony reductions initially noted from 500 and 1500 µg/plate in the absence and presence of S9-mix respectively. No toxicity was noted in this experiment to bacterial strain TA100 dosed in the presence of S9-mix. The sensitivity of the tester strains to the toxicity of the test item varied between strain type, exposures with or without S9-mix and experimental methodology. The test item was tested up to the maximum recommended dose level (5000 µg/plate) or the toxic limit, depending on bacterial strain type. A test item precipitate (light and globular in appearance) was observed at 5000 µg/plate, this observation 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 item, either with or without metabolic activation or exposure method.

Conclusion.The test item, 1-Propanaminium,N,N,N-trimethyl-3-[(2-methyl-1-oxo-2-propen-1-yl)amino]-, 4-C10-13-sec-alkylbenzenesulfonates, was considered to be non-mutagenic under the conditions of this test.