Mutagenicity of Tween 80-solvated mild gasification products in the Ames salmonella microsomal assay system. [Quarterly report, October--December 1991]
The results of the Tween 80-solvated Ames testing of six mild gasification samples indicate significant mutagenic activity only in the composite materials (MG-119 and MG-120), previously suspected from the DMSO-solvated assays, which had shown some variable but ultimately insignificant mutagenic responses. The activity of these samples from the Tween 80-solvated assays was quite low when compared to either the positive controls or the SRC-II HD coal-liquefaction reference material. The class of mutagenic activity expressed by these samples solvated in Tween 80 was that of an indirect-acting, frameshift mutagen(s) since significant activity was found only on tester strain TA98 in the presence of the metabolic activation fraction (S9). Because DMSO and other solvents have been shown to affect the mutagenic activity of certain pure chemicals, the possibility of solvent/mutagen interactions in complex mixtures such as coal-derived liquids exists. Thus, the testing of the genotoxic activity of undefined, chemically complex compounds may require the use of at least two solvent systems to reduce the possibility of artifactual findings. 10 refs., 4 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV (United States). Div. of Respiratory Disease Studies
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AI21-89MC26018
- OSTI ID:
- 10161889
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/MC/26018-T14; ON: DE92017652
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 13 Jan 1992
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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