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Genotoxicity tests on D-tagatose.
Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology : RTP - 1 Apr 1999
Kruger C L, Whittaker M H, Frankos V H
Abstract excerpt
D-tagatose is a low-calorie sweetener that tastes like sucrose. Its genotoxic potential was examined in five standard assays: the Ames Salmonella typhimurium reverse mutation assay, the Escherichia coli/mammalian microsome assay, a chromosomal aberration assay in Chinese hamster ovary cells, a mouse lymphoma forward mutation assay, and an in vivo mouse micronucleus assay. D-tagatose was not found to increase the...
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