Study on mutagenicity and antimutagenicity of BHT and its derivatives in a bacterial assay.

doi:10.1016/0165-1218(90)90086-h

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Study on mutagenicity and antimutagenicity of BHT and its derivatives in a bacterial assay.

Mutation research - 1 Nov 1990

Yoshida Y

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The mutagenicity of butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) and its derivatives was investigated by the Ames method using Salmonella typhimurium TA98 and TA100 with or without S9 mix. The compounds were not mutagenic in either indicator strain at concentrations ranging from 50 to 330 micrograms/plate (SQ:...

Topics

Butylated Hydroxytoluene
Chromatography, Thin Layer
Escherichia coli
Mutagenicity Tests
Mutation
Salmonella typhimurium

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