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A multiple end-point approach to evaluation of cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of erythrosine (FD and C Red No. 3) in a V79 hepatocyte-mediated mutation assay.
Mutation research - 1 Jan 2000
Rogers C G, Boyes B G, Matula T I, Héroux-Metcalf C, Clayson D B
Abstract excerpt
V79 Chinese hamster lung cells were used to evaluate in vitro the cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of erythrosine (2', 4', 5', 7'-tetraiodofluorescein disodium salt; FD and C Red No. 3), a color additive used widely in foods, drugs and cosmetics. Erythrosine reduced colony size at 200 micrograms/ml and was lethal to 90% or more of the cells at 400 micrograms/ml. At dose levels of 100, 200 and 300 micrograms/ml of...
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