Article
Activity of 4CMB and 4HMB in bacterial mutation assays.
Mutation research - 1 Jan 2000
Lodge D C, Bootman J, May K
Abstract excerpt
Conventional pour-plate tests were conducted using 5 Strains of S. typhimurium and 1 E. coli strain. The range of levels examined was 1.6-100 microgram per plate, for both chemicals. 4HMB was inactive in all tests. 4CMB was directly active in all strains, inducing both frameshift and base-substit...
Topics
- Biphenyl Compounds
- Mutagenicity Tests
- Mutagens
- Mutation
- Salmonella typhimurium
- Species Specificity
- Structure-Activity Relationship