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EC number: 234-293-3 | CAS number: 11071-15-1
- Life Cycle description
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- Endpoint summary
- Appearance / physical state / colour
- Melting point / freezing point
- Boiling point
- Density
- Particle size distribution (Granulometry)
- Vapour pressure
- Partition coefficient
- Water solubility
- Solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility
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- Flash point
- Auto flammability
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- Oxidising properties
- Oxidation reduction potential
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- Storage stability and reactivity towards container material
- Stability: thermal, sunlight, metals
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- Nanomaterial Zeta potential
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- Ecotoxicological Summary
- Aquatic toxicity
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- Short-term toxicity to fish
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- Long-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria
- Toxicity to aquatic plants other than algae
- Toxicity to microorganisms
- Endocrine disrupter testing in aquatic vertebrates – in vivo
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- Toxicological Summary
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Endpoint summary
Administrative data
Key value for chemical safety assessment
Genetic toxicity in vitro
Link to relevant study records
- Endpoint:
- in vitro cytogenicity / micronucleus study
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Study period:
- 16/12/2019
- Reliability:
- 1 (reliable without restriction)
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- OECD Guideline 476 (In Vitro Mammalian Cell Gene Mutation Test using the Hprt and xprt genes)
- Deviations:
- yes
- Remarks:
- These deviations did not influence the quality or integrity of the present study.
- GLP compliance:
- yes (incl. QA statement)
- Type of assay:
- in vitro mammalian cell gene mutation test using the Hprt and xprt genes
- Species / strain / cell type:
- other:
- Details on mammalian cell type (if applicable):
- V79 cells in vitro
- Metabolic activation:
- with and without
- Metabolic activation system:
- Name: DMBA; 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene
CAS: 57-97-6The V79 cells (ATCC, CCL-93) were stored over liquid nitrogen (vapour phase)
An appropriate quantity of the S9 supernatant was thawed and mixed with S9 cofactor solution to result in a final protein concentration of 0.75 mg/mL in the cultures. Cofactors were added to the S9 mix to reach the concentrations below:
8 mM MgCl2
33 mM KCl
5 mM Glucose-6-phosphate
5 mM NADP
in 100 mM sodium-phosphate-buffer pH 7.4. During the experiment the S9 mix was stored on ice. The percentage of S9 mix in the final treatment medium was 5% (v/v). - Test concentrations with justification for top dose:
- with metabolic activation: 1.0, 2.5, 5.0, 10 and 20 μg/mL
without metabolic activation: 2.5, 5.0, 7.5, 10 and 15 μg/mL
The selection of the concentrations used in the main experiments was based on data from the pre-experiments according to the OECD guideline 476. - Vehicle / solvent:
- With metabolic activation: DMSO, dimethylsulfoxide
Without metabolic activation: Medium (MEM) - True negative controls:
- other:
- Remarks:
- Negative controls (treatment medium, duplicate cultures) were treated in the same way as all concentration groups. Since treatment medium was used as appropriate solvent no additional solvent control was necessary
- Positive controls:
- yes
- Positive control substance:
- 7,12-dimethylbenzanthracene
- ethylmethanesulphonate
- Evaluation criteria:
- According to the OECD guideline, the biological relevance is considered first for the interpretation of results.
- Statistics:
- The non-parametric Mann-Whitney test was applied to the mutation data to prove the concentration groups for any significant difference in mutant frequency compared to the negative controls. Mutant frequencies of the negative controls were used as reference.
- Key result
- Species / strain:
- Chinese hamster lung fibroblasts (V79)
- Metabolic activation:
- with and without
- Genotoxicity:
- negative
- Cytotoxicity / choice of top concentrations:
- no cytotoxicity nor precipitates, but tested up to recommended limit concentrations
- Vehicle controls validity:
- valid
- Untreated negative controls validity:
- valid
- True negative controls validity:
- valid
- Positive controls validity:
- valid
- Additional information on results:
- The main experiments were carried out without and with metabolic activation. The experiments with metabolic activation were performed by including liver microsomes and NADP for efficient detection of a wide variety of carcinogens requiring metabolic activation.
A biologically relevant growth inhibition (reduction of relative survival below 70%) was observed after the treatment with the test item in the experiment with and without metabolic activation. No induction of the mutant frequency was observed at this cytotoxic concentration.
All mean mutant values of the negative controls fall within the historical data range of the test facility and the cloning efficiencies of the negative and solvent controls are > 50%. The positive controls, DMBA (1.5 μg/mL) and EMS (300 μg/mL) showed statistically significant increases in mutant frequency, thereby demonstrating both the sensitivity and validity of the test systems. - Conclusions:
- L(+) Antimony Potassium Tartrate is considered to be non-mutagenic in the HPRT locus using V79 cells of the Chinese Hamster.
Reference
Mutagenicity, without metabolic activation
Concentration [μg/mL] |
Mutant Frequency per 10^6 cells |
0 | 35.5 |
0 | 37.7 |
2.5 | 56.4 |
5.0 | 44.8 |
7.5 | 39.5 |
10 | 42.6 |
15 | 41.5 |
300 | 272.0 |
Main Experiment – Mutagenicity, with metabolic activation
Concentration [μg/mL] |
Mutant Frequency per 10^6 cells |
0 | 53.1 |
0 | 40.5 |
1.0 | 37.0 |
2.5 | 54.6 |
5.0 | 39.1 |
10 | 47.7 |
20 | 42.3 |
1.5 | 148.9 |
Endpoint conclusion
- Endpoint conclusion:
- no adverse effect observed (negative)
Genetic toxicity in vivo
Endpoint conclusion
- Endpoint conclusion:
- no adverse effect observed (negative)
Additional information
Considering the available genotoxicity data, tartar emetic does not induce gene mutations in vitro. On the other hand, one study (El Nahas et al. 1982) found chromosomal aberrations in intraperitoneally exposure in male rats (Rattus norvegicus) at three different doses for five consecutive days. According to OECD test guideline protocols, this study is considered unreliable.
It can therefore be concluded that antimony potassium tartrate (and via read-across also potassium sodium tartrate) does not cause systemic mutagenicity.
Justification for classification or non-classification
The classification criteria according to regulation (EC) 1272/2008 as germ cell mutagen are also not met.
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