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EC number: 243-077-8 | CAS number: 19455-20-0
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- Endpoint summary
- Appearance / physical state / colour
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- Density
- Particle size distribution (Granulometry)
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- Partition coefficient
- Water solubility
- Solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility
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- Flash point
- Auto flammability
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- Explosiveness
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- Oxidation reduction potential
- Stability in organic solvents and identity of relevant degradation products
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- Stability: thermal, sunlight, metals
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- Dissociation constant
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- Ecotoxicological Summary
- Aquatic toxicity
- Endpoint summary
- Short-term toxicity to fish
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- Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria
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- Irritation / corrosion
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Eye irritation
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- eye irritation: in vitro / ex vivo
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Study period:
- 20 December 2018
- Reliability:
- 1 (reliable without restriction)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- guideline study
Data source
Reference
- Reference Type:
- study report
- Title:
- Unnamed
- Year:
- 2 019
- Report date:
- 2019
Materials and methods
Test guideline
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- OECD Guideline 437 (Bovine Corneal Opacity and Permeability Test Method for Identifying i) Chemicals Inducing Serious Eye Damage and ii) Chemicals Not Requiring Classification for Eye Irritation or Serious Eye Damage)
- Version / remarks:
- Adopted 09 October 2017
- Deviations:
- no
- GLP compliance:
- yes (incl. QA statement)
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Potassium isobutyrate
- EC Number:
- 243-077-8
- EC Name:
- Potassium isobutyrate
- Cas Number:
- 19455-20-0
- Molecular formula:
- C4H8O2.K
- IUPAC Name:
- potassium 2-methylpropanoate
- Test material form:
- solid: particulate/powder
Constituent 1
- Specific details on test material used for the study:
- SOURCE OF TEST MATERIAL
- Source and lot/batch No.of test material: 181101001
- Expiration date of the lot/batch: 31 October 2020
- Purity test date: not known
STABILITY AND STORAGE CONDITIONS OF TEST MATERIAL
- Storage condition of test material: Room temperature (20 ± 5 °C); Keep away from humidity
- Stability under test conditions: H2O: 96h; EtOH: unknown; acetone: unknown; CH3CN: unknown; DMSO: unknown
- Solubility and stability of the test substance in the solvent/vehicle: H2O: > 1 g/L; EtOH: unknown; acetone: unknown; CH3CN: unknown; DMSO: unknown
TREATMENT OF TEST MATERIAL PRIOR TO TESTING
- Treatment of test material prior to testing: none
- Final dilution of a dissolved solid, stock liquid or gel:
- Final preparation of a solid: The test item is a neat surfactant (information was provided by the sponsor). It was tested at a concentration of 10% in Hank’s Balanced Salt Solution (HBSS).
FORM AS APPLIED IN THE TEST (if different from that of starting material) : liquid
Test animals / tissue source
- Species:
- cattle
- Strain:
- not specified
- Details on test animals or tissues and environmental conditions:
- SOURCE OF COLLECTED EYES
- Source: Fresh bovine eyes were obtained from the slaughterhouse Müller Fleisch GmbH, Enzstr. 2-4, 75217 Birkenfeld, Germany, on the day of the test.
- Number of animals: Not specified
- Characteristics of donor animals (e.g. age, sex, weight): The cattle were between 12 and 60 months old
- Storage, temperature and transport conditions of ocular tissue (e.g. transport time, transport media and temperature, and other conditions): The eyes were transported to the test facility in Hanks’ Balanced Salt Solution with 1% Penicillin-Streptomycin solution (Penicillin 100 U/mL, Streptomycin 100 µg/mL) in a suitable cooled container within 1 hour and 10 minutes.
- Time interval prior to initiating testing: not specified
- indication of any existing defects or lesions in ocular tissue samples: none known
- Indication of any antibiotics used: no
Test system
- Vehicle:
- Hank's balanced salt solution
- Controls:
- yes, concurrent positive control
- yes, concurrent negative control
- Amount / concentration applied:
- TEST MATERIAL
- Amount(s) applied (volume or weight with unit): 750 µL
- Concentration (if solution): 10%
VEHICLE
HBSS: Hank’s Balanced Salt Solution (HBSS) 10-fold concentrated, diluted in demin. water (1:10), batch no.: 20181220
- Amount(s) applied (volume or weight with unit): 750 µL - Duration of treatment / exposure:
- Exposure time of the controls and test item on the corneas was 10 minutes at 32 ± 1 °C
- Duration of post- treatment incubation (in vitro):
- 2 hours at 32 ± 1 °C
- Number of animals or in vitro replicates:
- 3
- Details on study design:
- SELECTION AND PREPARATION OF CORNEAS
After having carefully cleaned and sterilised the cornea holders, they were kept in the incubation chamber at 32 ± 1 °C.
On the day of the assay, the MEM without phenol red was supplemented with sodium bicarbonate, L-glutamine and 1% fetal calf serum (= complete MEM) and stored in a water bath at 32 ± 1 °C.
The same was performed with the MEM with phenol red, but without addition of sodium bicarbonate.
After the arrival of the corneas, they were examined and only corneas which were free from damages were used. The corneas were excised with a scalpel and cut from the globe with a 2-3 mm ring of sclera around the outside. Each cornea was transferred to a cornea holder in which pre-warmed cMEM (32 ± 1 °C) without phenol red was filled. The holders were then incubated for 1 hour in the incubation chamber at 32 ± 1 °C.
QUALITY CHECK OF THE ISOLATED CORNEAS
After the initial incubation, the medium was completely changed and the baseline opacity for each cornea was recorded. None of the corneas showed tissue damage; therefore, all corneas were used.
NUMBER OF REPLICATES
For each treatment group (negative control solution, test item and positive control), three replicates were used.
NEGATIVE CONTROL USED
HBSS: Hank’s Balanced Salt Solution (HBSS) 10-fold concentrated, diluted in demin. water (1:10), batch no.: 20181220
POSITIVE CONTROL USED
Dimethylformamide, DMF, CAS-No. 68-12-2, undiluted, batch no.: 475235719
APPLICATION DOSE AND EXPOSURE TIME
After removal of the pre-incubation medium (cMEM without phenol red), 750 µL negative control solution, 750 µL test item and 750 µL positive control were applied to each replicate to the epithelial side of the cornea. Exposure time of the controls and test item on the corneas was 10 minutes at 32 ± 1 °C.
TREATMENT METHOD: closed chamber
POST-INCUBATION PERIOD: yes. After thorough rinsing the anterior chamber with cMEM with phenol red and final rinsing with cMEM without phenol red, the anterior chamber was filled with cMEM without phenol red and the corneaholder were stored for additional 2 hours at 32 ± 1 °C (post-incubation).
REMOVAL OF TEST SUBSTANCE
- Number of washing steps after exposure period:
see above.
- POST-EXPOSURE INCUBATION:
2 hours.
METHODS FOR MEASURED ENDPOINTS:
- Corneal opacity:
- Corneal permeability: passage of sodium fluorescein dye measured with the aid of [UV/VIS spectrophotometry / microtiter plate reader] (OD490)
- Others (e.g, pertinent visual observations, histopathology): (please specify)
SCORING SYSTEM: In Vitro Irritancy Score (IVIS)
DECISION CRITERIA: please specify if the decision criteria as indicated in the TG was used.
Results and discussion
In vitro
Results
- Irritation parameter:
- in vitro irritation score
- Run / experiment:
- mean IVIS (3 values)
- Value:
- 0.59
- Negative controls validity:
- valid
- Positive controls validity:
- valid
- Other effects / acceptance of results:
- OTHER EFFECTS:
- Visible damage on test system: none.
DEMONSTRATION OF TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY:
ACCEPTANCE OF RESULTS:
- Acceptance criteria met for negative control:
The mean IVIS of the negative control has to show an IVIS ≤ 3.
- Acceptance criteria met for positive control:
According to the guideline, the test is considered as valid if the positive control causes an IVIS that falls within two standard deviations of the current historical mean
- Range of historical values if different from the ones specified in the test guideline: Values for negative and positive controls were within the range of historical data of the test facility. Results were attached to the study report.
Any other information on results incl. tables
Opacity and permeability values:
The illuminance (unit: LUX) values which were measured before and after exposure are given in the following table:
Parameter |
Negative Control |
Test Item |
Positive Control |
||||||
1. Rep. |
2. Rep. |
3. Rep. |
1. Rep. |
2. Rep. |
3. Rep. |
1. Rep. |
2. Rep. |
3. Rep. |
|
(I) Measured values before exposure |
1017 |
1016 |
1050 |
1058 |
1040 |
1032 |
1024 |
1030 |
1026 |
(I) Measured values after exposure |
999 |
973 |
1024 |
1034 |
986 |
1002 |
291 |
311 |
315 |
Rep. = Replicate
The values in the following tables present the calculated opacity values, according to evaluation.
Opacity values negative control:
Parameter |
Negative Control |
||
1. Rep. |
2. Rep. |
3. Rep. |
|
Opacity before exposure |
3.22 |
3.26 |
1.88 |
Opacity after exposure |
3.98 |
5.14 |
2.92 |
Opacity Difference |
0.77 |
1.89 |
1.05 |
Mean Opacity Difference |
1.23 |
Opacity values test item and positive control:
Parameter |
Test Item |
Positive Control |
||||
1. Rep. |
2. Rep. |
3. Rep. |
1. Rep. |
2. Rep. |
3. Rep. |
|
Opacity before exposure |
1.56 |
2.27 |
2.60 |
2.92 |
2.68 |
2.84 |
Opacity |
2.52 |
4.56 |
3.85 |
109.58 |
100.00 |
98.23 |
Opacity |
0.95 |
2.28 |
1.26 |
106.66 |
97.32 |
95.39 |
Opacity corrected |
-0.28 |
1.05 |
0.02 |
105.42 |
96.09 |
94.15 |
Mean Opacity corrected |
0.26 |
98.56 |
For the permeability measurement, three replicates for each treatment group were measured three times. cMEM without phenol red was measured as blank value as well. The optical density values at 492 nm are given in the following tables:
Optical density at 492 nm of Blank
Parameter |
cMEM without phenol red |
1. Measurement |
0.047 |
2. Measurement |
0.049 |
3. Measurement |
0.047 |
Mean |
0.048 |
Optical density at 492 nm of Negative Control, Test Item and Positive Control
Parameter |
Negative Control |
Test Item |
Positive Control |
||||||
1. Rep. |
2. Rep. |
3. Rep. |
1. Rep. |
2. Rep. |
3. Rep. |
1. Rep. |
2. Rep. |
3. Rep. |
|
1. Measure-ment |
0.055 |
0.051 |
0.051 |
0.055 |
0.052 |
0.114 |
0.680 |
2.040 |
2.001 |
2. Measure-ment |
0.056 |
0.050 |
0.048 |
0.052 |
0.052 |
0.116 |
0.655 |
2.038 |
1.941 |
3. Measure-ment |
0.054 |
0.050 |
0.050 |
0.053 |
0.052 |
0.116 |
0.655 |
2.001 |
1.922 |
|
|||||||||
1. Measure-ment – blank |
0.0073 |
0.0033 |
0.0033 |
0.0073 |
0.0043 |
0.0663 |
0.6323 |
1.9923 |
1.9533 |
2. Measure-ment – blank |
0.0083 |
0.0023 |
0.0003 |
0.0043 |
0.0043 |
0.0683 |
0.6073 |
1.9903 |
1.8933 |
3. Measure-ment – blank |
0.0063 |
0.0023 |
0.0023 |
0.0053 |
0.0043 |
0.0683 |
0.6073 |
1.9533 |
1.8743 |
Mean of each replicate |
0.0073 |
0.0027 |
0.0020 |
0.0057 |
0.0043 |
0.0677 |
0.6157 |
1.9787 |
1.9070 |
Mean of the 3 replicates |
0.0040 |
-- |
-- |
||||||
Corrected |
-- |
-- |
-- |
0.0017 |
0.0003 |
0.0637 |
3.0743* |
1.9747 |
1.9030 |
Corrected mean of the 3 replicates |
-- |
0.0219 |
2.3173 |
Rep. = Replicate
* Note: One value for the positive control was obtained by measurement of a fivefold diluted solution and multiplication of the absorbances with factor 5.
IVIS Values
The calculated IVIS for each replicate and the corresponding means are presented in the following table:
IVIS
Test Group |
IVIS |
Mean IVIS |
Relative Standard Deviation IVIS |
Negative Control |
0.88 |
1.29 |
42.98% |
1.93 |
|||
1.08 |
|||
Test Item |
- 0.26 |
0.59 |
124.53% |
1.05 |
|||
0.98 |
|||
Positive Control |
151.54 |
133.32 |
11.89% |
125.71 |
|||
122.70 |
Note: the high relative standard deviation of the IVIS of test item is due to mathematical reasons, as the respective means are very small.
Applicant's summary and conclusion
- Interpretation of results:
- GHS criteria not met
- Conclusions:
- The test item Potassium isobutyrate showed no effects on the cornea of the bovine eye. The calculated mean IVIS (In Vitro Irritancy Score) was 0.59 .According to OECD Guideline no. 437 (Oct. 2017) and in accordance with Regulation (EC) No.1272/2008 (EU CLP), a substance with an IVIS ≤ 3 requires no classification for eye irritation or serious eye damage.
The experiment is considered as sufficient for the classification of the test item, because all three replicates of the test item lead to the same assessment for the test item.
- Executive summary:
Title of Study: Evaluation of Potassium isobutyrate in the Bovine Corneal Opacity and Permeability (BCOP) Test Method following OECD Guideline 437 and EU Method B.47
Findings and Results:
One valid experiment was performed.
Bovine corneas were used. They were collected from slaughtered cattle that were between 12 and 60 months old.
The test item Potassium isobutyrate was applied onto the cornea of a bovine eye which had been previously incubated with cMEM without phenol red at 32 ± 1 °C for 1 hour and whose opacity had been measured.
The test item was tested at a concentration of 10% and it was incubated on the cornea for 10 minutes at 32 ± 1 °C. After removal of the test item and 2 hours post-incubation, opacity and permeability values were measured.
Hank’s Balanced Salt Solution (HBSS) was used as negative control. The negative control showed no irritating effect on the cornea and the calculated mean IVIS (In VitroIrritancy Score) was 1.29.
Dimethylformamide (DMF) undiluted was used as positive control. The positive control induced serious eye damage on the cornea and was within two standard deviations of the current historical mean. The calculated mean IVIS was 133.32.
Under the conditions of this study, the test item Potassium isobutyrate showed no effects on the cornea of the bovine eye. The calculated mean IVIS was 0.59.
According to OECD Guideline no. 437 (Oct. 2017), a substance with an IVIS ≤ 3 requires no classification for eye irritation or serious eye damage.
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