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Genetic toxicity: in vitro

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Endpoint:
in vitro gene mutation study in bacteria
Remarks:
Type of genotoxicity: gene mutation
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: GLP compliant guideline study, no restrictions, fully adequate for assessment.

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1991
Report date:
1991

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
EU Method B.13/14 (Mutagenicity - Reverse Mutation Test Using Bacteria)
GLP compliance:
yes
Type of assay:
bacterial reverse mutation assay

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
tert-butyl methyl ether
EC Number:
216-653-1
EC Name:
tert-butyl methyl ether
Cas Number:
1634-04-4
Molecular formula:
C5H12O
IUPAC Name:
2-methoxy-2-methylpropane
Details on test material:
- Name of test material (as cited in study report): DRIVERON, MTBE
- Analytical purity: 99.0%
- Lot/batch No.: 3630/81297

Method

Target gene:
his
Species / strain
Species / strain / cell type:
S. typhimurium, other: TA98, TA100, TA1535, TA1537, TA1538
Metabolic activation:
with and without
Metabolic activation system:
liver S9 fraction from rats
Test concentrations with justification for top dose:
8, 40, 200, 1000 and 5000 µg/plate
Vehicle / solvent:
DMSO
Controls
Untreated negative controls:
yes
Negative solvent / vehicle controls:
yes
True negative controls:
no
Positive controls:
yes
Positive control substance:
2-nitrofluorene
Remarks:
Migrated to IUCLID6: and sodium azide and aminoacridin
Details on test system and experimental conditions:
METHOD OF APPLICATION:
plate incorporation and preincubation assay; samples were tested in triplicate

DURATION:
- Preincubation period: 30 minutes at 30 oC
- Exposure duration: 96 hours at 37 oC
Evaluation criteria:
As specified in EU Method B.13/14 (Mutagenicity - Reverse Mutation Test Using Bacteria)
Statistics:
After completion of scoring, mean of revertant colonies and standard deviation for each dose are determined.

Results and discussion

Test results
Species / strain:
other: TA98, TA100, TA1535, TA1537, TA1538
Metabolic activation:
with and without
Genotoxicity:
negative
Cytotoxicity / choice of top concentrations:
no cytotoxicity
Vehicle controls validity:
valid
Untreated negative controls validity:
valid
Positive controls validity:
valid
Remarks on result:
other: all strains/cell types tested
Remarks:
Migrated from field 'Test system'.

Applicant's summary and conclusion