4-methyl-4-phenylpentan-2-one

Eye irritation

Administrative data

Endpoint:

eye irritation: in vitro / ex vivo

Type of information:

experimental study

Adequacy of study:

key study

Study period:

20 Feb 2017

Reliability:

1 (reliable without restriction)

Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:

guideline study

Data source

Reference

Reference Type:

study report

Title:

Unnamed

Year:

2017

Report date:

2017

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:

(July 2013)

Deviations:

no

GLP compliance:

yes (incl. QA statement)

Remarks:

Hess. Ministerium für Umwelt, Klimaschutz, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz, Wiesbaden, Germany

Test material

Test material information

Constituent 1

Reference substance name:

4-methyl-4-phenylpentan-2-one

EC Number:

231-007-9

EC Name:

4-methyl-4-phenylpentan-2-one

Cas Number:

7403-42-1

Molecular formula:

C12H16O

IUPAC Name:

4-methyl-4-phenylpentan-2-one

Test animals / tissue source

Species:

cattle

Strain:

not specified

Details on test animals or tissues and environmental conditions:

SOURCE OF COLLECTED EYES
- Source: Schlachthof Aschaffenburg, 63739 Aschaffenburg, Germany
- Characteristics of donor animals: at least 9 month old
- Storage, temperature and transport conditions of ocular tissue: The isolated eyes were transported in Hank's Buffered Salt Solution (HBSS) containing 1% (v/v) Penicillin/Streptomycin (100 units/mL, respectively).
- Time interval prior to initiating testing: The corneae were isolated on the same day after delivery of the eyes and directly used in the BCOP test.
- Indication of any existing defects or lesions in ocular tissue samples: All eyes were carefully examined macroscopically for defects. Those presenting defects such as vascularization, pigmentation, opacity and scratches were discarded.

Test system

Vehicle:

unchanged (no vehicle)

Controls:

yes, concurrent positive control

yes, concurrent negative control

Amount / concentration applied:

TEST MATERIAL
- Amount applied: 0.75 mL

POSITIVE CONTROL
- Amount applied: 0.75 mL

NEGATIVE CONTROL
- Amount applied: 0.75 mL

Duration of treatment / exposure:

10 min at 32 ± 1 °C

Duration of post- treatment incubation (in vitro):

2 h

Number of animals or in vitro replicates:

triplicates for each treatment and control group

Results and discussion

In vitro

Results

Irritation parameter:

in vitro irritation score

Remarks:

mean value of 3 cornea

Run / experiment:

10 min exposure

Value:

0.18

Vehicle controls validity:

not applicable

Negative controls validity:

valid

Positive controls validity:

valid

Other effects / acceptance of results:

With the negative control (0.9% (w/v) NaCl solution in deionised water) neither an increase of opacity nor permeability of the corneae could be observed.
The positive control (2-ethoxyethanol) showed clear opacity and distinctive permeability of the corneae (mean IVIS = 79.74) corresponding to a classification as serious eye damaging.
Relative to the negative control, the test substance did not cause an increase in corneal opacity or permeability (mean IVIS = 0.18).

ACCEPTANCE OF RESULTS:
- Acceptance criteria met for negative control: The negative control resulted in opacity and permeability values that were less than the established upper limits for background opacity and permeability values for bovine corneae treated with the respective negative control.
- Acceptance criteria met for postive control: The positive control resulted in an IVIS which was within two standard deviations of the current historical mean.

Any other information on results incl. tables

 Table 2. Results after 10 min incubation time.

Test group	Opacity value = Difference (t130-t0) of Opacity		Permeability at 490 nm (OD490)		IVIS	Mean IVIS
		Mean		Mean
Negative Control	0	0.00	0.064	0.061	0.96	0.92
	0		0.061		0.92
	0		0.058		0.87
Positive Control	61.0*		1.072*		77.08	79.74
	60.0*		0.957*		74.36
	66.0*		1.452*		87.78
Test substance	0.00*		0.007*		0.11	0.18
	0.00*		0.021*		0.32
	0.00*		0.008*		0.12

* Corrected values

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:

other: CLP/EU GHS criteria not met, no classification required according to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008

Conclusions:

Under conditions of the Bovine Corneal Opacity and Permeability Test (BCOP) the test subtance was not irritating to the eye.

Executive summary:

The eye irritation potential of the test substance was determined by a bovine corneal opacity and permeability (BCOP) test according to OECD Guideline 437 and in compliance with GLP (2017). Application of the test substance to bovine corneae resulted in a calculated mean IVIS of 0.18. Thus, the test substance is not considered to be irritant to the eye.