1,2,3-Propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-hydroxy-, tri-C14-15-alkyl esters

Genetic toxicity: in vitro

Administrative data

Endpoint:

in vitro gene mutation study in bacteria

Remarks:

Type of genotoxicity: gene mutation

Type of information:

experimental study

Adequacy of study:

key study

Study period:

June 1992

Reliability:

2 (reliable with restrictions)

Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:

guideline study with acceptable restrictions

Data source

Reference

Reference Type:

study report

Title:

Unnamed

Year:

1992

Report date:

1992

Materials and methods

Test guideline

Qualifier:

equivalent or similar to guideline

Guideline:

OECD Guideline 471 (Bacterial Reverse Mutation Assay)

GLP compliance:

yes

Type of assay:

bacterial reverse mutation assay

Test material

Test material information

Constituent 1

Reference substance name:

1,2,3-Propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-hydroxy-, tri-C14-15-alkyl esters

Cas Number:

222721-94-0

Molecular formula:

C48H92O7 to C51H98O7

IUPAC Name:

1,2,3-Propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-hydroxy-, tri-C14-15-alkyl esters

Test material form:

solid: flakes

Details on test material:

- Name of test material (as cited in study report): Cosmacol ECL
- Substance type: pure active substance

Method

Species / strain

Species / strain / cell type:

S. typhimurium, other: Strains TA 1535, TA 1537, TA 1538, TA 100 and TA 98

Metabolic activation:

with and without

Metabolic activation system:

S9 mix, derived from the livers of male adult rats induced with Aroclor 1254

Test concentrations with justification for top dose:

Concentration range in the main test (with metabolic activation): 1, 10, 100, 1000 and 10000 µg/plate
Concentration range in the main test (without metabolic activation): 1, 10, 100, 1000 and 10000 µg/plate

Vehicle / solvent:

- Solvent: DMSO
- Justification for choice of solvent/vehicle: no data

Controls

Untreated negative controls:

no

Negative solvent / vehicle controls:

yes

Remarks:

DMSO

True negative controls:

no

Positive controls:

yes

Positive control substance:

other: without S9 mix: 9-Aminoacridine (40 µg/plate) with strain TA1537, Sodium azide (5 µg/plate) with strains TA 1535 and TA 100, 2-Nitrofluorene (10 µg/plate) with strains TA 1538 and TA 98; with S9 mix: 2-Aminoanthracene (1 µg/plate) with all tester strains

Details on test system and experimental conditions:

METHOD OF APPLICATION: in agar (plate incorporation)

DURATION
- Preincubation period: not applicable
- Exposure duration: 48 - 72 h

NUMBER OF REPLICATIONS: triplicates plates for the test material and negative control, two for positive controls

DETERMINATION OF CYTOTOXICITY
- Method: determination of toxicity by semiquantitative evaluation of the background lawn and the number of spontaneous revertant colonies

OTHER EXAMINATIONS:
Sterility test

Evaluation criteria:

- at the end of the assay, a sterility check on S9 mix must show less than two viable colonies per 0.5 mL
- at the end of the test, a sterility check of the test material must show less than two viable colonies per plate
- the positive conrols must produce at least a threefold increase in the number of revertant colonies with regard to the mean value for the respective negative control
- the mean number of spontaneous revertant colonies in the negative controls must correspond to the following values:
strain TA 1535: 20 ± 15; strain TA 1537: 20 ± 15; strain TA 1538: 15 ± 10; strain TA 98: 40 ± 25; strain TA 100: 150 ± 90

Statistics:

no statistics performed

Results and discussion

Test results

Test results 1

Key result

Species / strain:

other: Salmonella typhimurium: strains TA 1535, TA 1537, TA 1538, TA 98

Metabolic activation:

without

Genotoxicity:

negative

Cytotoxicity / choice of top concentrations:

no cytotoxicity

Vehicle controls validity:

valid

Untreated negative controls validity:

not examined

Positive controls validity:

valid

Test results 2

Key result

Species / strain:

S. typhimurium TA 100

Metabolic activation:

without

Genotoxicity:

other: result could not be used for judgement because of failure of positive control

Cytotoxicity / choice of top concentrations:

no cytotoxicity

Vehicle controls validity:

valid

Untreated negative controls validity:

not examined

Positive controls validity:

not valid

Test results 3

Key result

Species / strain:

other: Salmonella typhimurium: strains TA 1535, TA 1537, TA 1538, TA 98 and TA 100

Metabolic activation:

with

Genotoxicity:

negative

Cytotoxicity / choice of top concentrations:

no cytotoxicity

Vehicle controls validity:

other: vehicle controls valid with the exception of strain TA 98

Untreated negative controls validity:

not examined

Positive controls validity:

other: positive controls were judged to be valid, even when the increase of revertant colonies was less than 3-fold, but being 2-fold at least

Additional information on results:

- Preliminary test: The genetic characteristics of the bacterial strains were found to be unaltered.
- Test material toxicity: The test material did not induce toxic effects at a concentration of 10 mg/plate both in the absence and presence of the metabolic activation system.
- Negative control: The number of revertant colonies on the negative control plates fell within the normal range with the exception of strain TA 98 without metabolic activation. This negative control (12 ± 2) was below the cited normal range of 40 ± 25 revertant colonies.
- Positive control: The positive controls induced an at least threefold increase in the number of colonies with the exception of the positive controls with strain TA 100 both with and without S9 mix and with strain TA 1535 with S9 mix. In these cases the increase of revertant colonies was not threefold: TA 100 without S9 mix: no increase of number of revertant colonies at all (neg. control mean number of revertants: 150, pos. control: 152), with S9 mix: 2.0-fold; TA 1535 with S9 mix: 2.4-fold.
- Sterility test: The sterility test performed on the test material and on S9 mix did not show any bacterial contamination.

Any other information on results incl. tables

Table #1: Salmonella typhimurium reverse mutation assay without metabolic activation
Concentration [µg/plate]	Revertant colonies / plate mean ± SD
	Strain TA 1535	Strain TA 1537	Strain TA 1538	Strain TA 98	Strain TA 100
Negative control	22 ± 4	9 ± 3	10 ± 2	12 ± 2	150 ± 16
1	25 ± 5	11 ± 1	12 ± 3	18 ± 2	147 ± 17
10	19 ± 3	11 ± 3	12 ± 3	18 ± 3	160 ± 22
100	20 ± 3	14 ± 2	12 ± 4	14 ± 2	162 ± 19
1000	30 ± 4	11 ± 2	12 ± 4	15 ± 0	170 ± 7
10000	21 ± 4	13 ± 4	12 ± 3	18 ± 8	138 ± 10
Positivecontrol	433 ± 47	96 ± 3	264 ± 31	385 ± 18	152 ± 37
Table #2: Salmonella typhimurium reverse mutation assay with metabolic activation
Concentration [µg/plate]	Revertant colonies / plate mean ± SD
	Strain TA 1535	Strain TA 1537	Strain TA 1538	Strain TA 98	Strain TA 100
Negative control	28 ± 3	18 ± 3	12 ± 3	18 ± 1	167 ± 9
1	19 ± 7	20 ± 2	16 ± 4	21 ± 3	130 ± 17
10	24 ± 4	12 ± 4	15 ± 2	20 ± 4	101 ± 19
100	28 ± 7	20 ± 3	16 ± 3	24 ± 6	121 ± 20
1000	17 ± 1	19 ± 3	21 ± 2	19 ± 4	113 ± 12
10000	23 ± 3	24 ± 1	16 ± 1	18 ± 2	163 ± 16
Positivecontrol	66 ± 3	480 ± 23	206 ± 14	216 ± 5	335 ± 21

SD = Standard Deviation

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:

Interpretation of results:
negative without metabolic activation valid for tester strains TA 1535, TA 1537, TA 1538 and TA 98
other: no evaluation of result possible for tester strain TA 100 because of failure of positive control
negative with metabolic activation valid for all strains tested

The test material did not induce an increase in the number of revertant colonies compared to the negative controls and was considered as non-mutagenic in this test-system.

Executive summary:

A test was performed to verify the mutagenic potential of the test material 1,2,3-Propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-hydroxy-, tri-C14-15-alkyl esters on Salmonella typhimurium according to Ames B.N., McCann J. and Yamasaki E. (1975).

The test was carried out on 5 strains of Salmonella typhimurium (TA 1535, TA 1537, TA1538, TA 98, TA 100). The mutagenic activity of the material was assessed by comparing the number of revertant colonies induced with the positive control. This activity was tested in the presence and absence of a metabolizing system and done directly in a petri dish. The test material was tested at concentrations of 100000, 10000, 1000, 100 and 10 µg/mL corresponding to doses of 10000, 1000, 100, 10 and 1 µg/petri dish. The results of the study can be summarized as follows: The test material at maximum concentration 10 mg/petri dish produced no increase in number of revertant colonies in comparison to the negative control. The result of the experiment with tester strain TA 100 without metabolic activation could not be evaluated because of a failure of the respective positive control. Nonetheless the test material 1,2,3-Propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-hydroxy-, tri-C14-15-alkyl esters was judged to be unable to induce mutations under these conditions at least in Salmonella typhimurium tester strains TA 1535, TA 1537, TA 1538 and TA 98.