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4,4″-Dinitroterphenyl was weakly mutagenic to strain TA98 of S. typhimurium when assayed in the absence of S9 mix. The level of activity observed was not sufficient to explain the S9-independent activity of DAT as a mutagen in terms of the presence of the dinitro compound as a minor contaminant.
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Ashby, J., Callander, R.D. (1985). Weak Mutagenicity of 4,4″-Dinitroterphenyl to Salmonella in the Absence of S9 Mix. In: Parry, J.M., Arlett, C.F. (eds) Comparative Genetic Toxicology. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-07901-8_21
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