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Salmonella Mutagenicity Testing of Benzidine, 4,4″-Diaminoterphenyl, 4-Dimethylaminoazobenzene and 4-Cyanodimethylaniline Using three Different S9 Preparations

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All four compounds BZD, DAT, DAB and CDA (Sample A) were mutagenic when tested in S. typhimurium TA 1538 with metabolic activation. The standard Aroclor-induced rat S9 was compared with DDT-induced rat and 3-methylcholanthrene (MC)-induced guinea pig S9, the latter producing the greatest numbers of revertants per microgram of BZD, DAT and CDA. DAB had the weakest mutagenic activity, demonstrable only with rat-Aroclor and guinea pig-MC S9. DAT was the only compound which was active in the absence of metabolic activation.

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Baker, R.S.U., Bonin, A.M. (1985). Salmonella Mutagenicity Testing of Benzidine, 4,4″-Diaminoterphenyl, 4-Dimethylaminoazobenzene and 4-Cyanodimethylaniline Using three Different S9 Preparations. In: Parry, J.M., Arlett, C.F. (eds) Comparative Genetic Toxicology. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-07901-8_4

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