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Use of rat/hamster S-9 mixture in the Ames mutagenicity assay.

Environmental mutagenesis (1981-01-01)
D Weinstein, M Katz, S Kazmer
ABSTRACT

Based on the findings of Nagao et al [1978] that phenacetin is negative in the standard Ames test with Aroclor induced rat S-9 and positive with hamster S-9, the test was performed with a mixture of rat/hamster S-9. Phenacetin was mutagenic with the mixture. The activity of the mixture was compared to the rat S-9 alone with low concentrations of 2-aminoanthracene (a strong promutagen for Salmonella typhimurium TA 1535, TA 100, TA 1537, and TA 98), nitrosopiperidine (a weak promutagen), and 1,2 epoxybutane (a weak, direct-acting mutagen). Except for an increased mutagenic activation by the mixture with nitrosopiperidine the mixture was comparable to the rat S-9 alone, indicating that replacing rat S-9 with a rat/hamster S9 mixture in the standard Ames test could increase the sensitivity of the test without interfering with rat S-9 activity.

MATERIALS
Product Number
Brand
Product Description

Sigma-Aldrich
(S)-(−)-1,2-Epoxybutane, 98%
Sigma-Aldrich
1,2-Epoxybutane, 99%
Sigma-Aldrich
(R)-(+)-1,2-Epoxybutane, 98%