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Main Title Mutagenicity and Clastogenicity of Acrylamide in L5178Y Mouse Lymphoma Cells.
Author Moore, M. M. ; Amtower, A. ; Doerr, C. ; Brock, K. H. ; Dearfield, K. L. ;
CORP Author Health Effects Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC. Genetic Toxicology Div. ;Environmental Health Research and Testing, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC.
Year Published 1987
Report Number EPA/600/J-87/193;
Stock Number PB88-166004
Additional Subjects Toxicology ; Reprints ; Mutagenesis ; Clastogenesis ; Acrylamide
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NTIS  PB88-166004 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
Acrylamide was tested without exogenous activation in L5178Y/TK+/- 3.7.2C cells for mutation at the thymidine kinase locus and for clastogenicity. Acrylamide gave a positive induced mutagenic response (approximately 70 mutants/10 to the 6th power survivors) when tested at 600-650 micrograms/ml. The highest dose tested (850 micrograms/ml) resulted in an induced mutant frequency of approximately 380 mutants/10 to the 6th power survivors (survival = 13%). Acrylamide induced almost exclusively small-colony mutants, indicating that it might be acting by a clastogenic mechanism. As predicted, acrylamide was clastogenic, inducing both chromatid and chromosome breaks and rearrangements. A clearly positive clastogenic response was observed at both the 750 micrograms/ml and 850 micrograms/ml doses, which showed 16 and 64 aberrations per 100 cells respectively (background = 3 aberrations/ 100 cells). These studies indicate that the L5178Y/TK+/- mouse lymphoma assay can detect some chromosomal mutagens (clastogens) that show little activity in other single gene mutation assays, the CHO/HPRT and Salmonella.