TY - JOUR
T1 - The bacterial mutagenicity of nitropolychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins
AU - Donnelly, K. C.
AU - Jones, D. H.
AU - Safe, S.
PY - 1986
Y1 - 1986
N2 - The bacterial mutagenicity of 2-nitrodibenzo-p-dioxin, a mixture of 2-nitro-7-chloro- and 2-nitro-8-chlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, 7-nitro-2,3-dichloro-, 8-nitro-2,3,7-trichloro-, 2-nitro-1,3,7,8-tetrachloro- and 3-nitro-1,2,4,7,8-pentachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin was determined using Salmonella typhimurium tester strains TA98 and TA100 with and without rat hepatic S9 for metabolic activation. All the nitro-PCDDs exhibited some direct-acting mutagenicity with both tester strains, however, the activity was significantly lowered in the presence of exogenous S9 and the compounds were more mutagenic to tester strain TA98. The mutagenicity of the nitro-PCDDs was also dependent on structure because there was a marked decrease in activity with increasing chlorine content. Because nitro-PCDDs have recently been identified as incomplete combustion products of municipal waste, this study confirms that this new class of compounds contains some bacterial mutagens.
AB - The bacterial mutagenicity of 2-nitrodibenzo-p-dioxin, a mixture of 2-nitro-7-chloro- and 2-nitro-8-chlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, 7-nitro-2,3-dichloro-, 8-nitro-2,3,7-trichloro-, 2-nitro-1,3,7,8-tetrachloro- and 3-nitro-1,2,4,7,8-pentachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin was determined using Salmonella typhimurium tester strains TA98 and TA100 with and without rat hepatic S9 for metabolic activation. All the nitro-PCDDs exhibited some direct-acting mutagenicity with both tester strains, however, the activity was significantly lowered in the presence of exogenous S9 and the compounds were more mutagenic to tester strain TA98. The mutagenicity of the nitro-PCDDs was also dependent on structure because there was a marked decrease in activity with increasing chlorine content. Because nitro-PCDDs have recently been identified as incomplete combustion products of municipal waste, this study confirms that this new class of compounds contains some bacterial mutagens.
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U2 - 10.1016/0165-1218(86)90012-1
DO - 10.1016/0165-1218(86)90012-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 3511363
AN - SCOPUS:0022637992
VL - 169
SP - 17
EP - 22
JO - Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology
JF - Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology
SN - 0165-1218
IS - 1-2
ER -