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IN VITRO MICROBIOLOGICAL MUTAGENICITY ASSAYS OF 3M COMPANY COMPOUND T-2816CoC
Final Report, Revised March 1980
By: Kristien E. Mortelmans, Ph.D. Director, Microbial Genetics Department and Anne Pomeroy, Microbiological Technician
Prepared for: 3M COMPANY Medical Department General Offices, 3M Center St. Paul, Minnesota 55101 Attention: W. C. McCormick
Toxicology Services SRI Project LSC-8958
Approved:
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David C. L. Jones, Director Toxicology Laboratory
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W. A. Skinner, Executive Director Life Sciences Division
333 Ravenswood Ave. Menlo Park, California 94025 1415) 326-6200 CaOle: SRI INTL MPK TWX: 910-373-1246
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SUMMARY SRI International examined 3M Company's Compound T-2816CoC for mutagenic activity with strains TA1535, TA1537, TA1538, TA98, and TA100 of Salmonella typhimurium in the standard Ames Salmonella/microsome assay and with the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae D3. Each assay was performed in the presence and in the absence of a rat liver metabolic activation system. Compound T-2816CoC was not mutagenic or recombinogenic in any assay performed.
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INTRODUCTION SRI International examined 3M Company's Compound T-2816CoC for mutagenicity by in vitro microbiological assays with strains TA1535, TA1537, TA1538, TA98, and TA100 of the bacterium Salmonella typhimurium in the standard Ames Salmonella/microsome assay and with the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae D3. An Aroclor 1254-stimulated, rat liver homogenate metabolic activation system was included in the assay proce dures to provide metabolic steps that the bacteria either are incapable of conducting or do not carry out under the assay conditions. The assay procedure with J3. typhimurium has proven to be 80 to 90% reliable in detecting carcinogens as mutagens, and it has about the same reliability in identifying chemicals that are not carcinogenic. The assay procedure with s^. cerevisiae is about 60% reliable in detecting carcinogens as agents that increase mitotic recombination. However, because the assay systems do not always provide 100% correlation with carcinogenicity investigations in animals, neither a positive nor a negative response conclusively proves that a chemical is hazardous or nonhazardous to man.
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METHODS
Salmonella typhimurium Strains TA1535, TA1537, TA1538. TA98, and TA100
The Salmonella typhimurium strains used at SRI are all histidine auxotrophs by virtue of mutations in the histidine operon. When these histidine-dependent cells are grown on minimal medium agar plates containing a trace of histidine, only those cells that revert to histi dine independence (his*) are able to form colonies. The small amount of histidine allows all the plated bacteria to undergo a few divisions; in many cases, this growth is essential for mutagenesis to occur. The his* revertants are easily visible as colonies against the slight background growth. The spontaneous mutation frequency of each strain is relatively constant, but when a mutagen is added to the agar, the mutation frequency is increased, usually in a dose-related manner.
We obtained our ,S. typhimurium strains from Dr. Bruce Ames of the University of California at Berkeley. In addition to having mutations in the histidine operon, all the indicator strains have a mutation (rfa) that leads to a defective lipopolysaccharide coat; they also have a deletion that covers genes involved in the synthesis of the vitamin biotin (bio) and in the repair of ultraviolet (uv)-induced DNA damage (uvrB). The rfa mutation makes the strains more permeable to many large aromatic molecules, thereby increasing the mutagenic effect of these molecules. The uvrB mutation causes decreased repair of some types of chemically or physically damaged DNA and thereby enhances the strains' sensitivity to some mutagenic agents. Strain TA1535 is reverted to his* by many mutagens that cause base-pair substitutions. TA100 is derived from TA1535 by the introduction of the resistance transfer factor, plasmid pKMIOl. This plasmid is believed to cause an increase in errorprone DNA repair chat leads to many more mutations for a given dose of most mutagens. In addition, plasmid pKMIOl confers resistance to the
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antibiotic ampicillin, which is a convenient marker to detect the presence of the plasmid in the cell. The presence of this plasmid also makes strain TA100 sensitive to some frameshift mutagens [e.g., ICR-191, benzo(a)pyrene, af l a t o x i n B x, and 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene]. Strains TA1537 and TA1538 are reverted by many frameshift mutagens. Strain TA98 is derived from TA1538 by the addition of the plasmid pKMIOl, which makes it more sensitive to some mutagenic agents.
All indicator strains are kept at 4C on minimal agar plates supplemented with an excess of biotin and histidine. The plates with the plasmid-carrying strains also contain ampicillin (25 yg/ml) to ensure stable maintenance of the plasmid pKMIOl. New stock culture plates are made every 4 to 6 weeks from single colony isolates that have been checked for their genotypic characteristics (his, rfa, uvrB, bio) and for the presence of the plasmid. For each experiment, an inoculum from the stock culture plates is grown overnight at 37C in nutrient broth (Oxoid, CM67).
Aroclor 1254-Stimulated Metabolic Activation System
Some carcinogenic chemicals (e.g., of the aromatic amino type or the polycyclic hydrocarbon type) are inactive unless they are metabolized to active forms. In animals and man, an enzyme system in the liver or ocher organs (e.g., lung or kidney) is capable of metabolizing a large number of these chemicals to carcinogens. Some of these intermediate metabolites are very potent mutagens in the S_. typhimurium test. Ames has described the liver metabolic activation system that we use. In brief, adult male rats (250 to 300 g) are given a single 500-mg/kg intraperitoneal injection of Aroclor 1254 (a mixture of polychlorinated biphenyls). This treatment enhances the synthesis of enzymes involved in the metabolic conversion of chemicals. Four days after the injection, the animals' food is removed but drinking water is provided aci libitum. On the fifth day, the rats are killed and the liver homogenate is prepared as follows.
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The livers are removed aseptically and placed In a preweighed sterile glass beaker. The organ weight is determined, and all sub sequent operations are conducted in an ice bath. The livers are washed with an equal volume of cold, sterile 0.15 M KC1 (1 ml/g of wet organ), minced with sterile surgical scissors in three volumes of 0.15 M KC1, and homogenized with a Potter-Elvehjem apparatus. The homogenate is centrifuged for 10 minutes at 9000 x and the supernatant, referred to asthe S-9 fraction, is quickly frozen in dry ice and stored at -80C.
The metabolic activation mixture for each experiments consists of, for 10 ml:
1.00 ml of S-9 fraction 0.20 ml of MgCla (0.4 M) and KC1(1.65 M) 0.05 ml of glucose-6-phosphate (1 M) 0.40 ml of NADP (0.1 M) 5.00 ml of sodium phosphatebuffer (0.2 M, pH 7.4) 3.35 ml of HjO.
Assays in Agar
To a sterile 13 x 100 mm test tube placed in a 43C heating block, we add in the following order:
(1) 2.00 ml of 0.62 agar* (2) 0.05 ml of indicator organisms (3) 0.50 ml of metabolic activation mixture (if appropriate) (4) 0.05 ml of a solution of the test chemical.
This mixture is stirred gently and then poured onto minimal agar plates.+ After the top agar has set, the plates are incubated at 37C for 3 days. The number of his'*' revertant colonies is counted and recorded.
A The 0.62 agar contains 0.05 mM histidine, 0.05 mM biotin, and 0.62 NaCl.
tMinimal agar plates consist of, per liter, 15 g of agar, 10 g of glucose, 0.2 g of MgSOfc*7H20, 2 g of citric acid monohydrate, 10 g of K aPO*, and 3.5 g of NaHJJHiPOj.4H20.
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For negative controls, we use steps (1), (2), end (3) and 0.05 ml of the solvent used for the test chemical. For positive controls, ve test each culture by specific mutagens known to revert each strain, using steps (1), (2), (3) and (4).
Saccharomyces cerevlsiae D3
The yeast _S. cerevisiae D3 is a diploid microorganism heterozygous for a mutation leading to a defective enzyme in the adenine-metabolizing pathway. When grown on medium containing adenine, cells homozygous for this mutation produce a red pigment. These homozygous mutants can be generated from the heterozygotes by mitotic recombination. The frequency of this recombinational event may be increased by incubating the organisms with various carcinogenic or recombinogenic agents. The recombinogenic activity of a compound or its metabolite is determined from the number of red-pigmented colonies appearing on test plates.
A stock culture of _S. cerevisiae is stored at 4C. For each experiment, broth containing 0.052 MgSO*, 0.152 KHaP0fc, 0.452 (NHOaSO*, 0.352 peptone, 0.52 yeast extract, and 22 dextrose is inoculated with a loopful of the stock culture and incubated overnight at 30C with shaking.
The vitro yeast mitotic recombination assay in suspension is conducted as follows. The overnight culture is centrifuged and the cells are resuspended at a concentration of 10* cells/ml in 67 mM phosphate buffer (pH 7.4). To a sterile test tube are added:
1.00 ml of the resuspended culture 0.50 ml of either the metabolic activation mixture or buffer 0.20 ml of the test chemical 0.30 ml of buffer.
Several doses of the test chemical are tested in each experiment, and appropriate controls are included.
The suspension mixture is incubated at 30C for 4 hours on a roller drum. The sample is then diluted serially in sterile physiologic
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saline, and 0.2 ml of Che 10~9 and 10" 3 dilutions is spread on plates concaining Che same ingredients as the broth plus 2.0Z agar; five places are spread with the 10" 3 dilution and three plates are spread with the 10" 3 dilution. The plates are incubated for 2 days at 30C, followed by 2 days at 4C to enhance the development of the red pigment indicative of adenine-deficient homozygosity. Plates containing the 10" 3 dilution are scanned with a dissecting microscope at 10 X magnification, and the number of mitotic recombinants (red colonies or red sectors) is recorded. The surviving fraction of organisms is determined from the total number of colonies appearing on the plates of the 10" 3 dilution.
The number of mitotic recombinants is calculated per 10s survivors. A positive response in this assay is indicated by a dose-related increase of more than 3-fold in the absolute number of mitotic recombinants per milliliter as well as in the relative number of mitotic recombinants per 10s survivors.
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RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Compound T-2816CoC was tested for mutagenicity in the Ames Salmonella/microsome assay and with the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae D3 in the presence and in the absence of a metabolic activation system. The compound was tested at least twice on separate days in both assays. The results are presented in Tables 1 through 5.
In the Ames Salmonella/microsome assay, T-2816CoC was initially tested in a preliminary assay with strain TA100 over a wide range of concentrations, from 10 to 5,000 pg/plate. Toxicity was observed at a dose of 5,000 pg/plate (Table 1). Ethanol was used as the solvent in all assays.
The results of our tests of T-2816CoC with five strains of J3. typhimurium in the Ames Salmonella/microsome assay are presented in Tables 2 and 3. No toxicity or dose-related increase in the number of revertants was observed in these assays.
The results of the microbiological assays with _S. cerevisiae D3 on T-2816CoC are presented in Tables 4 and 5. The compound was tested at concentrations from 0.05 to 5.0%. No toxicity or significant doserelated increase in the number of mitotic recombinants above background was observed.
We therefore conclude that Compound T-2816CoC was not mutagenic with _S. typhimurium or recombinogenic with ja. cerevisiae D3.
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Table 1
IN VITRO ASSAYS WITH SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM COMPOUND T-2816Coc
Experiment Date: 13 February 1980
Compound Negative Control
Ethanol
Positive Controls 2-Anthrainine
Sodium Azide Compound T-28l6Coc
Metabolic Amount of Compound
Act iva tion
Added per Plate
Histidine Revertants per Plate
TA100
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50 pi
114
+ 50 111
-
1.0 pg
102
+ 1.0 427
-
0.5 pg
367
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10.0 pg
127
-
50.0
123
-
100.0
93
-
500.0
102
- 1,000.0
97
- 5,000.0
toxic
10.0 pg
146
+
50.0
116
+
100 .0
110
+
500.0
108
+ 1,000 .0
108
+ 5,000 .0 toxic
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Table 2
VITRO ASSAYS WITH SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM COMPOUND T-2816CoC
Experiment Date: 20 February 1980
Metaboltc Amount of Compound _____ Compound______ Ac tIva tIon Added per Plate
Negative Control Ethanol
+ +
50.0 pi 50.0 50.0 50.0
Positive Controls 2-Anthramine
Sodium Azide 9-Aminoacridine 2-Nitrofluorene Compound T-2816oC
+
+ -
+ + + + + +
1.0 Mg 1.0 2.5 2.5
0.5 Mg 1.0
50.0 Mg
5.0 Mg
5.0 Mg 10.0 50.0 100.0 500.0 1,000.0
5.0 10.0 50.0 100.0 500.0 1,000.0
TA1535
19 14 26 21 31 27 25 32
21 26 201 197
293 370
17 18 32 20 28 31 28 18 26 19 29 28 18 30 26 24 19 30 26 38 39 31 36 30
Histidine Revertants per Plate
TA1537
TA1538
TA98
15 7 5 14
20 13 21 20
18 18 98
24 24 55 26
30 29 31 27 44 55 67 56
8 15 110 109
12 13 320 330
38 31 299 319
180 193
9 11 79 15 16 16 9 69 68
17 22 12 13
8 12 16 12 18 23
69
530 490
8 18 8 15 17 15 14 15 15 16 18 12
27 37 36 27 30 27 19 28 35 37 19 42
402 399
39 37 38 28 36 38 33 34 27 40 37 32
42 99 61 55 39 44 49 53 42 61 51 63
117 91
108 114
115 550
245
114 89
111
99 108 103 114
120
99
101
117 115
Table 3
IN VITRO ASSAYS WITH SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM COMPOUND T-2816CoC
Experiment Date: 25 February 1980
_____ Compound
Metabolic Amount of Compound _____________ Histidine Revertants per Plate
Ag-tAyg-tlon Added per Plate
TA1535
TA1537 *
TA1538
TA98--- ---- TAIOO*
Negative Control
Ethanol Positive Control
-- +
50.0 pi 50.0
20 16 36 31
79 19 3
16 13 24 19
45 48 77 69
90 96 137 139
2-Anthramine
Sodium Azide 9-Aminoacridine 2-Ni trolluorene
--
+ +
-
1.0 pg 2.5
1.0 2.5
0.5 pg 1.0
50.0 pg
5.0 pg
21 26 219 176 304 331
99 137 138
357 506
13 19 163 134
934 813
43 40 250 230
517 461
126 96 662 706 403 369
Compound T-2816Coc
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+
+ + + +
5 .0 pg 10 .0 50 .0 100 .0 500 .0 1,000 .0
5 .Opg 10 .0 50 .0 100 .0 500 .0 1,000 .0
25 24 19 26 38 34 32 35 33 33 22 26
38 37 23 35 30 39 27 34 34 28 25 33
87 78 43 69 12 6 67
17 9 8 20 9 15
21 13 16 14
9 13
17 15 97
21 13 10 11
7 10 14 18
36 33 21 31 20 21 27 34 28 23 22 28
33 44 35 54
54 53 56 41 46 51 41 48
70 62 46 68 55 53 47 53 50 57 59 52
111 87 137 114 111 97
122 87 98 104 97 123
126 116 124 117 140 124
93 89 110 97 116 110
Retested on 6 March control values of 25 February were invalid
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Table 4
IN VITRO ASSAYS WITH SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE COMPOUND T-2816Coc
Experiment Date: 13 February 1980
Compound Negative Control
Ethanol
Positive Control 1,2,3,4-Diepoxybutane
Compound T-2816Coc
Metabolic Activation
Percent
Survivors
Concentration Cells per ml
(w/v or v/v)
(x 10 7) Percent
Mitotic Recombinants
Per ml
Per 10s
(x 10~s)
Survivors
- 6.3 100 6.0 9.0
+
5.6 100
7.0 12
-
0.025
6.4 102 980 1,500
+
0.025
7.3 116 1,000
1,400
-
0.05
3.3 50
7.0 21
- 0.1 6.6 105 5.0 7.6
-
0.5
5.7 90
15
26
-
1.0
5.0 79
7.0 14
-
5.0
2.9 46
5.0 17
+ 0.05 3.4 61 3.0 8.8
+
0.1
6.4 114
7.0 11
+
0.5
5.3 95
11
21
+ 1.0 5.7 102 4.0 7.0
+
5.0
5.2 93
11
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IN VITRO ASSAYS WITH SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE COMPOUND T-2816Coc
Experiment Date: 21 February 1980
Compound Negative Control
Ethanol
Positive Control 1,2,3,4-Diepoxybutane
Compound T-2816Coc
Metabolic Activation
Percent
Survivors
Concentration Cells per ml
(w/v or v/v)
(x 10 *) Percent
Mitotic Recombinants
Per ml
Per 10s
(x 10 *)
Survivors
- 5.4 100 4.5 8.5
+
5.5 100
6.0 11
-
0.025
5.8 107 1,100
1,900
+
0.025
5.7 104 1,100
1,900
-
0.05
9.4 174
10
11
-
0.1
9.4 174
16
17
-
0.5
8.0 148
12
15
-
1.0
8.1 150
9.0 11
-
5.0
9.7 180
8.0 8.2
+
0.05
8.0 160
9-0 11
+
0.1
8.1 147
9.0 11
+
0.5
8.6 156
5.0 5.8
+
1.0
8.4 153
10
12
+
5.0
8.4 153
4 .0
4.8
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