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Study Information
Study Attribute Value
CEBS Accession Number: 002-01495-0009-0000-0
Chemical Name: 4-Chloro-o-toluidine hydrochloride
CASRN: 3165-93-3
NTP Study Type: Genetic Toxicology - Mammalian Cell Mutagenicity
NTP Study ID: 151592
Study Result: Positive


Table Instructions and Notes:
Studies are indicated to be "Nontoxic" when the observed reductions in relative total growth did not indicate that the maximum tolerated dose was achieved.

Nonactivation Trial: 1 Experiment Call: Positive
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Water
 0         
108 110 122 38 40
    104# 96 111 36
    96 91 134 47
    108 103 133 41
Test Chemical 4-Chloro-o-toluidine hydrochloride
10         
79# 54 96 41 59
    79# 45 123 52
    52# 29 128 83
 
20         
80# 28 187.5 78 69*
    71 25 143 67
    73# 34 136.5 63
 
30         
43 23 135 105 63*
    83 46 117 47
    116 65 125 36
 
40         
   
   
 
50         
85# 22 156 61 88*
    81 13 222 92
    67 10 223 111
 
60         
78 15 213 92 90*
    61# 12 165 90
    95 12 255 89
Positive Control Ethyl Methane Sulfonate
250         
43# 20 609 478 477*
    49 26 676 465
    54 27 791 488

Nonactivation Trial: 2 Experiment Call: Positive
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Water
 0         
92# 110 244.5 89 88
    85 89 260 102
    89 91 234 88
    82# 110 184 75
Test Chemical 4-Chloro-o-toluidine hydrochloride
40         
107 79 275 86 85
    102 63 270 88
    57 57 136 80
 
50         
93 91 174 62 81
    105# 70 304.5 96
    77 57 197 85
 
60         
98# 67 72 25 79
    80 51 294 123
    77# 59 207 90
 
80         
106 30 272 86 102
    108 15 337 104
    86 33 303 118
 
100         
80 23 282 117 117
    100 11 399 133
    105 19 311 99
 
120         
68# 5 323 158 159*
    84 15 392 156
    69# 8 336 162
Positive Control Ethyl Methane Sulfonate
250         
58# 57 829.5 479 480*
    69# 65 898.5 434
    62 52 976 526

Nonactivation Trial: 3 Experiment Call:
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Water
 0         
90# 111 186 69 68
    83 89 188 75
    87 91 189 73
    80# 110 138 57
Test Chemical 4-Chloro-o-toluidine hydrochloride
40         
106 80 208 66 64
    101 63 192 63
    56 57 107 64
 
50         
92 92 124 45 63
    105# 71 234 74
    76 57 159 70
 
60         
96# 67 189 66 78
    78 51 228 98
    76# 59 159 70
 
80         
104 30 199 64 77
    108 15 237 73
    84 33 233 93
 
100         
78 23 189 81 85
    98 11 288 98
    103 19 235 76
 
120         
67# 5 234 117 117*
    82 15 287 117
    67# 8 236 117
Positive Control Ethyl Methane Sulfonate
250         
57# 57 723 427 427*
    67# 64 786 391
    60 52 835 463

Nonactivation Trial: 4 Experiment Call:
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Water
 0         
92# 110 87 32 33
    85 89 90 35
    89 91 102 38
    82# 110 67 27
Test Chemical 4-Chloro-o-toluidine hydrochloride
40         
57 57 34 20 21
    107 79 74 23
    102 63 65 21
 
50         
77 57 60 26 25
    105# 70 90 28
    93 91 58 21
 
60         
77# 59 63 27 30
    98# 67 72 25
    80 51 89 37
 
80         
86 33 89 35 30
    108 15 105 32
    106 30 75 24
 
100         
80 23 77 32 31
    100 11 99 33
    105 19 85 27
 
120         
69# 8 78 38 41
    68# 5 88 43
    84 15 109 44
Positive Control Ethyl Methane Sulfonate
250         
62 52 176 95 101*
    69# 65 139.5 67
    58# 57 246 142

Nonactivation Trial: 5 Experiment Call: Positive
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Water
 0         
77 93 93 40 32
    84 94 83 33
    104 112 74 24
Test Chemical 4-Chloro-o-toluidine hydrochloride
2.5       
77# 69 57 25 23
    60 65 45 25
    87 86 52 20
 
5         
77# 61 79 34 29
    78 44 65 28
    70 65 53 25
 
10         
74 58 94 42 41
    50 48 60 40
    70 42 85 41
 
15         
64# 31 120 62 59*
    64# 41 120 63
    69 29 107 51
 
20         
83 16 143 57 72*
    97# 20 203 70
    61 15 164 89
 
30         
   
   
Positive Control Ethyl Methane Sulfonate
250         
76 41 1072 472 548*
    68 48 1020 501
    49 23 976 671

Induced S9 Trial: 1 Experiment Call: Positive
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Water
 0         
73 105 73 33 31
    86 95 74 29
Test Chemical 4-Chloro-o-toluidine hydrochloride
1.56      
104 111 75 24
 
3.13      
72 53 72 34
 
6.25      
78 56 66 28 33
    76 44 77 34
    66 46 71 36
 
12.5       
73 37 73 33 35
    88 49 87 33
    81 35 95 39
 
25         
71 10 133 62 53*
    105 36 138 44
 
50         
54*
    103 14 170 55
    58 21 91 52
 
100         
   
   
Positive Control 3-Methylcholanthrene
2.5       
100 38 631 210 231*
    76 37 573 251

Footnotes:
Asterisks(*) indicate significant responses.
r = rejected value due to quality control criteria
# = reduced sample size because of the loss of one culture dish due to contamination