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Study Information
Study Attribute Value
CEBS Accession Number: 002-02202-0011-0000-0
Chemical Name: Geranyl acetate
CASRN: 105-87-3
NTP Study Type: Genetic Toxicology - Mammalian Cell Mutagenicity
NTP Study ID: 340860
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: Equivocal
  Conc.
uL/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Dimethyl Sulfoxide
 0         
103 100 54 18 21
    112# 109 61.5 18
    96 91 77 27
    112 101 69 21
Test Chemical Geranyl acetate
 0.02      
91 85 90 33 29
    123r 82 72 19
    110 92 79 24
 
 0.04      
101# 84 74 24 23
    91# 75 57 21
    101 89 72 24
 
 0.05      
89 71 76 29 22
    100 76 55 18
    108 90 60 19
 
 0.06      
101 61 71 24 22
    97 70 62 21
 
 0.08      
112 41 61 18 27
    90 42 94 35
Positive Control Ethyl Methane Sulfonate
250         
87 43 1052 402 386*
    93 47 1033 372
    78 45 900 383

Nonactivation Trial: 2 Experiment Call: Negative and Non-Toxic
  Conc.
uL/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Dimethyl Sulfoxide
 0         
65 109 61 31 25
    91 104 64 23
    87 87 55 21
    80 100 54 22
Test Chemical Geranyl acetate
 0.015     
81 106 66 27 27
    89 106 70 26
    118 118 94 27
 
 0.03      
97 111 73 25 29
    76 89 70 31
    107 112 96 30
 
 0.06      
36
    61 12 82 45
    99 55 81 27
 
 0.08      
   
   
Positive Control Ethyl Methane Sulfonate
250         
46 29 870 633 623*
    52 37 909 588
    43 35 834 649

Nonactivation Trial: 3 Experiment Call: Negative and Non-Toxic
  Conc.
uL/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Dimethyl Sulfoxide
 0         
100 119 88 29 34
    102 99 111 36
    108# 93 114 35
    76 89 78 34
Test Chemical Geranyl acetate
 0.02      
67 58 59 29 28
    93 82 74 27
    94 88 78 28
 
 0.03      
46 49 85 62 41
    65 67 87 45
    87 83 42 16
 
 0.04      
75 70 102 46 38
    78 67 85 36
    66 72 65 33
 
 0.05      
92 53 112 41 41
    73 65 94 43
    81 70 97 40
 
 0.06      
80 69 101 42 33
   
    99 65 73 25
 
 0.08      
    105 24 72 23
   
 
 0.1       
   
   
Positive Control Ethyl Methane Sulfonate
250         
43 24 893 690 538*
    58 37 861 493
    72 46 926 431

Induced S9 Trial: 1 Experiment Call: Positive
  Conc.
uL/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Dimethyl Sulfoxide
 0         
91 87 137 50 55
    94 100 153 54
    88 125 159 60
    101 88 161 53
Test Chemical Geranyl acetate
 0.01      
89 98 203 76 76
    68 76 182 90
    104 112 191 61
 
 0.02      
104 130 235 76 82*
    96 80 253 88
    114# 109 285 83
 
 0.04      
112 107 278 83 93*
    92# 88 285 104
    132r 98 270 68
 
 0.06      
90 79 313 117 121*
    114 88 428 125
 
 0.08      
112 94 316 94 102*
    110 92 361 110
 
 0.1       
128*
    90 32 414 154
    108 80 332 103
 
 0.2       
   
   
Positive Control 3-Methylcholanthrene
2.5       
60 25 625 345 260*
    38# 16 246 219
    91 19 590 216

Induced S9 Trial: 2 Experiment Call: Positive
  Conc.
uL/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Dimethyl Sulfoxide
 0         
114 126 322 94 114
    70 88 264 126
    76 93 308 136
    78 93 235 100
Test Chemical Geranyl acetate
 0.01      
87# 42 207 79 83
    85# 109 180 71
    92 113 268 97
 
 0.02      
84 111 298 118 120
    86 110 306 119
    75 79 275 122
 
 0.04      
78 73 488 208 209*
    75 74 453 200
    63 62 411 219
 
 0.06      
71 75 402 188 224*
    56# 38 412.5 246
    56 60 398 238
 
 0.08      
58# 46 442.5 257 234*
    71 28 372 176
    58 52 468 270
Positive Control 3-Methylcholanthrene
2.5       
17 2 457 887 658*
    49# 17 615 418
    28 7 568 668

Induced S9 Trial: 4 Experiment Call: Positive
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Dimethyl Sulfoxide
 0         
99 77 186 62 55
    107 122 175 55
    113 97 135 40
    88 104 165 62
Test Chemical Geranyl acetate
30         
114 96 150 44 40
    114 111 146 43
    120 122 118 33
 
40         
109 95 160 49 45
    105 103 174 55
    108 130 101 31
 
50         
114 112 127 37 38
    96 96 124 43
    94 47 97 34
 
60         
112 52 166 49 36
    112 92 102 30
    109 94 96 29
 
80         
106# 68 196 61 58
    103 86 176 57
    110 107 178 54
 
100         
106 33 162 51 61
    105 98 225 71
Positive Control 3-Methylcholanthrene
2.5       
111 91 486 146 173*
    99 56 444 149
    115 56 764 222

Induced S9 Trial: 6 Experiment Call: Negative and Non-Toxic
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Dimethyl Sulfoxide
 0         
73 85 147 67 54
    111 121 146 44
    108 99 178 55
    111 96 162 49
Test Chemical Geranyl acetate
10         
112 131 117 35 50
    69 75 153 74
    77 115 91 39
 
20         
88 120 101 38 45
    102 153 146 48
    86 138 123 47
 
40         
80 92 159 67 52
    104 122 151 48
    119 140 149 42
 
60         
117 145 242 69 61
    106 111 229 72
    100 120 128 43
 
80         
113 89 170 50 58
    98 83 194 66
    97 81 170 59
 
100         
113 108 282 83 89*
    86 85 244 95
    66 52 179 90
 
200         
   
   
Positive Control 3-Methylcholanthrene
2.5       
102 65 987 323 332*
    99 61 999 337
    109 57 1099 337

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