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Study Information
Study Attribute Value
CEBS Accession Number: 002-02273-0003-0000-9
Chemical Name: Hydroxylamine hydrochloride
CASRN: 5470-11-1
NTP Study Type: Genetic Toxicology - Mammalian Cell Mutagenicity
NTP Study ID: 815630
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         
107# 106 46 14 12
    117 102 47 13
    100 100 32 11
    104 91 31 10
Test Chemical Hydroxylamine hydrochloride
3.9       
84# 78 24 9 12
    71 71 30 14
 
7.8       
89 81 38 14 14
    91 71 38 14
 
15.6       
84 83 49 19 16
    90 93 32 12
 
31.3       
97 55 60 21 23*
    89 62 65 24
 
62.5       
90 35 70 26 26*
    91 34 72 26
 
125         
77# 9 118 51 49*
    77 10 107 46
 
175         
63 3 109 58
   
 
250         
   
Positive Control Ethyl Methane Sulfonate
500         
39 18 813 689 700*
    30 10 739 812
    46# 21 823 600

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         
94 95 33 12 11
    99 84 40 13
    94 107 31 11
    99 113 28 9
Test Chemical Hydroxylamine hydrochloride
30         
101 81 47 16 16
    88# 91 43 16
 
60         
79 54 54 23 21*
    89 62 52 20
 
80         
102# 60 57 19 22*
    85 39 65 25
 
100         
80 26 78 33 30*
    92 38 75 27
 
120         
18# 4 57 104 66*
    63 21 53 28
 
140         
68 10 86 42 54*
    58 8 65 37
    26 3 66 83
 
160         
83 4 106 42 41*
    80 5 116 49
    93 12 87 31
 
180         
   
   
Positive Control Ethyl Methane Sulfonate
500         
51 18 839 550 548*
    46# 22 874.5 641
    59 31 804 453

Nonactivation Trial: 3 Experiment Call: No Call
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Water
 0         
116 100 41 12 13
    125r 150 46 12
    104 100 46 15
    138r 135 36 9
Test Chemical Hydroxylamine hydrochloride
30         
191r 188 48 8 17
    65 98 45 23
    110 167 37 11
 
60         
143r 147 29 7
    169r 151 44 9
    97 98 44 15
 
80         
142r 113 63 15
    125r 84 58 15
    153r 106 53 12
 
100         
116 62 75 22 19
    161r 94 67 14
    111 50 53 16
 
120         
126r 25 89 24
    106 40 71 22
    123r 40 67 18
 
140         
160r 22 70 15
   
    135r 24 60 15
 
160         
   
   
Positive Control Ethyl Methane Sulfonate
500         
80 28 963 401 710*
    25 7 800 1060
    35 13 702 669

Nonactivation Trial: 4 Experiment Call: Positive
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Water
 0         
54 55 51 32 28
    80 103 63 26
    79 116 80 34
    94 126 60 21
Test Chemical Hydroxylamine hydrochloride
80         
78 46 92 39 36
    77 50 78 34
    67 46 68 34
 
100         
57 16 68 40 71*
    54 15 151 94
    65 15 151 77
 
120         
48 4 133 93 76*
    67 13 121 60
    45 6 100 74
 
140         
   
   
Positive Control Ethyl Methane Sulfonate
500         
18 5 619 1146 1218*
    13 3 487 1217
    14 4 523 1291

Induced S9 Trial: 1 Experiment Call: Equivocal
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Water
 0         
100 94 59 20 22
    94 100 81 29
    102 94 63 21
    102 111 64 21
Test Chemical Hydroxylamine hydrochloride
12.5       
95 109 47 17 19
    94 88 59 21
 
25         
97 99 65 22 21
    103 102 61 20
 
50         
100 97 65 22 18
    94 98 43 15
 
100         
98 106 38 13 15
    101 108 49 16
 
200         
103 94 77 25 25
    102 92 75 25
 
300         
85 18 149 58 53*
    101 19 147 48
 
400         
   
Positive Control 3-Methylcholanthrene
5         
55 20 525 317 270*
    70 27 537 256
    77 24 548 238

Induced S9 Trial: 2 Experiment Call: Equivocal
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Water
 0         
88 103 60 23 20
    128r 104 95 25
    106 100 62 20
    84 97 41 16
Test Chemical Hydroxylamine hydrochloride
100         
88 92 61 23 19
    88 68 39 15
    85 82 50 20
 
200         
106 63 66 21 27
    98 65 78 27
    92 54 96 35
 
250         
101 23 133 44 43*
    81# 47 84 34
    46 3 72 52
 
300         
   
   
   
Positive Control 3-Methylcholanthrene
5         
51 16 380 247 260*
    50 21 328 218
    49# 12 459 314

Induced S9 Trial: 3 Experiment Call: Positive
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Water
 0         
101 109 101 33 22
    99 103 44 15
    103 94 54 18
    104 93 70 22
Test Chemical Hydroxylamine hydrochloride
220         
92 79 83 30 35*
    102 53 121 40
    106 66 112 35
 
240         
102 29 133 43 50*
    98 17 176 60
    90 32 126 47
 
260         
    93 17 160 57
 
280         
42*
    104 14 112 36
    81 4 118 48
 
300         
45*
    96 9 118 41
    72 5 104 48
 
320         
   
   
Positive Control 3-Methylcholanthrene
5         
58 12 265 153 270*
    38 8 414 363
    41 7 360 295

Induced S9 Trial: 4 Experiment Call: Negative
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Water
 0         
101 101 70 23 20
    94# 107 45 16
    102# 103 46.5 15
    86 88 62 24
Test Chemical Hydroxylamine hydrochloride
150         
106 110 72 23 27
    104 117 73 23
    101 93 106 35
 
200         
98# 94 58.5 20 17
    92# 103 51 19
    93 106 38 14
 
240         
114 70 94 28 27
    101 76 76 25
    99 64 83 28
 
260         
70 56 59 28 25
    91 64 58 21
    84 50 66 26
 
280         
100 37 84 28 26
    81 31 49 20
    105 45 83 26
    107 28 89 28
 
300         
89 21 39 15 17
    80# 14 47 20
    83# 16 58.5 24
    83 11 29 12
Positive Control 3-Methylcholanthrene
5         
40 7 189 158 132*
    51 5 163 107
    58 24 233 133

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