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Study Information
Study Attribute Value
CEBS Accession Number: 002-02476-0011-0000-3
Chemical Name: Michler's ketone
CASRN: 90-94-8
NTP Study Type: Genetic Toxicology - Mammalian Cell Mutagenicity
NTP Study ID: G71544
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 Dimethyl Sulfoxide
 0         
51 89 69 45 37
    61 94 61 33
    70 117 66 31
    48r 64 54 37
Test Chemical Michler's ketone
8.3       
75 158 76 34 31
    48 96 42 29
 
9.8       
52 37 69 44 40
    48 40 51 35
 
11.5       
50 34 56 38 39
    50 38 60 40
 
13.5       
35 20 81 76 68*
    37 20 65 59
 
15.9       
20 10 59 98 80*
    33 19 61 62
 
18.7       
 
22         
   
Positive Control Ethyl Methane Sulfonate
500         
37 38 750 679 600*
    33 33 698 716
    68 87 820 404

Nonactivation Trial: 2 Experiment Call: Positive
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Dimethyl Sulfoxide
 0         
69 105 55 27 22
    70 96 37 18
    72 103 44 20
    73 96 53 24
Test Chemical Michler's ketone
9.6       
65 72 83 42 32
    72 82 39 18
    64 68 67 35
 
10.6       
63 73 54 28 28
    61 73 56 31
    62 68 46 25
 
11.8       
67 76 80 40 33
    65 72 80 41
    67 75 37 18
 
13.1       
70 72 62 29 35*
    62 68 56 30
    57 56 77 45
 
14.6       
49 51 57 39 56*
    27 14 63 78
    41 29 62 50
 
16.2       
 
18         
   
   
Positive Control Ethyl Methane Sulfonate
500         
66 99 487 247 277*
    58 83 466 268
    54 83 513 316

Induced S9 Trial: 1 Experiment Call: Positive
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Dimethyl Sulfoxide
 0         
87 110 282 108 117
    83 106 273 110
    84# 91 305 121
    82 94 321 131
Test Chemical Michler's ketone
8.2       
108 93 468 145 138
    111 75 438 132
 
10.2       
64 43 487 255 215*
    94 55 493 175
 
12.8       
73 28 420 193 218*
    89 28 644 242
 
16         
73 16 659 303 308*
    68 14 639 313
 
20         
41 8 670 545 539*
    40 6 645 533
 
25         
24 4 548 766 666*
    30 4 512 566
Positive Control 3-Methylcholanthrene
5         
64 63 656 342 384*
    60 55 720 400
    55 60 671 410

Induced S9 Trial: 2 Experiment Call: Positive
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Dimethyl Sulfoxide
 0         
79# 109 166 70 71
    82 100 183 74
    79 107 142 60
    66# 84 157 79
Test Chemical Michler's ketone
8.2       
60 83 223 125 130*
    73 72 294 135
 
10.2       
63 52 275 146 161*
    65 56 341 175
 
12.8       
57 28 383 225 220*
    58 16 376 214
 
16         
51 16 503 330 313*
    51 14 449 295
 
20         
41 7 434 357 314*
    52# 11 426 271
 
25         
21 3 457 714 653*
    23 3 405 591
Positive Control 3-Methylcholanthrene
5         
50 44 536 359 347*
    57 49 587 344
    59 51 599 337

Induced S9 Trial: 3 Experiment Call: Positive
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Dimethyl Sulfoxide
 0         
91 108 279 102 105
    83 97 248 99
    92 100 264 96
    86 95 320 124
Test Chemical Michler's ketone
6.6       
85 83 383 150 146
    97 71 414 143
 
8.2       
86 82 435 168 173*
    79 74 417 177
 
10.2       
82 64 449 182
 
12.8       
75 51 506 224 244*
    63 43 502 265
 
16         
61 25 532 289 289*
    58 23 499 288
 
20         
48 13 673 471 405*
    55 15 563 339
 
25         
   
Positive Control 3-Methylcholanthrene
5         
52 39 579 369 374*
    52 36 591 380
    53 38 589 373

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