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Study Information
Study Attribute Value
CEBS Accession Number: 002-02703-0010-0000-5
Chemical Name: Piperonyl sulfoxide
CASRN: 120-62-7
NTP Study Type: Genetic Toxicology - Mammalian Cell Mutagenicity
NTP Study ID: 096915
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: Negative
  Conc.
uL/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Dimethyl Sulfoxide
 0         
108 89 196 60 53
    115 98 165 48
    106 114 163 51
    124r 85 256 69
Test Chemical Piperonyl sulfoxide
 0.005     
108 92 103 32 47
    102 79 152 50
    104 83 186 60
 
 0.01      
117 83 142 40 46
    101 70 157 52
    152r 114 151 33
 
 0.02      
110 54 222 67 67
    105# 57 228 73
    111 60 198 60
 
 0.025     
133r 61 217 54
    120r 44 243 67
    106 48 209 66
 
 0.03      
96 31 174 61 65
    124r 31 214 58
    108 16 225 70
 
 0.035     
105 13 258 82 77
    121r 10 255 70
    101 11 217 72
 
 0.04      
   
   
Positive Control Ethyl Methane Sulfonate
250         
50 30 858 570 525*
    49 26 848 573
    57 34 735 432

Nonactivation Trial: 2 Experiment Call: Equivocal
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Dimethyl Sulfoxide
 0         
71 84 83 39 37
    90 104 104 39
    89 102 105 39
    98 111 97 33
Test Chemical Piperonyl sulfoxide
2.5       
65# 72 110 57 47
    79 76 97 41
    64 70 81 42
 
5         
65 81 93 48 45
    77 87 80 34
    74 79 117 53
 
10         
88 97 104 39 38
    83# 79 82 33
    82 84 105 43
 
15         
86 74 103 40 45
    87 73 125 48
    87 71 122 47
 
20         
79 58 130 55 55*
    82 62 129 53
    83 59 143 58
 
30         
66 14 116 59 58*
    65 19 119 61
    77 17 126 55
Positive Control Ethyl Methane Sulfonate
250         
56 51 723 428 404*
    69 61 778 378
    74 55 897 407

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         
80 102 373 156 145
    70# 108 307.5 147
    89 100 373 140
    77 90 315 136
Test Chemical Piperonyl sulfoxide
 0.625     
89 106 340 127 121
    73# 89 261 119
    109 87 383 118
 
1.25      
93# 85 307 110 136
    75 74 304 135
    73# 69 361 164
 
2.5       
77 76 306 132 136
    89 50 375 140
    86 64 350 136
 
5         
66 27 433 219 220*
    74# 41 469 211
    55 23 381 232
 
10         
60 21 484 270 287*
    62# 21 520 281
    63# 17 587 311
 
20         
61# 7 568 313 312*
    52# 5 481.5 311
 
30         
   
   
Positive Control 3-Methylcholanthrene
2.5       
33# 8 919 935 813*
    36 15 719 660
    33 8 822 843

Induced S9 Trial: 2 Experiment Call:
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Dimethyl Sulfoxide
 0         
68# 110 214.5 106 103
    85 100 255 100
    74 90 218 98
    76 101 248 109
Test Chemical Piperonyl sulfoxide
 0.625     
72# 91 180 83 82
    104 88 253 81
    89 110 222 83
 
1.25      
76 77 214 94 93
    72# 71 230 106
    91# 87 212 77
 
2.5       
77 79 196 85 91
    89 52 247 93
    84 66 245 97
 
5         
63 27 299 158 155*
    71# 41 307 145
    53 23 256 162
 
10         
61# 17 386 211 197*
    55 20 314 189
    58# 20 333 190
 
20         
50# 5 331.5 223 203*
    65# 8 358 184
 
30         
   
   
Positive Control 3-Methylcholanthrene
2.5       
29# 8 530 620 537*
    29 8 482 545
    34 14 455 446

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         
79 109 170 72 76
    61# 92 175 96
    81 114 189 78
    72 85 125 58
Test Chemical Piperonyl sulfoxide
 0.313     
69# 107 240 117 108
    80 90 236 99
   
 
 0.625     
82 73 271 111 126*
    68# 83 244 120
    74 72 327 148
 
1.25      
83 99 228 92 121*
    70 78 331 158
    68 77 231 113
 
2.5       
58# 58 388 225 175*
    62# 73 282 151
    74 79 335 151
 
5         
60 37 318 178 208*
    58 27 415 237
 
10         
65 13 162 83 216*
    38# 6 471 410
    63 15 288 154
 
20         
   
   
Positive Control 3-Methylcholanthrene
2.5       
46 20 467 340 432*
    43# 18 439 342
    35# 15 649 614

Induced S9 Trial: 4 Experiment Call:
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Dimethyl Sulfoxide
 0         
58# 93 122 70 54
    70 88 89 42
    74 111 117 53
    73 108 111 51
Test Chemical Piperonyl sulfoxide
 0.313     
65# 107 148.5 77 70
   
    76 91 143 63
 
 0.625     
77 73 163 71 78
    67# 88 147 73
    71 74 193 91
 
1.25      
63 75 142 75 77
    68 80 200 99
    81 103 138 57
 
2.5       
70 79 187 89 107*
    60# 76 166.5 92
    54# 58 229 141
 
5         
56 36 187 112 134*
    57 28 264 155
 
10         
62 13 92 50 133*
    36# 6 264 244
    60 15 187 103
 
20         
   
   
Positive Control 3-Methylcholanthrene
2.5       
42 19 303 240 315*
    39# 17 286 243
    30# 14 419 462

Induced S9 Trial: 5 Experiment Call: Negative
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Ethanol
 0         
91 121 117 43 46
    94# 91 134 48
    94 88 132 47
Test Chemical Piperonyl sulfoxide
 0.625     
65# 77 83 43 38
    104 92 110 35
    86 95 91 35
 
1.25      
82 75 96 39 37
    86 84 94 37
    88 86 89 34
 
2.5       
99 60 145 49 41
    101 61 114 38
    83 63 90 36
 
5         
76 23 94 41 47
    83 18 134 54
    78 20 109 46
 
10         
   
   
Positive Control 3-Methylcholanthrene
2.5       
93 40 510 182 192*
    82 55 483 196
    75 56 448 199

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