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Study Information
Study Attribute Value
CEBS Accession Number: 002-02806-0005-0000-3
Chemical Name: Sodium (2-ethylhexyl)alcohol sulfate
CASRN: 126-92-1
NTP Study Type: Genetic Toxicology - Mammalian Cell Mutagenicity
NTP Study ID: 647561
Study Result: Negative


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.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Dimethyl Sulfoxide
 0         
137r 110 155 38 42
    108 101 138 43
    111 99 119 36
    99 100 138 46
Test Chemical Sodium (2-ethylhexyl)alcohol sulfate
156.25      
111 105 164 49 43
    106 101 115 36
 
312.5       
92 99 138 50 47
    116 89 156 45
 
625         
90 94 150 56 54
    106 86 166 52
 
1250         
105 86 233 74 70*
    93 80 186 67
 
2500         
104 75 166 53 60
    104 66 207 66
Positive Control Methyl Methane Sulfonate
15         
79 40 415 175 183*
    68 34 388 190
Methyl Methane Sulfonate
250         
105 94 602 191 201*
    95 79 598 211

Nonactivation Trial: 2 Experiment Call: Negative
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Dimethyl Sulfoxide
 0         
79 103 95 40 42
    84 101 127 51
    87 106 128 49
    82 91 65 26
Test Chemical Sodium (2-ethylhexyl)alcohol sulfate
200         
82 102 121 49 47
    83 108 112 45
 
1000         
83 78 145 59 42
    61 12 47 26
 
1800         
79 63 102 43 43
    84 67 109 44
 
2600         
78 44 145 62 53
    74 28 100 45
 
3400         
64 18 91 47 53
    70 21 124 59
 
4200         
   
Positive Control Methyl Methane Sulfonate
20         
9r 4 141 553 529*
    11 4 180 529
Methyl Methane Sulfonate
250         
61 78 554 302 301*
    64 87 573 299

Nonactivation Trial: 3 Experiment Call: Rejected
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Dimethyl Sulfoxide
 0         
77 96 56 24 18
    67 90 70 35
    72 115 15 7
    76 99 15 7
Test Chemical Sodium (2-ethylhexyl)alcohol sulfate
200         
64 85 79 41 35*
    62 85 53 28
 
1000         
65 58 57 29 34*
    64 57 74 39
 
1800         
68 55 71 35 34*
    62 57 62 34
 
2600         
69 44 100 48 48*
    68 38 97 48
 
3400         
65 30 102 52 51*
    64 20 95 50
 
4200         
   
Positive Control Methyl Methane Sulfonate
20         
4r 1 44 400
    5r 1 51 364

Nonactivation 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         
82 93 81 33 28
    81 110 53 22
    96 109 45 16
    86 88 110 43
Test Chemical Sodium (2-ethylhexyl)alcohol sulfate
1000         
56 46 93 55 53*
    68 58 103 51
 
1800         
44 33 91 69 59*
    57 40 84 49
 
2600         
54 37 141 87 71*
    56# 38 93 55
 
3400         
69 25 99 48 58*
    62 17 124 67
 
4200         
   
Positive Control Methyl Methane Sulfonate
15         
33 22 199 204 191*
    34 27 181 177

Nonactivation Trial: 5 Experiment Call: Negative
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Dimethyl Sulfoxide
 0         
93 113 78 28 29
    78 93 76 33
    93 102 83 30
    79 91 57 24
Test Chemical Sodium (2-ethylhexyl)alcohol sulfate
1000         
84 95 61 24 26
    90 78 75 28
 
1800         
74 85 49 22 25
    73 82 59 27
 
2600         
80 65 56 23 24
    69 76 51 25
 
3400         
84 52 48 19 19
    69 55 40 19
 
4200         
73 14 78 36 26
    82 13 39 16
 
5000         
   
Positive Control Methyl Methane Sulfonate
15         
39 31 320 277 313*
    25 27 258 349

Induced S9 Trial: 1 Experiment Call: Negative
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Dimethyl Sulfoxide
 0         
95 111 111 39 31
    87 97 105 40
    82 113 64 26
    100 79 52 17
Test Chemical Sodium (2-ethylhexyl)alcohol sulfate
200         
42 53 89 70 50
    61 99 56 31
 
1000         
47 61 66 46
 
1800         
46 58 23 17 13
    50 55 14 9
 
2600         
50 44 22 15 15
    49 47 21 14
 
3400         
42 24 16 13 15
    48 20 24 17
 
4200         
   
Positive Control 3-Methylcholanthrene
2.5       
83 85 384 154 157*
    75 81 361 160

Induced S9 Trial: 2 Experiment Call: Inconclusive
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Dimethyl Sulfoxide
 0         
85 102 97 38 39
    98 107 103 35
    82 85 103 42
    85 106 104 41
Test Chemical Sodium (2-ethylhexyl)alcohol sulfate
1000         
101 113 80 26 31
    94 101 99 35
 
1800         
75 89 71 32 38
    89 96 120 45
 
2600         
104 87 117 38 33
    87 88 73 28
 
3400         
86 73 81 31 34
    83 72 89 36
 
4200         
92 54 92 33 35
    97 56 109 38
Positive Control 3-Methylcholanthrene
2.5       
79 59 642 271 266*
    63 51 496 262

Induced S9 Trial: 3 Experiment Call: Negative
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Dimethyl Sulfoxide
 0         
80 96 108 45 47
    89 97 126 47
    68 83 110 54
    97 123 118 40
Test Chemical Sodium (2-ethylhexyl)alcohol sulfate
1000         
75 91 122 55 56
    68 84 115 57
 
1800         
71 80 164 77 72
    65 77 129 66
 
2600         
85 71 190 75 71
    72 70 144 67
 
3400         
70 20 161 77 73
    63 17 129 69
 
4200         
   
Positive Control 3-Methylcholanthrene
2.5       
51 26 536 353 384*
    42 21 523 415

Induced S9 Trial: 4 Experiment Call: Negative
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Dimethyl Sulfoxide
 0         
69 98 108 53 60
    78 95 134 57
    69 103 131 63
    81 104 162 67
Test Chemical Sodium (2-ethylhexyl)alcohol sulfate
2600         
73 69 150 68 65
    70 58 127 61
 
3000         
72 60 110 51 51
    67 66 103 51
 
3400         
82 59 116 47 49
    67 45 100 50
 
3800         
56 25 83 50 54
    46 23 82 59
 
4200         
64 44 97 51 53
    67 33 111 55
Positive Control 3-Methylcholanthrene
2.5       
47 27 605 432 519*
    31 22 560 605

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