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Study Information
Study Attribute Value
CEBS Accession Number: 002-02820-0008-0000-2
Chemical Name: Sodium diethyldithiocarbamate
CASRN: 148-18-5
NTP Study Type: Genetic Toxicology - Mammalian Cell Mutagenicity
NTP Study ID: 456551
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         
100 117 108 36 46
    75 83 127 56
    87 95 130 50
    74 106 97 43
Test Chemical Sodium diethyldithiocarbamate
 0.3125    
67 53 240 119 113*
    74 57 238 107
 
 0.625     
77 71 257 111 109*
    61 61 196 107
 
1.25      
75 82 134 60 68
    76 67 175 76
 
2.5       
74 54 84 38 58
    59 48 141 79
 
5         
37 4 347 315 284*
    37 4 282 252
 
10         
   
Positive Control Methyl Methane Sulfonate
20         
37 27 352 314 342*
    31 19 342 370
Methyl Methane Sulfonate
250         
64 64 464 243 277*
    60 67 558 311

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         
88 105 92 35 38
    85 115 86 34
    84 99 90 36
    83 82 117 47
Test Chemical Sodium diethyldithiocarbamate
 0.5       
67 29 281 140 156*
    66 25 339 172
 
1         
68 60 201 98 99*
    51 39 153 99
 
2         
49 32 208 143 155*
    58 36 291 168
 
3         
53 10 521 328 364*
    45 8 539 401
 
4         
   
Positive Control Methyl Methane Sulfonate
20         
7r 3 88 409 266*
    13 5 101 266

Nonactivation 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         
82 92 129 52 48
    70 106 107 51
    53 88 83 53
    80 113 91 38
Test Chemical Sodium diethyldithiocarbamate
 0.063     
34 14 104 103 133*
    40 19 196 163
 
 0.125     
44 22 230 173 163*
    37 21 172 154
 
 0.25      
46 35 210 152 161*
    40 29 203 169
 
 0.5       
50 41 214 142 165*
    53 40 300 188
 
1         
64 51 184 96 85*
    49 78 109 74
Positive Control Methyl Methane Sulfonate
15         
20 14 242 414 498*
    24 18 413 582

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         
58 106 91 52 41
    69 107 84 40
    67 93 64 32
    62 94 71 38
Test Chemical Sodium diethyldithiocarbamate
 0.031     
46 25 124 90 95*
    54 51 163 100
 
 0.063     
40 11 194 163 195*
    48 13 326 228
 
 0.125     
39 11 213 182 185*
    47 12 265 188
 
 0.25      
56 14 213 126 131*
    73 18 299 137
 
 0.5       
54 22 211 131 126*
    65 28 239 122
 
1         
58 26 178 103 101*
    62 31 184 99
Positive Control Methyl Methane Sulfonate
15         
18 13 149 271 239*
    21 18 128 206

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