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Study Information
Study Attribute Value
CEBS Accession Number: 002-02849-0002-0000-7
Chemical Name: Sucrose
CASRN: 57-50-1
NTP Study Type: Genetic Toxicology - Mammalian Cell Mutagenicity
NTP Study ID: 341303
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 Water
 0         
88 100 163 62 63
    81 92 185 77
    85 105 117 46
    86# 103 174 67
Test Chemical Sucrose
1311         
90 108 181 67 78
    78 97 202 87
    80 100 191 80
 
1638         
82 106 162 66 82
    76 100 213 94
    80 95 207 86
 
2048         
79 87 172 73 73
    78 97 165 71
    72 76 165 77
 
2560         
75 93 137 61 77
    69 83 160 77
    81 93 229 94
 
3200         
82 94 199 81 77
    87 92 203 78
    70 77 154 73
 
4000         
86 107 199 77 68
    87 113 143 55
    88 105 190 72
 
5000         
74 84 204 92 75
    86 103 160 62
    72 89 151 70
Positive Control Ethyl Methane Sulfonate
500         
44 31 994 756 767*
    47 35 975 694
    38 27 965 850

Nonactivation Trial: 2 Experiment Call: Negative and Non-Toxic
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Water
 0         
104 104 49 16 18
    89 112 55 21
    98 118 48 16
    68 66 36 18
Test Chemical Sucrose
1311         
83 119 33 13 30*
    48 74 65 45
    66# 112 62 31
 
1638         
67 99 41 20 20
    83 136 63 25
    85 137 38 15
 
2048         
51 83 53 34 29*
    62 109 47 25
    60 96 50 28
 
2560         
78 132 53 23 21
    64 102 29 15
    98 133 72 25
 
3200         
84 131 45 18 19
    87 117 25 10
    81 114 69 28
 
4000         
84# 115 79.5 32 23
    94 106 42 15
 
5000         
75 115 47 21 19
    89 109 47 18
Positive Control Ethyl Methane Sulfonate
500         
53# 48 1012.5 637 673*
    46 35 985 709

Induced S9 Trial: 1 Experiment Call: No Call
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Water
 0         
88 109 377 143 158
    80 93 396 166
    79 106 369 156
    77 92 385 166
Test Chemical Sucrose
1638         
82 108 355 144 134
    89 124 333 124
 
2048         
91 107 397 145 238
    46 47 456 330
 
2560         
90 110 383 142 137
    89 110 351 131
 
3200         
94 105 363 129 140
    86 94 389 151
 
4000         
70 94 357 170 160
    81 99 362 150
 
5000         
74 88 310 140 147
    80 88 371 155
Positive Control 3-Methylcholanthrene
5         
10r 2 155 534 356*
    14 2 146 356
    16 2 173 357

Induced S9 Trial: 2 Experiment Call: Negative and Non-Toxic
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Water
 0         
68 76 28 14 18
    83 127 64 26
    66 97 29 15
Test Chemical Sucrose
1311         
68 107 34 17 12
    68# 108 16.5 8
 
1638         
64# 100 45 23 22
    57# 89 44 26
    67 106 33 16
 
2048         
89# 130 43 16 15
    67 108 42 21
    71 110 18 8
 
2560         
228r 330 180 26 17
    65 89 40 20
    50 72 19 13
 
3200         
75# 94 27 12 21
    69 91 35 17
    79 100 82 35
 
4000         
60 92 38 21 17
    66 95 26 13
    65 97 30 15
 
5000         
65 90 26 13 19
    71 91 33 15
    70 74 57 27
Positive Control 3-Methylcholanthrene
6         
47 42 374 266 292*
    35 33 340 327
    47 40 396 284

Induced S9 Trial: 3 Experiment Call: Negative and Non-Toxic
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Water
 0         
90 98 197 73 79
    91 99 202 74
    90 103 244 91
Test Chemical Sucrose
1311         
86 90 186 72 69
    84 92 197 78
    91 94 154 57
 
1638         
92 100 215 78 73
    76 83 157 69
    90 104 191 71
 
2048         
95 104 181 64 72
    91 105 205 75
    77 84 180 78
 
2560         
86 94 256 99 85
    85 93 183 72
    87 87 220 84
 
3200         
84 92 192 76 71
    88 101 176 67
    108 118 224 69
 
4000         
83 86 202 81 77
    86 93 203 79
    87 94 188 72
 
5000         
88 91 144 55 62
    80 87 167 70
    82 89 152 62
Positive Control 3-Methylcholanthrene
5         
64# 49 861 447 424*
    57 45 788 465
    74 57 801 362

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