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Study Information
Study Attribute Value
CEBS Accession Number: 002-03161-0016-0000-0
Chemical Name: p-Chloroaniline
CASRN: 106-47-8
NTP Study Type: Genetic Toxicology - Mammalian Cell Mutagenicity
NTP Study ID: 845528
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 Methanol
 0         
85# 134 60 24 22
    93 114 49 18
    61 74 51 28
    76 78 43 19
Test Chemical p-Chloroaniline
12.5       
54 71 81 50 39*
    82 80 69 28
 
25         
53 58 79 49 37*
    72# 83 54 25
 
50         
77 75 94 41 44*
    41# 47 57 47
 
100         
61 47 87 47 67*
    38 40 99 86
 
200         
63 50 93 49 48*
    38# 30 54 48
Positive Control Ethyl Methane Sulfonate
250         
120# 110 390 108 108*

Nonactivation Trial: 2 Experiment Call: Inconclusive
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Methanol
 0         
54# 90 121.5 75 71
    60 96 146 82
    61 96 124 68
    66 118 117 59
Test Chemical p-Chloroaniline
25         
57 85 73 43 60
    72 86 164 76
 
50         
61 82 72 39 54
    62 74 128 68
 
100         
63# 82 33 18 43
    50 67 103 69
 
200         
62 77 83 44 31
    63 75 33 18
 
400         
49 39 103 70 42
    61 52 27 15
Positive Control Ethyl Methane Sulfonate
250         
52 62 357 231 160*
    51 71 138 90

Nonactivation Trial: 3 Experiment Call: Positive
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Ethanol
 0         
76 101 212 93 77
    80 96 185 77
    84 104 188 75
    71 98 137 64
Test Chemical p-Chloroaniline
50         
63 65 254 134 145*
    58 68 246 141
    41 54 196 160
 
100         
74 58 351 159 166*
    63 58 288 152
    64 53 361 188
 
200         
55 32 349 213 170*
    68 43 260 127
    74 44 381 171
 
400         
60 13 472 264 260*
    58 10 411 238
    57 14 473 278
 
600         
   
   
Positive Control Ethyl Methane Sulfonate
250         
74 100 579 260 297*
    74 89 742 333

Induced S9 Trial: 1 Experiment Call: Positive
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Methanol
 0         
71 103 126 59 58
    66 99 122 62
    98 95 169 58
    97 103 159 54
Test Chemical p-Chloroaniline
25         
59 60 599 339 314*
    68 65 589 289
 
50         
55 36 599 365 315*
    85 52 675 265
 
100         
47 11 950 681 627*
    52 18 903 573
 
200         
   
Positive Control 3-Methylcholanthrene
2.5       
48 19 843 590 667*
    42 21 926 744

Induced S9 Trial: 2 Experiment Call: Positive
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Methanol
 0         
53 76 148 93 79
    58 107 122 70
    69 122 151 73
    57 95 137 80
Test Chemical p-Chloroaniline
9.375     
45 55 195 144 133*
    59 64 216 121
 
18.75      
41 47 229 187 165*
    47 51 202 144
 
37.5       
61 34 560 304 318*
    39 26 384 332
 
75         
31 7 470 505 427*
    32 8 335 349
 
150         
   
Positive Control 3-Methylcholanthrene
2.5       
34 30 424 416 442*
    29 21 402 467

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