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Study Information
Study Attribute Value
CEBS Accession Number: 002-03187-0009-0000-0
Chemical Name: p-Phenylenediamine dihydrochloride
CASRN: 624-18-0
NTP Study Type: Genetic Toxicology - Mammalian Cell Mutagenicity
NTP Study ID: G80192
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 Water
 0         
76 91 62 27 26
    76 102 62 27
    88 99 73 28
    92 109 58 21
Test Chemical p-Phenylenediamine dihydrochloride
1.88      
72# 93 60 28 31
    72 88 59 27
    67# 84 78 39
 
2.5       
85 101 82 32 26
    76 75 55 24
    63 72 42 22
 
3.75      
74 66 110 50 43*
    66 62 77 39
    83 66 97 39
 
5         
62 38 115 62 67*
    68 35 177 87
    73 46 114 52
 
7.5       
72 15 270 125 143*
    60# 8 298.5 167
    69 5 284 138
 
10         
38 4 254 221 253*
    41 3 292 238
    25 1 227 299
 
15         
   
   
Positive Control Ethyl Methane Sulfonate
500         
46 27 824 599 650*
    37 23 798 725
    49 31 927 626

Nonactivation Trial: 2 Experiment Call: Rejected
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Water
 0         
89 100 25 9 12
    78 96 35 15
    97 112 33 11
    84 93 35 14
Test Chemical p-Phenylenediamine dihydrochloride
1.25      
80 82 51 21 21*
    61 70 35 19
    78 69 50 21
 
2.5       
85 81 56 22 25*
    78 69 66 28
    85 74 62 24
 
3.75      
84 69 64 25 20*
    76 67 46 20
    81 84 38 16
 
5         
100 97 49 16 19
    86 90 42 16
    75 80 57 25
 
7.5       
78 56 93 40 30*
    73 56 68 31
    75 72 43 19
 
10         
91 31 65 24 27*
    88 33 80 30
    91 37 71 26
Positive Control Ethyl Methane Sulfonate
500         
31 18 657 703 736*
    24 8 659 928
    43 28 744 577

Nonactivation Trial: 3 Experiment Call: Positive
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Water
 0         
101 112 20 7 10
    87 85 35 13
    93 103 31 11
Test Chemical p-Phenylenediamine dihydrochloride
1.25      
92 101 42 15 18*
    91 86 35 13
    74 90 59 27
 
2.5       
87 67 45 17 15
    71 59 33 15
    86 68 28 11
 
5         
65 16 109 56 43*
    63 17 81 43
    74 31 68 31
 
7.5       
78 6 140 60 69*
    60# 4 166.5 93
    67 6 111 55
 
10         
   
   
Positive Control Ethyl Methane Sulfonate
500         
32 15 837 886 735*
    28 13 611 732
    42 23 730 586

Nonactivation Trial: 4 Experiment Call: Positive
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Water
 0         
93 98 54 19 15
    108 107 33 10
    77 95 37 16
Test Chemical p-Phenylenediamine dihydrochloride
 0.625     
100 90 26 9 9
    90 75 32 12
    99 118 19 6
 
1.25      
86 75 50 19 19
    89 87 49 18
    98 110 60 20
 
2.5       
100 106 52 17 15
    76 85 40 18
    89 86 26 10
 
5         
93 42 63 23 27*
    98 42 85 29
    77 49 70 30
 
7.5       
75 7 104 46 58*
    71 6 126 59
    52 4 109 70
 
10         
   
   
Positive Control Ethyl Methane Sulfonate
500         
23 8 701 1023 1067*
    28 14 869 1035
    25 11 858 1144

Induced S9 Trial: 1 Experiment Call: Positive
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Water
 0         
91 121 137 50 58
    88 93 168 64
    80 95 151 63
    96 91 153 53
Test Chemical p-Phenylenediamine dihydrochloride
15.6       
99 74 210 71 78
    77 87 196 85
 
31.3       
87 50 252 96 96*
    84 44 239 95
 
62.5       
70 21 300 143 135*
    69 22 263 127
 
125         
69 12 271 132 156*
    49 11 268 181
 
250         
   
Positive Control 3-Methylcholanthrene
5         
60 31 587 328 318*
    73 31 670 307

Induced S9 Trial: 2 Experiment Call: Positive
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Water
 0         
77 97 150 65 50
    96 109 115 40
    74 95 99 44
Test Chemical p-Phenylenediamine dihydrochloride
100         
63 27 161 86 89*
    56 19 157 93
 
125         
49 22 125 85 75*
    68 26 179 88
    71 26 111 52
 
150         
58 21 179 102 83*
    69 24 190 91
    65 29 108 55
 
175         
54 22 150 92 94*
    54 20 185 115
    64 22 144 75
 
200         
68 25 163 80 88*
    68 27 195 96
 
250         
66 21 224 114 103*
    41 18 114 93
    74 22 230 103
Positive Control 3-Methylcholanthrene
5         
41 20 518 421 406*
    45 25 524 391

Induced S9 Trial: 3 Experiment Call: Positive
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Water
 0         
94 95 68 24 26
    88 111 81 31
    118 106 97 27
    103 88 72 23
Test Chemical p-Phenylenediamine dihydrochloride
50         
108 46 123 38 41
    146r 66 144 33
    107 36 143 44
 
100         
111 30 152 46 50*
    83 29 128 51
    90 26 140 52
 
200         
75 25 136 61 67*
    90 19 178 66
    88 24 195 74
 
250         
89 12 229 85 88*
    78 17 212 90
    95 13 251 88
 
300         
85 9 260 102 105*
    90 14 273 102
    75 13 254 113
 
400         
48 3 243 168 158*
    44 4 209 159
    54 4 239 149
 
500         
   
   
Positive Control 3-Methylcholanthrene
5         
69 28 315 151 169*
    69 29 367 176
    65 23 351 179

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