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. 2015 Mar 11;10(3):e0118808. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0118808

Table 1. Concentrations and vehicles used for each reference compound during assay development.

Compound Abbreviation Vehicle Max solubility (μM) Rv90 (μM) GARD input concentratrion (μM)
Respiratory sensitizers
Ammonium hexachloroplatinate AH Water 35 - 35
Ammonium persulfate AP DMSO - - 500
Ethylenediamine EDA Water - - 500
Glutaraldehyde GA Water - 10 10
Hexamethylen diisocyanate HDI DMSO 100 - 100
Maleic Anhydride MA DMSO - - 500
Methylene diphenol diisocyanate MDI DMSO 50 - 50
Phtalic Anhydride PA DMSO 200 - 200
Toluendiisocyanate TDI DMSO 40 - 40
Trimellitic anhydride TMA DMSO 150 - 150
Non-Respiratory sensitizers
1-Butanol BUT DMSO - - 500
2-Aminophenol 2AP DMSO - 100 100
2-Hydroxyethyl acrylate 2HA Water - 100 100
2-nitro-1,4-Phenylenediamine NPDA DMSO - 300 300
4-Aminobenzoic acid PABA DMSO - - 500
Chlorobenzene CB DMSO 98 - 98
Dimethyl formamide DF Water - - 500
Ethyl vanillin EV DMSO - - 500
Formaldehyde FA Water - 80 80
Geraniol GER DMSO - - 500
Hexylcinnamic aldehyde HCA DMSO 32.34 - 32.34
Isopropanol IP Water - - 500
Kathon CG* KCG Water - 0.0035% 0.0035%
Methyl salicylate MS DMSO - - 500
Penicillin G PEN G Water - - 500
Propylene glycol PG Water - - 500
Potassium Dichromate PD Water 51.02 1.5 1.5
Potassium permanganate PP Water 38 - 38
Tween 80 T80 DMSO - - 500
Zinc sulphate ZS Water 126 - 126

*The chemical Kathon CG is a mixture of the two compounds MC and MCI. The concentration of the mixture is given in %.