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. 2017 Jun 30;22(2):89–97. doi: 10.15430/JCP.2017.22.2.89

Table 2.

Mutagenicity of rice bran extracts using the Salmonella mutation assay in TA98 and TA100, with or without metabolic activation

Treatment Concentration (per plate) Number of His+ revertant colonies

TA98 (+S9) TA98 (−S9) TA100 (+S9) TA100 (−S9)




DCM MeOH DCM MeOH DCM MeOH DCM MeOH
DMSO 50 μL 30.1 ± 2.1 24.7 ± 0.6 117.7 ± 5.3 123.8 ± 4.4
AF-2 0.01 μg - - - 509.1 ± 19.4
AF-2 0.1 μg - 347.0 ± 16.9 - -
2-AA 0.5 mg 416.1 ± 21.1 - 612.0 ± 27.3 -
Purple rice bran 0.2 mg 30.7 ± 2.4 33.0 ± 3.2 20.1 ± 1.2 22.6 ± 0.6 105.4 ± 3.1 122.9 ± 3.1 133.1 ± 6.5 126.4 ± 3.7
1.0 mg 28.6 ± 2.5 35.3 ± 2.8 18.9 ± 0.6 22.8 ± 1.2 107.9 ± 5.7 116.6 ± 6.3 139.1 ± 3.3 126.9 ± 2.9
5.0 mg 25.8 ± 2.5 41.0 ± 3.1 17.9 ± 0.5 24.8 ± 2.3 111.8 ± 6.7 158.9 ± 8.0 124.4 ± 5.2 113.4 ± 7.6
White rice bran 0.2 mg 32.1 ± 4.0 31.2 ± 3.0 19.3 ± 0.7 23.8 ± 1.0 104.4 ± 5.6 117.3 ± 3.2 112.4 ± 5.6 119.6 ± 6.7
1.0 mg 26.1 ± 3.5 30.4 ± 2.2 18.9 ± 0.5 21.3 ± 0.9 98.4 ± 5.4 121.7 ± 5.6 91.6 ± 2.9 106.3 ± 5.0
5.0 mg 28.8 ± 3.3 32.6 ± 2.6 18.1 ± 0.5 22.2 ± 0.9 109.4 ± 6.0 132.7 ± 4.4 93.7 ± 3.0 85.0 ± 1.9

Values are presented as mean ± SEM. S9, S9 mix; DCM, dichloromethane extract; MeOH, methanol extract; DMSO, dimethyl sulfoxide; AF2, 2-(2-furyl)-3-(5-nitro-2-furyl) acrylamide; 2-AA, 2-aminoanthracene.