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. 2020 Mar 9;18(3):e06053. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6053

Table 3.

In vitro mammalian gene mutation results

Type of test Experimental test system Test substance Exposure conditions Result WG considerations and conclusion Reference
In vitro mammalian gene mutation CHO/hprt assay

Triazine amine

IN‐A4098 (98.7%)

Vehicle DMSO 1%

5 h treatment

+/− S9 10, 25, 50, 150 μg/mL

+S9: no increase in mutation frequency

−S9: Increase in mutation frequency with large variability between replicate cultures

GLP study compliant with OECD TG 476 (1997)

Insufficient number of treated cells with respect to the recommendations by the OECD 476 (2016)

Inconclusive

Clarke (2009)
In vitro mammalian gene mutation V79/HGPRT assay

Triazine amine

IN‐A4098 (99.5%)

Vehicle DMSO 2%

4 and 24 h treatment +/− S9 at 12.5, 25, 50, 100, 200 μg/mL

No increase in mutation frequency at any concentration tested

Precipitation at 200 μg/mL

GLP study compliant with OECD TG 476 (1997)

Deviation from OECD 476 (2016): Final DMSO concentration 2% instead of 1%

Negative

Flügge (2011b)
In vitro mammalian gene mutation Mouse Lymphoma L5178Y assay

Triazine amine

IN‐A4098 (97%)

Vehicle DMSO 2%

3 and 24 h treatment +/− S9 at 38.5, 77, 154, 308 μg/mL

3 h +/−S9: no increase in mutation frequency

24 h −S9: Increase in mutation frequency not exceeding the GEF of 126 × 10−6 mutants above the mean concurrent vehicle control mutant frequency

GLP study compliant with OECD TG 476 (1997)

Deviation from OECD 490 (2016): Final DMSO concentration 2% instead of 1%

Negative

Woods (2011a)
In vitro mammalian gene mutation Mouse Lymphoma L5178Y assay

Triazine amine

IN‐A4098 (98.7%)

Vehicle DMSO 1%

3 and 24 h treatment +/− S9 at 2.5, 5, 10, 20, 30, 35, 40 μg/mL No increase in mutation frequency at any concentration tested

GLP study compliant with OECD TG 490 (2016)

Negative

Lloyd (2016)
In vitro mammalian gene mutation CHO/hprt assay

Triazine amine

IN‐A4098 (98.7%)

Vehicle DMSO (1%)

5 h treatment

− S9 10, 25, 50, 100, 150 μg/mL

No increase in mutation frequency at any concentration tested

GLP study compliant with OECD TG 476 (2016)

Negative

Pant (2019)
In vitro mammalian gene mutation Mouse Lymphoma L5178Y assay

Triazine amine

IN‐A4098 (98.7%)

Vehicle DMSO 1%

3 and 24 h treatment +/− S9 at 18,75, 37.5, 75, 150, 300 μg/mL No increase in mutation frequency at any concentration tested

GLP study compliant with OECD TG 490 (2016)

Negative

Woods (2019)

DMSO: dimethyl sulfoxide; S9: metabolic activation; GEF: global evaluation factor.