Bacterial mutagenicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in reconstituted mixtures and crude coal tar extracts and fractions /

:4-, and 2-:4-ring mixtures. The 2-:4-ring, and 3-:4-ring

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Onufrock, Amy Mildred, 1967-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1994.
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Summary::4-, and 2-:4-ring mixtures. The 2-:4-ring, and 3-:4-ring
935 net revertants, while the benzo[a]pyrene:reconstituted
additive responses. These data indicate that mixtures of
Although polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHS) are one of
and an environmental crude coal tar extract and its
and TAIOO. The reconstituted mixture elicited the maximum
and total reconstituted groups in the same percentages as a
assessment of complex PAH mixtures utilizes toxic equivalency
At the four lower dose levels (0.09mg/mL to 1.8mg/mL), the
chemicals with a reconstituted coal tar extract induced
combinations induced lower mutagenic responses than the 4-
consecutive dose levels with and without metabolic activation
establishing a clearer understanding of risks and
extract of a coal tar induced 385 net TA98 and 589 net TAIOO
factors which assume additive interactions between individual
fractions. The PAH mixtures were prepared in 2-, 3-, 4-ring
from the coal tar extract and binary mixtures of individual
groups of samples included PAH mixtures modeling a coal tar
in the Salmonella/microsome assay using tester strains TA98
Inhibition was also observed when benzo[a]pyrene was tested
interactions which occur from exposure to PAHS.
interactive responses appear controlled by concentration and
investigated using the Salmonellalmicrosome assay. Two
known regarding their potential mutagenic interactions. Risk
levels, with inhibition at higher doses. The mutagenicity of
metabolism of the PAHS. Research of this nature may aid in
mixture induced 349 net revertants. The methylene chloride
mixture. At the highest dose level (18mg/mL), the
model coal tar. The environmental coal tar was extracted and
mutagenic response of 1,089 revertants at a dose of 1.8mg/mL.
PAHs exhibit a variety of mutagenic interactions. The
PAHS. The mutagenic interactions of PAH mixtures were
reconstituted induced a higher response than the 4-ring
reconstituted showed a lower response that the 4-ring. These
results suggest enhanced mutagenic responses at lower dose
revertants with high metabolic activation (30%). Fractions
ring alone, suggesting inhibition by the 2- and 3-ring PAHS.
separated into PAH fractions. Each sample was tested at 5
the most ubiquitous carcinogens in the environment, little is
the PAH mixtures was evaluated in combinations as 2-:3-, 3-
Item Description:"Major subject: Toxicology".
Vita.
Physical Description:x, 94 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.