title: Mutagenicity of bi-, tri- and tetra-cyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the "taped-plate assay" and in the conventional salmonella mutagenicity assay.
abstract: Aromatic hydrocarbons in the range of 1-4 nuclear rings were examined for mutagenicity in the so-called "taped-plate assay". This modification of the Ames assay is particularly equipped for the detection of volatile mutagens. Of the many compounds tested only phenanthrene, pyrene, benzo[c]phenanthrene and benzoacenaphthylene were positive in this assay. The present data underline the exceptional behaviour of fluoranthene by being a rather potent bacterial mutagen with a volatile nature (as found in a previous study).
authors.affiliation: Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Bos
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Theuws
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Jongeneelen
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Henderson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005740:Gases; D008297:Male; D008862:Microsomes, Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D009152:Mutagenicity Tests / Q000379:methods*; D011083:Polycyclic Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000187:drug effects*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D005740:Gases; D011083:Polycyclic Compounds