title: The mutagenic activity of ethyl N-hydroxycarbamate and its related compounds in Salmonella typhimurium.
abstract: Alkyl N-hydroxycarbamates exhibited weak but significant mutagenic activity for Salmonella typhimurium TA100. The mutagenic potencies of these N-hydroxycarbamates were ranked thus: ethyl N-hydroxycarbamate greater than propyl N-hydroxycarbamate greater than methyl N-hydroxycarbamate. Acylation of ethyl N-hydroxycarbamate markedly enhanced its mutagenic activity for TA100. The highest mutagenic activity was observed with ethyl N-benzoyloxycarbamate among these acyl derivatives. Almost all the compounds were mutagenic to all the strains TA1535, TA100, TA98, especially to TA100.
mesh_terms: D002219:Carbamates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D005821:Genetic Techniques; D009153:Mutagens; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D002219:Carbamates; D009153:Mutagens