title: The mutagenicity of organotin compounds as environmental pollutants.
abstract: The mutagenicity of 14 organotin compounds which have been reported to be environmental pollutants, their environmental metabolites and inorganic tin (SnCl4) was studied. The experiments were carried out by a modification of the conventional Salmonella assay. Each tested chemical was removed by washing the tested strain with phosphate buffer, before the strain with top agar was poured onto minimal glucose agar. By this method, we were able to estimate the mutagenicity of organotin compounds which had antibacterial activity. It was apparent that mono-n-butyltin oxide, n-butyltin trichloride, di-n-butyltin dichloride, tri-n-butyltin chloride, bis-(tri-n-butyltin)-oxide and dimethyltin dichloride were mutagens on Salmonella typhimurium TA100 and bis-(tri-n-butyltin)-oxide showed the highest mutagenicity. With S. typhimurium TA98, di-n-butyltin dichloride was found to be a mutagen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hamasaki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nagase
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kito
mesh_terms: D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000633:toxicity*; D009152:Mutagenicity Tests; D009153:Mutagens / Q000633:toxicity*; D009947:Organotin Compounds / Q000633:toxicity*; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D014001:Tin / Q000633:toxicity; D017971:Tin Compounds
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D009153:Mutagens; D009947:Organotin Compounds; D017971:Tin Compounds; C023599:stannous chloride; D014001:Tin