Table 4 Chromosomal aberration test on gamma-irradiated balanced nutritional formular at 4 kGy using a lung cell line of Chinese hamster
Test compound | Presence of S9 | Conc. (μg/mL) | G1) | CD | CX | TD | TX | Others | Nor | Total |
Hot water extract | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 |
| + | 625 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 100 |
| + | 1,250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 100 |
| + | 2,500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 100 |
| + | 5,000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 100 |
|
Methanol extract | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 |
| + | 625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 |
| + | 1,250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 100 |
| + | 2,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 |
| + | 5,000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 100 |
|
BP2) | + | 20,000 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 77 | 100 |
|
Hot water extract | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 |
| - | 625 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 100 |
| - | 1,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 100 |
| - | 2,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 |
| - | 5,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 100 |
|
Methanol extract | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 |
| - | 625 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 100 |
| - | 1,250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 |
| - | 2,500 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 100 |
| - | 5,000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 100 |
|
MMC3) | - | 100 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 75 | 100 |
Number of findings of mean aberrant metaphases among 100 metaphases per culture.
G, gaps (chromatid type+chromosome type); CD, chromosome type deletions; CX, chromosome type exchanges; TD, chromatid type deletions; TX, chromatid type exchanges; Others, metaphases with more than 10 aberrations (including gaps) or with chromosomes fragmentation, Nor, normal.
BP, benzopyrene.
MMC, mitomycin C.