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Toxicological information

Genetic toxicity: in vitro

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
in vitro DNA damage and/or repair study
Remarks:
Type of genotoxicity: DNA damage and/or repair
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Meets generally accepted scientific standards, well documented and acceptable for assessment

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
publication
Title:
Rec Assay and mutagenicity studies on metal compounds
Author:
Kanematsu N, Hara M, Kada T
Year:
1980
Bibliographic source:
Mutation Research 77: 109-116

Materials and methods

Principles of method if other than guideline:
Titanium tetrachloride was tested in the Bacillus subtilis recombination assay for the DNA-damaging capacity and mutagenicity.
GLP compliance:
not specified
Type of assay:
Bacillus subtilis recombination assay

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Titanium tetrachloride
EC Number:
231-441-9
EC Name:
Titanium tetrachloride
Cas Number:
7550-45-0
Molecular formula:
Cl4Ti
IUPAC Name:
titanium tetrachloride
Details on test material:
- Name of test material (as cited in study report): TiCl4
- Analytical purity: highest purity that was commercially available

Method

Species / strain
Species / strain / cell type:
bacteria, other: B. Subtilis H17 (Rec+, arg-, try-) and M45 (Rec-, arg-, try-)
Metabolic activation:
without
Test concentrations with justification for top dose:
not specified, somewhere between 0.005 and 5 M
Vehicle / solvent:
- Vehicle(s)/solvent(s) used: [water]
Controls
Untreated negative controls:
not specified
Negative solvent / vehicle controls:
not specified
True negative controls:
not specified
Positive controls:
not specified
Positive control substance:
not specified
Details on test system and experimental conditions:
METHOD OF APPLICATION: as impregnation on paper disk

DURATION
at 4 °C for 24 h and then 37 °C overnight

DETERMINATION OF CYTOTOXICITY
- Method: relative total growth
Evaluation criteria:
not specified
Statistics:
no data

Results and discussion

Test results
Species / strain:
bacteria, other: B. Subtilis H17 (Rec+, arg-, try-) and M45 (Rec-, arg-, try-)
Metabolic activation:
without
Genotoxicity:
negative
Remarks:
no difference in growth between the two strains
Cytotoxicity / choice of top concentrations:
not specified
Vehicle controls validity:
not specified
Untreated negative controls validity:
not specified
Positive controls validity:
not specified
Remarks on result:
other: all strains/cell types tested
Remarks:
Migrated from field 'Test system'.

Applicant's summary and conclusion