2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, tetracosyl ester, branched

Genetic toxicity: in vitro

Administrative data

Endpoint:

in vitro gene mutation study in bacteria

Type of information:

experimental study

Adequacy of study:

weight of evidence

Study period:

From 01 December 2017 to 12 January 2018

Reliability:

1 (reliable without restriction)

Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:

guideline study

Data source

Reference

Reference Type:

study report

Title:

Unnamed

Year:

2018

Report date:

2018

Materials and methods

Test guideline

Test guideline 1

Qualifier:

according to guideline

Guideline:

OECD Guideline 471 (Bacterial Reverse Mutation Assay)

Deviations:

no

Test guideline 2

Qualifier:

according to guideline

Guideline:

EU Method B.13/14 (Mutagenicity - Reverse Mutation Test Using Bacteria)

Deviations:

no

Test guideline 3

Qualifier:

according to guideline

Guideline:

EPA OPPTS 870.5100 - Bacterial Reverse Mutation Test (August 1998)

Deviations:

no

GLP compliance:

yes (incl. QA statement)

Type of assay:

bacterial reverse mutation assay

Test material

Test material information

Constituent 1

Reference substance name:

2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, tetracosyl ester, branched

EC Number:

292-146-9

EC Name:

2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, tetracosyl ester, branched

Cas Number:

90552-24-2

Molecular formula:

C28H54O2

IUPAC Name:

2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, tetracosyl ester(branched)

Test material form:

liquid

Method

Target gene:

Histidine locus in the genome of Salmonella typhimurium and tryptophan locus in the genome of Escherichia coli

Species / strain

Species / strain / cell type:

S. typhimurium TA 1535, TA 1537, TA 98, TA 100 and E. coli WP2

Metabolic activation:

with and without

Metabolic activation system:

Rat liver homogenate metabolizing system (10% liver S9 in standard co-factors)

Test concentrations with justification for top dose:

Experiment 1: 1.5, 5, 15, 50, 150, 500, 1,500 and 5,000 μg/plate
Experiment 2: 5, 15, 50, 150, 500, 1,500, 5,000 μg/plate.

Vehicle / solvent:

- Vehicle(s)/solvent(s) used: acetone
- Justification for choice of solvent/vehicle: The test item was immiscible in sterile distilled water and dimethyl sulphoxide at 50 mg/mL but was fully miscible in acetone at 100 mg/mL in solubility checks performed in-house. Acetone was therefore selected as the vehicle.

Controls

Untreated negative controls:

yes

Negative solvent / vehicle controls:

yes

True negative controls:

no

Positive controls:

yes

Positive control substance:

4-nitroquinoline-N-oxide

9-aminoacridine

N-ethyl-N-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine

benzo(a)pyrene

other: 2-Aminoanthracene

not specified

Details on test system and experimental conditions:

The test item was immiscible in sterile distilled water and dimethyl sulphoxide at 50 mg/mL but was fully miscible in acetone at 100 mg/mL in solubility checks performed in-house. Acetone was therefore selected as the vehicle.
The test item was accurately weighed and, on the day of each experiment, approximate half-log dilutions prepared in acetone by mixing on a vortex mixer. The test item was confirmed as a UVCB product and, therefore, no correction for purity was required. Acetone is toxic to the bacterial cells at 0.1 mL (100 μL) after employing the pre-incubation modification; therefore all of the formulations for Experiment 2 were prepared at concentrations two times greater than required on Vogel-Bonner agar plates. To compensate, each formulation was dosed using 0.05 mL (50 μL) aliquots (Maron et al., 1981). Prior to use, the solvent was dried to remove water using molecular sieves i.e. 2 mm sodium alumino-silicate pellets with a nominal pore diameter of 4 x 10-4 microns.
All formulations were used within four hours of preparation and were assumed to be stable for this period. Analysis for concentration, homogeneity and stability of the test item formulations is not a requirement of the test guidelines and was, therefore, not determined. This is an exception with regard to GLP and has been reflected in the GLP compliance statement.

Test for Mutagenicity: Experiment 1 - Plate Incorporation Method
The test item was tested using the following method. The maximum concentration was 5,000 μg/plate (the maximum recommended dose level). Eight concentrations of the test item (1.5, 5, 15, 50, 150, 500, 1,500 and 5,000 μg/plate) were assayed in triplicate against each tester strain, using the direct plate incorporation method.
0.1 mL of the appropriate concentration of test item, solvent vehicle or appropriate positive control was added together with 0.1 mL of one of the bacterial strain cultures and 0.5 mL of phosphate buffer to 2 mL of molten, trace amino-acid supplemented media. These were then mixed and overlayed onto a Vogel-Bonner agar plate. Negative (untreated) controls were also performed on the same day as the mutation test. Each concentration of the test item, appropriate positive, vehicle and negative controls, and each bacterial strain, was assayed using triplicate plates.
With metabolic activation, the procedure was the same except that following the addition of the test item formulation and bacterial culture, 0.5 mL of S9-mix was added to the molten, trace amino-acid supplemented media instead of phosphate buffer.
All of the plates were incubated at 37 ± 3°C for approximately 48 hours and scored for the presence of revertant colonies using an automated colony counting system. The plates were viewed microscopically for evidence of thinning (toxicity).

Test for Mutagenicity: Experiment 2 – Pre-Incubation Method
As the result of Experiment 1 was deemed negative, Experiment 2 was performed using the pre-incubation method in the presence and absence of metabolic activation.
The dose range used for Experiment 2 was determined by the results of Experiment 1 and was 5, 15, 50, 150, 500, 1,500, 5,000 μg/plate.
0.1 mL of the appropriate bacterial strain culture, 0.5 mL of phosphate buffer and 0.05 mL of the test item formulation or solvent vehicle or 0.1 mL of appropriate positive control were incubated at 37 ± 3°C for 20 minutes (with shaking) prior to addition of 2 mL of molten, trace amino-acid supplemented media and subsequent plating onto Vogel-Bonner plates. Negative (untreated) controls were also performed on the same day as the mutation test employing the plate incorporation method. All testing for this experiment was performed in triplicate.
Seven test item dose levels per bacterial strain were selected in the second mutation test in order to achieve both a minimum of four non-toxic dose levels and the toxic limit of the test item following the change in test methodology from plate incorporation to pre-incubation.
With metabolic activation, the procedure was the same except that following the addition of the test item formulation and bacterial strain culture, 0.5 mL of S9-mix was added to the tube instead of phosphate buffer, prior to incubation at 37 ± 3°C for 20 minutes (with shaking) and addition of molten, trace amino-acid supplemented media. All testing for this experiment was performed in triplicate.

Rationale for test conditions:

In accordance with the OECD Testing Guideline 471.

Evaluation criteria:

There are several criteria for determining a positive result. Any, one, or all of the following can be used to determine the overall result of the study:
1. A dose-related increase in mutant frequency over the dose range tested (De Serres and Shelby, 1979).
2. A reproducible increase at one or more concentrations.
3. Biological relevance against in-house historical control ranges.
4. Statistical analysis of data as determined by UKEMS (Mahon et al., 1989).
5. Fold increase greater than two times the concurrent solvent control for any tester strain (especially if accompanied by an out-of-historical range response (Cariello and Piegorsch, 1996)).
A test item will be considered non-mutagenic (negative) in the test system if the above criteria are not met.
Although most experiments will give clear positive or negative results, in some instances the data generated will prohibit making a definite judgment about test item activity. Results of this type will be reported as equivocal.

Statistics:

Statistical significance was confirmed by using Dunnetts Regression Analysis (* = p < 0.05) for those values that indicate statistically significant increases in the frequency of revertant colonies compared to the concurrent solvent control. Values that the program concluded as statistically significant but were within the in-house historical profile were not reported.

Results and discussion

Test results

Test results 1

Key result

Species / strain:

S. typhimurium TA 98

Metabolic activation:

with and without

Genotoxicity:

negative

Cytotoxicity / choice of top concentrations:

no cytotoxicity

Vehicle controls validity:

valid

Untreated negative controls validity:

valid

Positive controls validity:

valid

Test results 2

Key result

Species / strain:

S. typhimurium TA 100

Metabolic activation:

with and without

Genotoxicity:

negative

Cytotoxicity / choice of top concentrations:

no cytotoxicity

Vehicle controls validity:

valid

Untreated negative controls validity:

valid

Positive controls validity:

valid

Test results 3

Key result

Species / strain:

S. typhimurium TA 1535

Metabolic activation:

with and without

Genotoxicity:

negative

Cytotoxicity / choice of top concentrations:

no cytotoxicity

Vehicle controls validity:

valid

Untreated negative controls validity:

valid

Positive controls validity:

valid

Test results 4

Key result

Species / strain:

S. typhimurium TA 1537

Metabolic activation:

with and without

Genotoxicity:

negative

Cytotoxicity / choice of top concentrations:

no cytotoxicity

Vehicle controls validity:

valid

Untreated negative controls validity:

valid

Positive controls validity:

valid

Test results 5

Key result

Species / strain:

E. coli WP2 uvr A

Metabolic activation:

with and without

Genotoxicity:

negative

Cytotoxicity / choice of top concentrations:

no cytotoxicity

Vehicle controls validity:

valid

Untreated negative controls validity:

valid

Positive controls validity:

valid

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:

There was no dose-related statistically significant increase in number of revertants outside historical data in both experiments. It was concluded that 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, tetracosyl ester(branched) was not mutagenic under the conditions of the test.

Executive summary:

The capacity of 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, tetracosyl ester(branched) to induce gene mutation in bacteria was evaluated during a GLP-compliant study performed in accordance with the OECD Testing Guideline 471.

Bacterial strains were Salmonella typhimurium TA1537, TA98, TA1535 and TA100, and Escherichia coli WP2uvrA. Experiments were performed with and without metabolic activation using S9-mix.

Acetone was selected as a vehicle and used for negative control, giving counts of revertant colonies within the normal range. Relevant positive controls were selected for each bacteria strains in accordance with the OECD Testing Guideline 471 and induced marked increases in the frequency of revertant colonies, both with or without metabolic activation. Therefore all the controls were considered as valid.

Plate incorporation method (experiment 1) and pre-incubation method (experiment 2) were used. The maximum dose level of the test item was 5,000 μg/plate in both experiments.

In the first experiment (plate incorporation method), the maximum dose level of the test item was 5000 μg/plate (the maximum concentration). The test item induced toxicity as weakened bacterial background lawns at 5000 μg/plate for one strain of Salmonella only (TA100 dosed in the absence of S9-mix). No visible reduction in the growth of the bacterial background lawns were noted for any of the remaining tester strains.

In experiment 2there was no visible reduction in the growth of the bacterial background lawn noted to any of the tester strains at any dose level, either in the presence or absence of metabolic activation (S9-mix).

There were no toxicologically meaningful increases in the frequency of revertant colonies recorded for any of the bacterial strains, with any dose of the test item, either with or without metabolic activation (S9-mix) in Experiment 1 (plate incorporation method). Small, statistically significant increases in revertant colony frequency were observed in Experiment 1 (absence of S9-mix) at 15 μg/plate (TA100 and TA1535) and in the presence of S9-mix at 15, 150 and 500 μg/plate (TA100). However, these responses were within the in-house historical vehicle/untreated control values for the bacterial strains and were, therefore, considered of no biological relevance.

Similarly, no increases in the frequency of revertant colonies were recorded for any of the bacterial strains, with any dose of the test item, either with or without metabolic activation (S9-mix) in Experiment 2 (pre-incubation method).

It is therefore concluded that 2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, tetracosyl ester(branched) was not mutagenic under the conditions of the test.