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2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) - OEHHA

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<strong>TNT</strong> Genotoxicity : Bacterial Systems<br />

Salmonella typhimurium Reverse Mutation Assays<br />

•Positive in strains TA98, TA1537, TA1538<br />

& TA100<br />

-Frameshift & basepair substitution<br />

-Presence or absence of metabolic activation<br />

-Requires nitro reductase, o-acetyltransferase<br />

Escherichia coli SOS Chromotest<br />

•Positive (human placenta microsomal system)<br />

•Negative (rat liver S9)<br />

Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment

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