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EC number: 201-158-5 | CAS number: 78-92-2
- Life Cycle description
- Uses advised against
- Endpoint summary
- Appearance / physical state / colour
- Melting point / freezing point
- Boiling point
- Density
- Particle size distribution (Granulometry)
- Vapour pressure
- Partition coefficient
- Water solubility
- Solubility in organic solvents / fat solubility
- Surface tension
- Flash point
- Auto flammability
- Flammability
- Explosiveness
- Oxidising properties
- Oxidation reduction potential
- Stability in organic solvents and identity of relevant degradation products
- Storage stability and reactivity towards container material
- Stability: thermal, sunlight, metals
- pH
- Dissociation constant
- Viscosity
- Additional physico-chemical information
- Additional physico-chemical properties of nanomaterials
- Nanomaterial agglomeration / aggregation
- Nanomaterial crystalline phase
- Nanomaterial crystallite and grain size
- Nanomaterial aspect ratio / shape
- Nanomaterial specific surface area
- Nanomaterial Zeta potential
- Nanomaterial surface chemistry
- Nanomaterial dustiness
- Nanomaterial porosity
- Nanomaterial pour density
- Nanomaterial photocatalytic activity
- Nanomaterial radical formation potential
- Nanomaterial catalytic activity
- Endpoint summary
- Stability
- Biodegradation
- Bioaccumulation
- Transport and distribution
- Environmental data
- Additional information on environmental fate and behaviour
- Ecotoxicological Summary
- Aquatic toxicity
- Endpoint summary
- Short-term toxicity to fish
- Long-term toxicity to fish
- Short-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Long-term toxicity to aquatic invertebrates
- Toxicity to aquatic algae and cyanobacteria
- Toxicity to aquatic plants other than algae
- Toxicity to microorganisms
- Endocrine disrupter testing in aquatic vertebrates – in vivo
- Toxicity to other aquatic organisms
- Sediment toxicity
- Terrestrial toxicity
- Biological effects monitoring
- Biotransformation and kinetics
- Additional ecotoxological information
- Toxicological Summary
- Toxicokinetics, metabolism and distribution
- Acute Toxicity
- Irritation / corrosion
- Sensitisation
- Repeated dose toxicity
- Genetic toxicity
- Carcinogenicity
- Toxicity to reproduction
- Specific investigations
- Exposure related observations in humans
- Toxic effects on livestock and pets
- Additional toxicological data
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Genetic toxicity: in vitro
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- in vitro gene mutation study in mammalian cells
- Remarks:
- Type of genotoxicity: gene mutation
- Type of information:
- migrated information: read-across from supporting substance (structural analogue or surrogate)
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Study period:
- 1984
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: Well documented, according to accepted guidelines, for read-across substance
Data source
Reference
- Reference Type:
- study report
- Title:
- Unnamed
- Year:
- 1 984
- Report date:
- 1984
Materials and methods
Test guideline
- Qualifier:
- equivalent or similar to guideline
- Guideline:
- OECD Guideline 476 (In Vitro Mammalian Cell Gene Mutation Test)
- Deviations:
- no
- GLP compliance:
- no
- Type of assay:
- mammalian cell gene mutation assay
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Butanone
- EC Number:
- 201-159-0
- EC Name:
- Butanone
- Cas Number:
- 78-93-3
- Molecular formula:
- C4H8O
- IUPAC Name:
- butan-2-one
- Details on test material:
- - Name of test material (as cited in study report): Methyl ethyl ketone
- Physical state: Clear liquid
- Lot/batch No.: 5-82
- Storage condition of test material: Room temperature with ventilation
Constituent 1
Method
Species / strain
- Species / strain / cell type:
- mouse lymphoma L5178Y cells
- Additional strain / cell type characteristics:
- not applicable
- Metabolic activation:
- with and without
- Metabolic activation system:
- Aroclor-induced rat liver microsomes (S9)
- Test concentrations with justification for top dose:
- Preliminary toxicity test: 0.001, 0.01, 0.1, 1.0, 10, or 100 µL/mL
Mutagenesis test (-S9): 0.89, 1.2, 1.6, 2.1, 2.8, 3.8, 5.0, 6.7, 8.9, 12.0, 16, or 21 µL/mL
Mutagenesis test (+S9): 0.67, 0.89, 1.2, 1.6, 2.1, 2.8, 3.8, 5.0, 6.7, 8.9, 12, or 16 µL/mL - Vehicle / solvent:
- - Vehicle(s)/solvent(s) used: DMSO
Controls
- Untreated negative controls:
- no
- Negative solvent / vehicle controls:
- yes
- Remarks:
- DMSO
- True negative controls:
- no
- Positive controls:
- yes
- Positive control substance:
- other: Ethyl methanesulfonate and 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene
- Details on test system and experimental conditions:
- A preliminary toxicity test with and without S9 activation was conducted. The test article was solubilized and diluted for testing at 100, 10, 1.0, 0.1, 0.01 and 0.001 µL/mL for 4 hours. Test article toxicity was determined by comparing the cell population growth at each dose level with that of the solvent controls. Cell population density was determined 24 and 48 hours after the initial exposure to the test article.
Based on the data derived from the toxicity test, the test article was prepared so that the highest concentration was 100% toxic. The test article was solubilized and 15 serial eighth log dilutions were carried out. This produced 16 dose levels decreasing approximately 100-fold from highest to lowest. The compound was tested with and without S9 activation. Two control tubes received solvent only and the positive controls were treated with EMS (1.0 and 0.5 µL/mL) and 7,12-DMBA (7.5 and 5.0 µg/mL). All tubes were incubated for 4 hours at 37°C. The preparation and addition of the test article was carried out under amber lighting and the cells were incubated in the dark during the 4-hour exposure period.
After the incubation period, plates were scored for the total number of colonies per plate. Three counts per plate were made on an automatic colony counter, and the median count was recorded. The mutation frequency also was determined. - Evaluation criteria:
- The following criteria were used as guidelines in judging the significance of the activity of a test article in this system. In evaluating the results, it is considered that increases in mutant frequencies, which occur only at highly toxic concentrations, may be due to epigenetic events. Unfortunately, it is impossible to formulate criteria which would apply to all types of data which may be generated and therefore the scientist’s evaluation must be the final endpoint.
Positive:- if there is a positive dose response and one or more of the three highest doses exhibit a mutant frequency which is two-fold greater than the background level.
Equivocal:- if there is no dose response but any one or more doses exhibit a two-fold increase in mutant frequency over background.
Negative:- if there is no dose response and none of the test cultures exhibit mutant frequencies which are two-fold greater than background. - Statistics:
- Not required (mutation frequency is calculated).
Results and discussion
Test results
- Species / strain:
- mouse lymphoma L5178Y cells
- Metabolic activation:
- with and without
- Genotoxicity:
- negative
- Cytotoxicity / choice of top concentrations:
- cytotoxicity
- Remarks:
- At 100 µL/mL
- Vehicle controls validity:
- valid
- Untreated negative controls validity:
- not applicable
- Positive controls validity:
- valid
- Remarks on result:
- other: all strains/cell types tested
- Remarks:
- Migrated from field 'Test system'.
Applicant's summary and conclusion
- Conclusions:
- Interpretation of results (migrated information):
negative with metabolic activation
negative without metabolic activation
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