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Document ID (ISN)47692
CIS number 87-594
ISSN - Serial title 0018-8247 - Higiena i zdraveopazvane
Year 1986
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Mirkova E., Zaikov H.
Title Studies of the mutagenic effect of the preparation Alachlor in the Ames test
Original title Proučvanija vărhu mutagennoto deistvije na preparata Alachlor săs mikrobialnata test-sistema na Ames [in Bulgarian]
Bibliographic information 1986, Vol.29, No.1, p.26-31. 11 ref.
Abstract Alachlor is the active ingredient of the herbicide Lasso. The studies were carried out by the standardised incorporation method on 5 standard histidine-autotrophic strains of Salmonella. The preparation was tested in parallel series of experiments with and without metabolic activation at 8, 20, 40 and 100µg/Petri dish. Alachlor is a directly acting bacterial mutagen. It is now necessary to evaluate its mutagenicity in mammals.
Descriptors (primary) mutagenic effects; crop protection; Lasso; herbicides
Descriptors (secondary) genetic effects; in vitro experiments
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) Antifertility and prenatal effects
Amides
Agricultural chemicals
Genetic factors in reaction to exposures