Modified Ames test using a strain expressing human sulfotransferase 1C2 to assess the mutagenicity of methyleugenol.
Hiroshi HondaKazuyuki MinegawaYurika FujitaNoriko YamaguchiYoshihiro OgumaHansruedi GlattNaohiro NishiyamaToshio KasamatsuPublished in: Genes and environment : the official journal of the Japanese Environmental Mutagen Society (2016)
We established Ames-test conditions enabling the detection of ME-induced mutagenicity, using a strain expressing human SULT1C2 in the presence of induced-rat S9 Mix. This simple approach will help assess the mutagenicity of other alkenylbenzenes and related chemicals.