Lack of mutagenicity of diphenylhydantoin in in vitro short-term tests

A. Léonard, C. de Meester, L. Fabry, L. de Saint-Georges, P. Dumont

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    Abstract

    The mutagenicity of diphenylhydantoin (DPH) and its major metabolite, 5-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-5-phenylhydantoin (HPPH), has been re-evaluated by the Ames test using Salmonella typhimurium and, for DPH only, by an in vitro cytogenetic test with human lymphocytes and a turbidimetric assay of tubulin polymerization. As negative results were obtained in all test systems used here, one has to conclude that DPH is devoid of mutagenic properties.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)79-88
    Number of pages10
    JournalMutation Research/Genetic Toxicology
    Volume137
    Issue number2-3
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 1984

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Toxicology
    • Genetics

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