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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-8-1
pubmed:abstractText
The mutagenic activities of 5 newly synthesized naphthofurans were analysed in two in vitro cytogenetic assays: the metaphase chromosomal aberration assay and the anaphase telophase bridge-fragment assay. Both assays were conducted using V79 Chinese hamster cells. The compounds included: 2-nitro-7-methoxynaphtho[2,1-b]furan (A), 2-nitro-8-methoxynaphtho[2,1-b]furan (B), 2-nitro-naphtho[2,1-b]furan (C), 2-nitro-7-bromonaphtho[2,1-b]furan (D) and 7-methoxynaphtho[2,1-b]furan (E). The cells were treated with 3 concentrations (0.1, 0.2 and 0.4 microgram/ml) of each compound, in the dose range already tested in studies on the mutagenic properties of the same compounds realised with other systems. The highest concentration, only, was used in the anaphase-telophase assay. In the first approach, compounds A, B and C were active while compounds D and E did not increase significantly the aberration frequency above that of the DMSO controls. The results were confirmed in the second approach. They demonstrated that the two studies were complementary. Based on their genotoxic activities, the 5 compounds were ranked in the following decreasing order of potency: A congruent to B much greater than C greater than D congruent to E congruent to DMSO; which is comparable to the ranking order obtained in different in vitro mutagenic and carcinogenic assays. All these activities are closely related to the highly specific molecular structure of each compound, particularly to the nature and position of the different substituents introduced on the skeleton.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0027-5107
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
157
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
53-62
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
Naphthofurans induced chromosomal aberrations detected in metaphase, anaphase and telophase V79 Chinese hamster cells.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't