Mutagenic activity of phthalate esters in bacterial liquid suspension assays.

The mutagenic activities of several phthalate esters have been evaluated in an 8-azaguanine resistance assay in Salmonella typhimurium. Three phthalate esters were found to be mutagenic: dimethyl phthalate, diethyl phthalate and di-n-butyl phthalate. A number of other phthalate esters were not found...

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Main Author: Seed, J L
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: 1982
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1569000/