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The genotoxicity of the organic peroxide 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthaline-1-hydroperoxide (or tetraline-1-hydroperoixde, THP) was investigated in the Ames assay without a metabolic activating system using Salmonella typhimurium strains TA 98, TA 100, and TA 102. THP served as a model compound for higher organic peroxides, which can arise from autoxidation of hydrocarbons, e.g. in Diesel exhaust. While THP induced no mutagenic response in S. typhimurium TA 98, it was directly mutagenic in strains TA 100 and TA 102. These data, along with findings on mutagenic properties of other alkyl hydroperoxides, suggest that such compounds deserve further investigation regarding their genotoxic potential and occurrence in the environment.
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Received: 1 October 1997 / Accepted: 20 January 1998
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Stock, S., Esser, G., Klockow, D. et al. Mutagenic properties of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthaline-1-hydroperoxide, a model compound for organic peroxides in Diesel exhaust. Arch Toxicol 72, 342–346 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002040050512
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002040050512