Abstract
Piperonyl butoxide (PB) is used as a pesticide synergist and food additive. Its chemically induced mutagenicity was found in cultured human RSa cells by determination of ouabain-resistant (Oua r) phenotypic mutation, with the highest frequency at the concentration of 0.2 μg/ml. Moreover, K- ras codon 12 mutations in genomic DNA, analyzed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and differential dot-blot hybridization using digoxigenin-labeled probes, were detected in RSa cells 6 days after exposure to PB (0.03–0.40 μg/ml).
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