| Abstract: | Abstract A short-term system to detect environmental mutagens is presented by using a plasmid (pSK1002) carrying a fused gene umuC′-′lacZ introduced into Salmonella typhimurium TA1535. Higher sensitivity, repeatability, and simplicity were achieved when (1) the culture volume taken from 2hrs after treatment with test compound was increased to 1.5ml diluted with distilled water to 2.5ml, (2) the 15μ 1 of 3% SDS solution saturated with chloroform was used as the disruptor of the cell membrane. and (3) an incubation -temperature of 37°C was used. At the above experimental conditions, the time required for the mutagen test was shortened to 3hrs. Based on the results of the present study, it seems that the improved SOS/umu test is useful for screening of mutagenic complex environmental mixtures. |
