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Study Information
Study Attribute Value
CEBS Accession Number: 002-02722-0008-0000-3
Chemical Name: Potassium chloride
CASRN: 7447-40-7
NTP Study Type: Genetic Toxicology - Mammalian Cell Mutagenicity
NTP Study ID: 563764
Study Result: Positive


Table Instructions and Notes:
Studies are indicated to be "Nontoxic" when the observed reductions in relative total growth did not indicate that the maximum tolerated dose was achieved.

Nonactivation Trial: 1 Experiment Call: Negative and Non-Toxic
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Water
 0         
114 117 115 34 37
    104 90 83 27
    102 97 136 44
    103 96 138 45
Test Chemical Potassium chloride
1311         
90 97 133 49
    125r 141 112 30
 
1638         
98 102 144 49 48
    96 100 134 47
 
2048         
135r 125 176 44
    92 86 100 36
 
2560         
104 92 128 41 40
    106 99 126 40
 
3200         
111 91 143 43 42
    105 85 129 41
 
4000         
113 88 84 25 30
    116 90 121 35
 
5000         
113 69 88 26 32
    99 68 115 39
Positive Control Ethyl Methane Sulfonate
500         
54 34 720 442 437*
    56 32 770 460
    66 43 805 409

Nonactivation Trial: 2 Experiment Call: Positive
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Water
 0         
83 94 148 60 76
    84 100 215 85
    83 91 213 86
    92 114 199 72
Test Chemical Potassium chloride
1049         
81 92 578 239 198*
    92 106 430 157
 
1311         
100 119 593 198 189*
    116 138 626 180
 
1638         
102 121 577 189 191*
    81 101 466 192
 
2048         
92 97 454 165 187*
    111 132 692 208
 
2560         
94 98 480 171 182*
    78 113 455 194
 
3200         
84 82 466 186 186*
    87 121 489 187
 
4000         
94 82 1259 445 293*
    91 76 383 141
 
5000         
93 65 397 142 125*
    89 67 288 108
Positive Control Ethyl Methane Sulfonate
500         
53 37 1114 705 832*
    42 30 1169 939
    41 32 1054 853

Nonactivation Trial: 3 Experiment Call: Negative
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Water
 0         
122r 137 161 44 30
    87 87 78 30
    94 98 110 39
    110 115 69 21
Test Chemical Potassium chloride
1310         
96 76 126 44 44
    87# 62 127.5 49
    97 75 113 39
 
1638         
73 66 117 54 40
    79 70 70 30
    86 70 93 36
 
2048         
98 86 65 22 30
    87 80 84 32
    80 56 86 36
 
2560         
88 72 73 28 35
    88 71 134 51
    90 76 75 28
 
3200         
94 84 92 33 35
    91 75 104 38
    104 84 104 33
 
4000         
90 58 107 39 34
    86 49 79 31
    96 59 92 32
 
5000         
76 27 89 39 35
    89# 30 76.5 29
    85 34 94 37
Positive Control Ethyl Methane Sulfonate
500         
54 35 1004 624 553*
    60# 44 984 551
    68 52 981 484

Induced S9 Trial: 1 Experiment Call: No Call
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Water
 0         
77 92 385 166 158
    80 93 396 166
    79 106 369 156
    88 109 377 143
Test Chemical Potassium chloride
1049         
89 86 379 142 149
    73 79 343 157
 
1310         
77 71 340 148 119
    75 61 202 90
 
1638         
76 53 390 171 171
    86 65 439 170
 
2048         
70 34 376 180 174
    84 34 424 168
 
2560         
58 17 366 210 196
    69 21 376 181
 
4000         
   
Positive Control 3-Methylcholanthrene
5         
16 2 173 357 356*
    14 2 146 356
    10r 2 155 534

Induced S9 Trial: 2 Experiment Call: Negative
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Water
 0         
59 76 62 35 31
    104 97 93 30
    89 114 71 27
    81 112 75 31
Test Chemical Potassium chloride
1310         
89 98 50 19 24
    79 73 59 25
    83 78 74 30
 
1638         
65 44 46 24 22
    93 67 73 26
    72 58 38 18
 
2048         
77 50 33 14 21
    88 40 56 21
    78 42 63 27
 
2560         
58 18 60 35 33
    60 20 67 37
    71 22 58 27
 
3200         
56# 9 41 24 35
    49 7 45 31
    45 6 65 49
 
4000         
   
   
Positive Control 3-Methylcholanthrene
5         
44 35 411 315 327*
    54 39 511 313
    46# 36 487 353

Induced S9 Trial: 3 Experiment Call: Positive
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Water
 0         
95 101 168 59 65
    83 92 156 63
    92 107 183 67
    91 100 197 72
Test Chemical Potassium chloride
1638         
82 82 197 80 69
    84 77 146 58
    96 88 196 68
 
2048         
69 61 140 67 104*
    84 78 229 91
    84 74 389 155
 
2560         
84 70 206 82 78
    87 84 194 74
 
3200         
85 56 267 105 102*
    76 63 198 87
    72 51 249 115
 
4000         
78 58 247 105 115*
    101 59 373 123
    69 41 241 117
 
5000         
75 36 364 161 161*
    78 31 395 168
    81 28 370 153
Positive Control 3-Methylcholanthrene
5         
53 41 1018 642 482*
    66 58 735 369
    66 50 853 433

Induced S9 Trial: 4 Experiment Call: Positive
  Conc.
ug/mL
Cloning
Efficiency
Relative Total
Growth
Mutant Colonies Mutant Frequency Avg Mutant Frequency
Vehicle Control Water
 0         
79 93 89 37 45
    101 117 127 42
    94 91 122 43
    94 99 157 56
Test Chemical Potassium chloride
2391         
95 53 158 55 55
    106 54 173 54
 
2657         
105 50 194 61 56
    97 48 147 51
 
2952         
80 27 173 72 79*
    82 30 212 86
 
3281         
87 24 193 74 74*
    90 22 200 74
 
3645         
90 17 178 66 92*
    76 13 265 117
 
4050         
73 9 254 117 127*
    57 7 234 138
 
4500         
48 3 266 185 166*
    59 4 258 146
 
5000         
   
Positive Control 3-Methylcholanthrene
5         
79 72 598 253 254*
    90 84 626 232
    74 64 609 276

Footnotes:
Asterisks(*) indicate significant responses.
r = rejected value due to quality control criteria
# = reduced sample size because of the loss of one culture dish due to contamination