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Table 2 Mutagenicity of MeIQx in urate-null mutants and wild-type flies

From: Increase of somatic cell mutations in oxidative damage-sensitive drosophila

Dose (mM)

Survival (%)

No. of wings

No. of spots (spots/wing)

Small

Large

Total

Exp. 1

 y v ma-l; mwh × Oregon-R F1 females (uric acid +)

  0

100

143

11 (0.08)

6 (0.04)

17 (0.12)

  2

58

89

15 (0.19)*

5 (0.06)

20 (0.25)*

  4

80

126

41 (0.33)**

11 (0.09)

52 (0.41)**

 y v ma-l; mwh × y v ma-l F1 females (uric acid -)

  0

100

135

65 (0.48)

9 (0.07)

74 (0.55)

  2

62

84

63 (0.75)**

13 (0.15)

76 (0.90)**

  4

68

92

90 (0.98)**

29 (0.32)**

119 (1.29)**

Exp. 2

 y v ma-l; mwh × Oregon-R F1 females (uric acid +)

  0

100

151

19 (0.13)

4 (0.03)

23 (0.15)

  0.5

68

92

11 (0.12)

6 (0.07)

17 (0.18)

  1

67

108

31 (0.29)**

5 (0.05)

36 (0.33)**

  2

57

94

28 (0.30)**

8 (0.09)

36 (0.38)**

 y v ma-l; mwh × y v ma-l F1 females (uric acid -)

  0

100

117

46 (0.39)

11 (0.09)

57 (0.49)

  0.5

88

105

42 (0.40)

9 (0.09)

51 (0.49)

  1

95

111

66 (0.59)*

15 (0.14)

81 (0.73)*

  2

50

53

48 (0.91)**

4 (0.08)

52 (0.98)**

  1. *P ≤ 0.05, **P ≤ 0.01, a significant increase in comparison to the corresponding control