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Fig. 2 | Genes and Environment

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From: Carcinogenic risk of food additive AF-2 banned in Japan: a case study on reassessment of genotoxicity

Fig. 2

Mutagenicity of AF-2 in the Ames test and the influence of bacterial nitroreductase on its mutagenicity (A) Base substitutions and (B) Frameshift mutations , TA100 without S9 mix; , TA100 with S9 mix; , YG7128 without S9 mix; ▲, YG7128 with S9 mix; □, TA98 without S9 mix; ■, TA98 with S9 mix; , YG7132 without S9 mix and , YG7132 with S9 mix. The concentrations used in the tests were 0, 0.0125, 0.025, 0.05, 0.1 and 0.2 μg/plate as indicated at the X-axes. Each plot indicates a mean value for the number of revertants on triplicate plates

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