Evaluation of the possible mutagenicity of cyanamide using the Ames and Devoret tests
Cadena, A.; Arso, J.; Vallès, J.M.; Llagostera, M.; Vericat, J.A.; Barbé, J.
Bollettino Chimico Farmaceutico 123(2): 74-82
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0006-6648 PMID: 6378217 Document Number: 5291
Cyanamide interferes with the metabolism of alcohol and is used as a help to dissuade alcoholies from drinking. Cyanamide was tested for mutagenicity by bacterial procedures, with Salmonella typhimurium (Ames test) and Escherichia coli (Devoret test), both in absence and presence of metabolic activation systems. The results show that cyanamide is nonmutagenic with these assays.
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