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Genotoxicity of water extracts from the River Yamuna at Mathura, India
10.1002/tox.10101.abs
Water samples were collected from the River Yamuna at Mathura, India, and concentrated by using XAD resins (Amberlite XAD‐4 and XAD‐8) and liquid–liquid extraction procedures. The genotoxicities of the extracted water samples were evaluated by the Ames Salmonella/mammalian microsome test, DNA repair of defective mutants, and bacteriophage λ systems. The results of the Salmonella test demonstrated that the XAD‐concentrated water samples had maximum mutagenicity with the TA98 strain, both with and without metabolic activation. The XAD‐concentrated water samples collected in the summer showed maximum mutagenic responses compared with those collected in other seasons, whereas the liquid–liquid extracted samples exhibited maximum mutagenic activity during the postmonsoon season. The damage brought about during DNA repair of defective mutants in the presence of XAD‐concentrated water samples was found to be remarkably high compared with the liquid–liquid extracted water samples at a dose level of 20 μL/mL of culture. All the mutants invariably exhibited significant decline in their colony‐forming units compared with their isogenic wild‐type counterparts. Survival was decreased by 86.7% and 65.1% in the polA− strain after 6 h of treatment with XAD‐concentrated and liquid–liquid extracted water samples, respectively. A significant decrease in the survival of bacteriophage λ was also observed when treated with test samples. The damage was more pronounced in lexA mutants when the phage was treated with XAD‐concentrated samples. The recA, lexA, and polA mutants of E. coli K‐12 were found to be sensitive to the test samples, suggesting damage to the DNA of exposed cells as well as to the role of recA+, lexA+, and polA+ genes in coping with the hazardous effect of the pollutants. The results demonstrated substantial genotoxicity and mutagenicity in the water samples tested. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Environ Toxicol 18: 69–77, 2003.
Genotoxicity of water extracts from the River Yamuna at Mathura, India
10.1002/tox.10101.abs
Water samples were collected from the River Yamuna at Mathura, India, and concentrated by using XAD resins (Amberlite XAD‐4 and XAD‐8) and liquid–liquid extraction procedures. The genotoxicities of the extracted water samples were evaluated by the Ames Salmonella/mammalian microsome test, DNA repair of defective mutants, and bacteriophage λ systems. The results of the Salmonella test demonstrated that the XAD‐concentrated water samples had maximum mutagenicity with the TA98 strain, both with and without metabolic activation. The XAD‐concentrated water samples collected in the summer showed maximum mutagenic responses compared with those collected in other seasons, whereas the liquid–liquid extracted samples exhibited maximum mutagenic activity during the postmonsoon season. The damage brought about during DNA repair of defective mutants in the presence of XAD‐concentrated water samples was found to be remarkably high compared with the liquid–liquid extracted water samples at a dose level of 20 μL/mL of culture. All the mutants invariably exhibited significant decline in their colony‐forming units compared with their isogenic wild‐type counterparts. Survival was decreased by 86.7% and 65.1% in the polA− strain after 6 h of treatment with XAD‐concentrated and liquid–liquid extracted water samples, respectively. A significant decrease in the survival of bacteriophage λ was also observed when treated with test samples. The damage was more pronounced in lexA mutants when the phage was treated with XAD‐concentrated samples. The recA, lexA, and polA mutants of E. coli K‐12 were found to be sensitive to the test samples, suggesting damage to the DNA of exposed cells as well as to the role of recA+, lexA+, and polA+ genes in coping with the hazardous effect of the pollutants. The results demonstrated substantial genotoxicity and mutagenicity in the water samples tested. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Environ Toxicol 18: 69–77, 2003.
Genotoxicity of water extracts from the River Yamuna at Mathura, India
Aleem, Asma (author) / Malik, Abdul (author)
Environmental Toxicology ; 18 ; 69-77
2003-01-01
9 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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