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  • Title: Structure-mutagenicity relationship among aminoquinolines, aza-analogues of naphthylamine, and their N-acetyl derivatives.
    Author: Takahashi K, Kaiya T, Kawazoe Y.
    Journal: Mutat Res; 1987 Apr; 187(4):191-7. PubMed ID: 3550446.
    Abstract:
    The mutagenicity of 7 positional isomers of aminoquinolines (AQ) and their N-acetyl derivatives (AcAQ) was tested in Salmonella typhimurium TA100 and TA98 in the presence and absence of S9 mix. In a series of aminoquinolines, the order of mutagenic potency in the presence of S9 mix is: 5-AQ greater than 8-AQ greater than 7-AQ greater than 3-AQ greater than 2-AQ much greater than 4-AQ, 6-AQ. The alpha-positional isomers, 5-AQ and 8-AQ, are more mutagenic than the beta-isomer, 2-, 3-, 6-, 7-AQ's. These results are in contrast to the finding that beta-naphthylamine is more mutagenic than alpha-naphthylamine. In a series of N-acetylaminoquinolines, the order of mutagenic potency in the presence of S9 mix is: 7-AcAQ greater than 6-AcAQ greater than 8-AcAQ much greater than all the others. It is suggested that the AQ and AcAQ series might exert their mutagenicity through different molecular mechanisms (i.e., metabolic activation) from each other. The rate of metabolic activation does not seem to be correlated with the mutagenic potency of the compounds. It is noteworthy that 7-AQ and 8-AQ are mutagenic in both the strains tested in the absence of S9 mix.
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