Research Article

Safety Assessment of Water-Extract Sericin from Silkworm (Bombyx mori) Cocoons Using Different Model Approaches

Table 2

Results of the bacterial reverse mutation test for water-extract sericin.

GroupsTA97aTA98TA100TA102TA1535
-S9+S9-S9+S9-S9+S9-S9+S9-S9+S9

Sericin
 5000 μg/plate
 1581 μg/plate
 500 μg/plate
 158 μg/plate
 50 μg/plate
 Untreated control
 H2O control
 DMSO control
Positive control
 2-AF
 DNR
 Dexon
 NaN3
 1,8-DHAQ
 CP

Values represent the of triplicates. -S9: without metabolic activation; +S9: with metabolic activation; 2-AF: 2-aminofluorene (10 μg/plate); DNR: daunorubicin (6 μg/plate); Dexon: dexon (50 μg/plate); NaN3: sodium azide (1.5 μg/plate); 1,8-DHAQ: 1, 8-dihydroxyanthraquinone (50 μg/plate); CP: cyclophosphamide (200 μg/plate).