EFSA Compendium of Botanicals

Genotox #1: Rojas-Molina, M., Campos-Sánchez, J., Analla, M., Muñoz-Serrano, A., Alonso-Moraga, Á. Genotoxicity of vegetable cooking oils in the drosophila wing spot test. environmental and molecular mutagenesis, 2005, vol. 45, no. 1, p. 90–95. DOI: 10.1002/em.20078. [DOI link]

Study category:

Genotoxicity
Type of toxicological test:

somatic mutation assay in Drosophila (CHD045TT)
Method type:

in vitro
Tested organism:

Drosophila melanogaster (as animal) (A0CMC)
Sex:

Male/Female
Exogenous metabolic activation applied:

no data
Route of exposure:

OTHER (OECD0PL)
Control groups used:

yes
Is genotoxic:

Positive
Remarks on genotox study:

sesame oil produced higher frequencies of spots in the STD cross than the respective negative controls.
Internal remarks:

sesame oil showed some genotoxicity
Internal ID:

eid=2-s2.0-13444311535

Sesame (as plant) // Sesamum indicum L.