Photomutagenicity assays are required for regulatory submissions of some chemicals. As yet there are no well-validated protocols available for these assays. Critical factors which may contribute to the ability of a bacterial assay to detect photomutagens (e.g. dose of UV and test chemical, exposure conditions, light source, bacterial strains) were investigated using two known photomutagens, chlorpromazine and 8-methoxypsoralen. Salmonella typhimurium strains TA98, TA102 and TA1537 and Escherichia coli strains WP2 and WP2(pKM101) were used and differences in the responsiveness of these strains were observed with these substances. Both chemicals were detected using either UV exposure in suspension or on the agar plates. On the basis of these observations and on other results reported in the literature, recommendations are made on protocol aspects for assessing photomutagenic potential in routine screening tests. Using these recommendations the sunscreen para-aminobenzoic acid was tested in S.typhimurium strains TA98, TA100, TA1535, TA1537 and E. coli strains WP2 and WP2 (pKM101), using both plate irradiation and suspension exposure conditions. No evidence of mutagenic potential was detected.

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