Health & Environmental Research Online (HERO)


Print Feedback Export to File
700296 
Journal Article 
Mutagenicity of dichloroacetate, an ingredient of some formulations of pangamic acid (trade-named "vitamin B15") 
Herbert, V; Gardner, A; Colman, N 
1980 
Yes 
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
ISSN: 0002-9165
EISSN: 1938-3207 
EMICBACK/37379 
33 
6 
1179-1182 
English 
6992558 
Dichloroacetate demonstrates low grade mutagenicity in the Ames Salmonella/mammaltan microsome mutagenicity test. This evidence of probable carcinogenicity must be considered in any proposed use of dichloroacetate or of preparations of pangamic acid (trade-named "vitamin B15") containing dichloroacetate.