Our Ames test services include bacterial reverse mutation assays performed as fluctuation tests in a reduced liquid microplate format and exploiting a colorimetric read-out. Ames MPF and Ames II produce data with strong concordance to the classical Ames test but require considerably lower test item amounts. This makes them ideally suited to high-throughput screening projects.
Ames MPF - Test strains | TA98, TA100, TA1535, TA1537 |
Ames II – Test Strains | TA98, TAmix |
Metabolic activation | Typically, induced rat liver S9, other sources available |
Study Duration | < 3 Weeks |
Endpoint | Mutagenicity |