Experiments in cell-free systems have demonstrated that 2-furaldehyde
causes DNA damage (Hadi & Rehman, 1989). Although bacterial mutation
studies with 2-furaldehyde have been largely negative, they have in general
been inadequately reported (Zdzienicka & Tudek, 1978; McMahon et al., 1979; Loquet et al., 1981; Soska et al., 1981; Marnett et al., 1985; Mortelmans et al., 1986; Shinohara & Omura, 1986; Kim et al., 1987, 1988; Nakamura et al., 1987; Shane et al., 1988; Kato et al., 1989). However, 2-furaldehyde is clearly genotoxic in vitro in mammalian cell test systems, producing chromosomal aberrations, gene
mutations, and sister chromatid exchanges (Stich et al., 1981; Gomez-Arroyo & Souza, 1985; McGregor et al., 1988; Nishi et al., 1989; NTP, 1990). In addition, one positive result and one negative result
were obtained in Drosophila tests (Woodruff et al., 1985; Rodriguez-Arnaiz et al., 1992). The genotoxic potential of 2-furaldehyde in vivo is less certain, with positive results being claimed in a briefly reported
cytogenetics study and negative results being reported in another cytogenetics
study and a sister chromatid exchange study (Subramanyam et al., 1989; NTP, 1990). Further details of these studies are provided in the
source document to this CICAD (Gregg et al., 1997). Overall, no firm conclusions can be drawn from these reports.
Point mutations in K-ras and H-ras genes were seen in the 2-furaldehyde-treated
mouse livers taken from the NTP carcinogenicity assay, demonstrating genotoxicity
(possibly direct) at the tumour site (Reynolds et al., 1987).
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