2-thiobarbituric acid, and fatty acid methyl esters were obtained from Sigma-Aldrich Chemical (Steinheim, Germany). Boron/methanol trifluoride and heptane were purchased from Merck (Whitehouse Station, NJ, USA). Potassium hydroxide, hexane, cyclohexanone, hydrochloric acid, trichloroacetic acid and ammonium sulfate were from Panreac (Barcelona, Spain).
Salmonella typhimurium strains TA97a and TA98 and the Mutazime S9 mix at 10% from livers of Aroclor 1254-induced rats were purchased from Moltox (Boone, NC, USA). Nutrient broth and Phosphate Buffered Saline (PBS) tablets were obtained from Oxoid (Basingtone, UK). 4-nitro-o-phenylenediamine (NPD), 2-aminoanthracene (AA) and 2-aminofluorene (AF), histidine and biotin were obtained from Sigma-Aldrich.