Molecular analysis of mutations induced by ethylating N-nitroso compounds in the lacI gene of Escherichia coli

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 352, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 39-45

  Jiao, Jianli ^a,b   Pienkowska, Malgorzata ^a,c   Glickman, Barry W ^a   Zielenska, Maria ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alkylation; lacI gene; Mutational specificity

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATING AGENT; DIETHYLAMINE; ETHYLNITRONITROSOGUANIDINE; NITROSO DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; DNA FLANKING REGION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE DELETION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE MUTATION; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRESSOR GENE; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029943527     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0027-5107(95)00210-3     Document Type: Article

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