Mutagenicity and toxicity of the DNA alkylation carcinogens 1,2-dimethylhydrazine and azoxymethane in Escherichia coli and Salmonella typhimurium

Mutagenesis

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 241-245

  Xiao, Wei ^a   Nowak, Malgorzata ^a   Laferte, Suzanne ^a   Fontanie, Treena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,2 DIMETHYLHYDRAZINE; ALKYLATING AGENT; AZOXYMETHANE; CARCINOGEN; DNA; METHYLATED DNA PROTEIN CYSTEINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; METHYLNITRONITROSOGUANIDINE; MUTAGENIC AGENT;

AMES TEST; ARTICLE; CARCINOGEN DNA INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA ALKYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERTANT; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TOXICITY;

1,2-DIMETHYLHYDRAZINE; ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; ALKYLATION; AZOXYMETHANE; CARCINOGENS; CELL EXTRACTS; DIMETHYLHYDRAZINES; DNA REPAIR; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METHYLNITRONITROSOGUANIDINE; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TRANSFERASES;

EID: 0029988163     PISSN: 02678357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mutage/11.3.241     Document Type: Article

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