New tester strains of Salmonella typhimurium lacking O6-methylguanine DNA methyltransferases and highly sensitive to mutagenic alkylating agents

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 381, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 15-24

  Yamada, Masami ^a   Matsui, Keiko ^a   Sofuni, Toshio ^a   Nohmi, Takehiko ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alkylating agent; Mutagenicity; O6 Methylguanine DNA methyltransferase; Salmonella typhimurium

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATING AGENT; CHLOROETHYLNITROSOUREA; DIETHYLNITROSAMINE; DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; ETHYLNITROSOUREA; MESYLIC ACID; MESYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; MESYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; METHYLNITROSOUREA; NITROSOGUANIDINE;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

ALKYLATING AGENTS; ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE; FURANS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; O(6)-METHYLGUANINE-DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; PLASMIDS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

ADA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0030786804     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-5107(97)00139-5     Document Type: Article

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