Nitrosated peptides and polyamines as endogenous mutagens in O6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase deficient cells

Carcinogenesis

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1561-1567

  Sedgwick, Barbara ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATING AGENT; AZASERINE; MUTAGENIC AGENT; PEPTIDE; POLYAMINE; TRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; DNA ALKYLATION; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MUTAGENICITY; NITROSATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SPONTANEOUS MUTATION;

AZASERINE; CADAVERINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; METHYLNITRONITROSOGUANIDINE; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MUTATION; O(6)-METHYLGUANINE-DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; POLYAMINES; PUTRESCINE; SPERMINE;

EID: 0031426032     PISSN: 01433334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/carcin/18.8.1561     Document Type: Article

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