Increase of sensitivity and validity of the SOS/umu-test after replacement of the β-galactosidase reporter gene with luciferase

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 394, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 9-16

  Schmid, Claudia ^a   Reifferscheid, Georg ^a   Zahn, Rudolf K ^a   Bachmann, Michael ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Genotoxicity; Luciferase; Umu test

Indexed keywords

LUCIFERASE;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME ASSAY; GENOTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GENES, REPORTER; LUCIFERASES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOS RESPONSE (GENETICS);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0031459664     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(97)00118-6     Document Type: Article

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