Stereochemistry of the in vitro and in vivo methylation of DNA by (R)- and (S)-N-[2H1,3H]methyl-N-nitrosourea and (R)- and (S)-N-nitroso-N- [2H1,3H]methyl-N-methylamine

Chemical Research in Toxicology

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1412-1419

  Spratt, Thomas E ^a,b   Zydowsky, Thomas M ^a,c   Floss, Heinz G ^a,d  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN HEALTH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c SHIPLEY COMPANY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 METHYLADENINE; 6 O METHYLGUANINE; 7 METHYLGUANINE; ACETIC ACID; DIAZONIUM COMPOUND; DNA; ETHYLMETHYLNITROSAMINE; METHYLNITROSOUREA;

ARTICLE; CARCINOGEN DNA INTERACTION; DNA ALKYLATION; DNA METHYLATION; MUTAGENESIS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ALKYLATING AGENTS; ANIMALS; DIAZOMETHANE; DNA; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; METHYLNITROSOUREA; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NITROSO COMPOUNDS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0031473892     PISSN: 0893228X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/tx970097b     Document Type: Article

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