A novel bacterial reversion and forward mutation assay based on green fluorescent protein

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 414, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 95-105

  Cariello, Neal F ^a   Narayanan, Sabrina ^a   Kwanyuen, Puntipa ^a   Muth, Heidi ^a   Casey, Warren M ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial; Green fluorescent protein; Mutagenesis; Mutation

Indexed keywords

6 CHLORO 9 [3 (2 CHLOROETHYL)AMINOPROPYLAMINO] 2 METHOXYACRIDINE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; METHYLNITRONITROSOGUANIDINE;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE MUTATION; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AMINACRINE; ARABINOSE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; METHYLNITRONITROSOGUANIDINE; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; NITROGEN MUSTARD COMPOUNDS; OPERON; PLASMIDS; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032507678     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(98)00043-6     Document Type: Article

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