Methionine reduces spontaneous and alkylation-induced mutagenesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells deficient in O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 430, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 99-107

  Bawa, Sonya ^a   Xiao, Wei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chemoprevention; DNA repair methyltransferase; Mutagenesis; S adenosylmethionine; Yeast

Indexed keywords

ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENT; METHIONINE; METHYLATED DNA PROTEIN CYSTEINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; METHYLNITRONITROSOGUANIDINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; DNA ALKYLATION; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SPONTANEOUS MUTATION;

ALKYLATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DNA, FUNGAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; INTRACELLULAR FLUID; METHIONINE; METHYLNITRONITROSOGUANIDINE; MUTAGENESIS; O(6)-METHYLGUANINE-DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MAMMALIA; RODENTIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0032737127     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-5107(99)00163-3     Document Type: Article

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