Effect of interaction between 5-azacytidine and DNA (cytosine-5) methyltransferase on C-to-G and C-to-T mutations in Escherichia coli

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 429, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-44

  Doiron, Kathy M J ^a   Lavigne Nicolas, Johann ^a   Cupples, Claire G ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

5 Azacytidine; DNA (cytosine 5) methyltransferase; Escherichia coli; Mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

AZACITIDINE; DNA (CYTOSINE 5) METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METHYLATION; MUTAGENESIS; MUTANT; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AZACITIDINE; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MUTAGENESIS; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTATION; PLASMIDS; POINT MUTATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032817359     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-5107(99)00099-8     Document Type: Article

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