Comparison of SYBR® Green I nucleic acid gel stain mutagenicity and ethidium bromide mutagenicity in the Salmonella/mammalian microsome reverse mutation assay (Ames test)

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 439, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-47

  Singer, Victoria L ^a   Lawlor, Timothy E ^b   Yue, Stephen ^a  

^a MOLECULAR PROBES INC   (United States)

^b UK   (United States)

Author keywords

Ames test; Ethidium bromide; Frameshift indicator; Gel stain; Intercalation; Mutagenicity; SYBR green I

Indexed keywords

CYANINE DYE; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; LIVER EXTRACT; NUCLEIC ACID; ETHIDIUM; FLUORESCENT DYE; INTERCALATING AGENT; MUTAGENIC AGENT; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SYBR GREEN I;

AMES TEST; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROSOME; MUTAGENIC ACTIVITY; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERTANT; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAIN; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENETICS; LIVER MICROSOME; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MUTAGEN TESTING; POINT MUTATION;

SALMONELLA;

ANIMALS; ETHIDIUM; FLUORESCENT DYES; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; INTERCALATING AGENTS; MICROSOMES, LIVER; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; POINT MUTATION; RATS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0033514470     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5718(98)00172-7     Document Type: Article

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