Genotoxic and recombinogenic activities of the two β-carboline alkaloids harman and harmine in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 500, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 39-48

  Boeira, Jane Marlei ^a   Viana, Alice Fialho ^a   Picada, Jaqueline Nascimento ^a   Henriques, João Antonio Pêgas ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Harman; Harmine; Mutagenicity; Recombinogenesis; Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; BETA CARBOLINE DERIVATIVE; HARMAN; HARMINE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; DIPLOIDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; EXCISION REPAIR; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE CONVERSION; GENETIC EPISTASIS; GENOTOXICITY; HAPLOIDY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MUTAGENICITY; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOMATIC CROSSING OVER;

SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0037139155     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-5107(01)00294-9     Document Type: Article

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