Mechanism of 2-aminopurine-stimulated mutagenesis in Escherichia coli

Mutation Research - Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis

Volumn 550, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 25-32

  Pitsikas, Photini ^a,c   Patapas, Jason M ^a   Cupples, Claire G ^a,b  

^a Civil and Environmental Engineering   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

2 Aminopurine; Escherichia coli; Mutation

Indexed keywords

2 AMINOPURINE; CYTOSINE; DNA BASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIUM TRANSFORMATION; BASE MISPAIRING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; MISMATCH REPAIR; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

2-AMINOPURINE; BINDING SITES; CYTOSINE; DNA REPAIR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTAGENESIS; MUTAGENS; MUTATION; PLASMIDS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 2342590569     PISSN: 00275107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2004.01.008     Document Type: Article

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