Mixture toxicity of reactive chemicals by using two bacterial growth assays as indicators of protein and DNA damage

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 8753-8761

  Richter, Manuela ^a   Escher, Beate I ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOASSAY; CELLS; DNA; PROTEINS; TOXICITY;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; ELECTROPHILES; MIXTURE TOXICITY; REACTIVE CHEMICALS;

CHEMICALS;

ACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZYL CHLORIDE; DNA; EPOXIDE; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN; THIOL GROUP;

TOXICITY;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CHEMICAL REACTION; DNA DAMAGE; GROWTH INHIBITION;

ACRYLATES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL; DNA DAMAGE; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG SYNERGISM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLUTATHIONE; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; TOXICITY TESTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 27744572101     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es050758o     Document Type: Article

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