Review of the Salmonella typhimurium mutagenicity of benzidine, benzidine analogues, and benzidine-based dyes

Mutation Research - Reviews in Mutation Research

Volumn 612, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 58-76

  Chung, King Thom ^a   Chen, Ssu Ching ^b   Claxton, Larry D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzidine analogues; Mutagenicity; Salmonella typhimurium

Indexed keywords

BENZIDINE; BENZIDINE DERIVATIVE; CONGO RED; DYE;

BACTERIAL STRAIN; CARCINOGENESIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; GENE MUTATION; GENOTOXICITY; MICROSOME; MUTAGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TOXICOKINETICS;

ANIMALS; BENZIDINES; COLORING AGENTS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MAMMALIA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 29944443592     PISSN: 13835742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2005.08.001     Document Type: Review

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