The in vitro methylation of DNA by a minor groove binding methyl sulfonate ester

Chemical Research in Toxicology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1996, Pages

  Encell, Lance ^a   Shuker, David E G ^b   Foiles, Peter G ^c,d   Gold, Barry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c AMERICAN HEALTH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^d Alteon Inc   (United States)

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