Bacterial DNA repair genes and their eukaryotic homologues: 3. AlkB dioxygenase and Ada methyltransferase in the direct repair of alkylated DNA

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 459-468

  Nieminuszczy, Jadwiga ^a   Grzesiuk, Elzbieta ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS   (Poland)

Author keywords

Adaptive response; AlkB; Alkylating agents; DNA repair

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 35348910181     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: 1734154X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18388/abp.2007_3221     Document Type: Review

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