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Mutagenic effects of 5-formyluracil on a plasmid vector during replication in Escherichia coli.
International journal of radiation biology - 1 Jan 2001
Miyabe I, Zhang Q M, Sugiyama H, Kino K, Yonei S
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: 5-Formyluracil (5-foU) is a major derivative of thymine produced in DNA by ionizing radiation and various chemical oxidants. It has been previously shown that 5-foU in template DNA directs misincorporation of nucleotides by DNA polymerases during in vitro DNA synthesis. The present experiments were designed to understand the biological effects of5-foU in vivo. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The modified base was...
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