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Translesional synthesis on a DNA template containing N2-methyl-2'-deoxyguanosine catalyzed by the Klenow fragment of Escherichia coli DNA polymerase I.
Nucleic acids research - 1 May 2001
Yasui M, Matsui S, Ihara M, Laxmi Y R, Shibutani S, Matsuda T
Abstract excerpt
Formaldehyde is produced in most living systems and is present in the environment. Evidence that formaldehyde causes cancer in experimental animals infers that it may be a carcinogenic hazard to humans. Formaldehyde reacts with the exocyclic amino group of deoxyguanosine, resulting in the formation of N2-methyl-2'-deoxyguanosine (N2-Me-dG) via reduction of the Schiff base. The same reaction is likely to occur in...
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