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Mutations induced by benzo[a]pyrene and dibenzo[a,l]pyrene in lacI transgenic B6C3F1 mouse lung result from stable DNA adducts.
Mutagenesis - 1 Nov 2008
Leavitt Sharon A, George Michael H, Moore Tanya, Ross Jeffrey A
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Dibenzo[a,l]pyrene (DB[a,l]P) and benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) are carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) that are each capable of forming a variety of covalent adducts with DNA. Some of the DNA adducts formed by these PAHs have been demonstrated to spontaneously depurinate, producing apurinic (AP) sites. The significance of the formation of AP sites as a key event in the production of mutations and...
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