Genotoxicity of singlet oxygen.

doi:10.1016/0009-2797(91)90086-m

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Genotoxicity of singlet oxygen.

Chemico-biological interactions - 1 Jan 1991

Epe B

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Singlet oxygen, 1O2 (1 delta g), fulfills essential prerequisites for a genotoxic substance, like hydroxyl radicals and other oxygen radicals: it can react efficiently with DNA and it can be generated inside cells, e.g. by photosensitization and enzymatic oxidation. As might be anticipated from t...

Topics

Animals
Carcinogenicity Tests
DNA Damage
Free Radicals
Guanine
Humans
Mutation
Oxygen
Risk Factors
Singlet Oxygen

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