[Effects of the gas phase of cigarette smoke on the induction of the petite colony mitochondrial mutation by ethidium bromide in yeast].

doi:10.1016/0165-1218(85)90099-0

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[Effects of the gas phase of cigarette smoke on the induction of the petite colony mitochondrial mutation by ethidium bromide in yeast].

Mutation research - 1 Jan 2000

Fayeulle J P

Abstract excerpt

The induction of the mitochondrial 'petite' mutation (rho-) in haploid yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) by ethidium bromide is reduced or even abolished if cells are also treated with the gas phase of cigarette smoke. This is observed not only in the case of simultaneous treatments but also when...

Topics

DNA, Mitochondrial
Depression, Chemical
Drug Antagonism
Ethidium
Mutagenicity Tests
Mutation
Plants, Toxic
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Smoke
Time Factors
Nicotiana

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