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7-Methoxy-2-nitronaphtho[2,1-b]furan (R7000)-induced mutation spectrum in the lacI gene of Escherichia coli: influence of SOS mutagenesis.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Dec 1996
Touati E, Krin E, Quillardet P, Hofnung M
Abstract excerpt
The mutagenic specificity of 7-methoxy-2-nitronaphtho[2,1-b]furan (R7000), a very potent genotoxic 2-nitrofuran, was investigated in the lacI gene of E.coli. To analyze the influence of SOS-mutagenesis on R7000-induced mutations, 86 and 84 LacI- mutants were respectively isolated from umuC+ and umuC strains. Treatment of bacteria with increasing concentrations of R7000, affected 2-4 times more the survival rate...
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