Metabolic activation of meta-phenylenediamine by the alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.

doi:10.1016/s1383-5718(97)00061-2

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Metabolic activation of meta-phenylenediamine by the alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.

Mutation research - 14 Jul 1997

Vlcek D, Miadoková E, Vlckova V, Slaninová M, Podstavková S

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Promutagens/procarcinogens arylamines are widely distributed in the environment. While it is accepted that these compounds can be metabolized to ultimate mutagens in mammals and higher plants, in aquatic plants they have not yet been explored. Intact wild-type and repair-deficient strains of Chla...

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Animals
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
DNA Repair
Mutagenicity Tests
Mutagens
Mutation
Phenylenediamines
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Salmonella typhimurium
Toxicity Tests

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