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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
Abstract excerpt
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 Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Saccharomyces cerevisiae D7 strain were assayed for their ability to activate...
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