Article
Euglena gracilis as an eukaryotic test organism for detecting mutagens and antimutagens.
Mutation research - 18 Sept 1997
Foltínová P, Grones J
Abstract excerpt
The unicellular flagellate Euglena gracilis was used in order to assess the inhibition of N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) and N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU) mutagenicities, which induce white mutants due to the irreversible loss of chloroplasts. All tested compounds, including o-aminobenzoic acid and p-aminobenzoic acid, salicylic acid, acetylsalicylic acid, sodium salicylate and p-aminosalicylic acid,...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
