The role of mutation frequency decline and SOS repair systems in methyl methanesulfonate mutagenesis.

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Methyl methanesulfonate (MMS) is an SN2 type alkylating agent which predominantly methylates nitrogen atoms in purines. Among the methylated bases 3meA and 3meG are highly mutagenic and toxic. The excision of these lesions leads to the formation of apurinic (AP) sites and subsequently to AT-->TA or GC-->TA transversions. The in vivo method based on phenotypic analysis of Arg+ revertants of Escherichia coli K12...

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