CYCASIN - DETECTION OF ASSOCIATED MUTAGENIC ACTIVITY IN VIVO

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作者
GABRIDGE, MG
DENUNZIO, A
LEGATOR, MS
机构
[1] Cell Biology Branch, Division of Nutrition, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Washington
[2] Department of Microbiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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D O I
10.1126/science.163.3868.689
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Cycasin and its lagycone, methylazoxymethanol, increase the mutant frequency of Salmonella typhimurium histidine auxotrophs when tested in the host-mediated assay. As expected, the degree of cycasin-related mutagenic activity depends on the facility with which the compound can be enzymatically deglucosylated by the normal intestinal flora.
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