THE USE OF A STREAMLINED BACTERIAL MUTAGENICITY ASSAY, THE MINISCREEN

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BROOKS, TM
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[1] Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG3 1PY, Corning Hazleton, Otley Road
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10.1093/mutage/10.5.447
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Q3 [遗传学];
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071007 [遗传学]; 090102 [作物遗传育种];
摘要
A streamlined bacterial mutagenicity assay, the MINISCREEN, was developed to enable the rapid screening of a large number of chemical compounds on a purely qualitative basis, Experiments with a series of known carcinogens/mutagens and non-carcinogens/mutagens showed a good correlation with conventional bacterial mutagenicity assays (Ames tests), and the subsequent testing of over 300 candidate agricultural chemicals and over 100 industrial chemicals has proven its value as a screening method.
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