NONMUTAGENIC CARCINOGENS ARE PRIMARILY HYDROPHOBIC

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作者
MCCOY, GD [1 ]
ROSENKRANZ, HS [1 ]
KLOPMAN, G [1 ]
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[1] CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIV,DEPT CHEM,CLEVELAND,OH 44106
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10.1093/carcin/11.7.1111
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R73 [肿瘤学];
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100214 ;
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There is no unique mechanism to explain the activity in animals of 'non-genotoxic' carcinogens. In this they differ from 'genotoxic' carcinogens that are DNA reactive. In the present study it is reported that non-mutagenic carcinogens, as a group, have significantly higher computed octanol/water partition coefficients than mutagenic ones. This property of non-mutagenic carcinogens may suggest that their ability to induce tumors is associated with membraneous receptor sites and/or a longer residence time in the animal. © 1990 Oxford University Press.
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