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Title: Relationship between repair processes and mutation induction in bacteria. [UV radiation; methyl methanesulfonate; N-methyl-N/sup 1/-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine; N-methyl-N-nitrosourea; N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea; ethyl methanesulfanate; N-ethyl-nitrosoguanidine; 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide]

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OSTI ID:6098705

The main repair and replication-associated processes that can influence the induction of mutations by various mutagens in bacteria are reviewed. These include both constitutive and induced, error-free and error-prone systems. The mutation yield from a treatment with a mutagen can be markedly affected by which of these systems is operating in a given bacterial species or strain. The effect of these systems on mutation induction by ultraviolet light, monofunctional alkylating agents, base analogues, and frameshift mutagens is discussed in some detail. The bearing of these studies on the practical problems of estimating hazards is briefly considered. 79 references.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-26
OSTI ID:
6098705
Report Number(s):
CONF-790676-1
Resource Relation:
Conference: Conference on DNA repair and mutagenesis in bacteria, Atlanta, GA, USA, 25 Jun 1979
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English