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Toxic effect of metals on DNA synthesis

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7294451
An in vitro DNA polymerase I system was used to study the effects of divalent metal ions on DNA replication/repair. The metals Ba/sup + +/, Ca/sup + +/, Cu/sup + +/, Co/sup + +/, Ni/sup + +/, Cd/sup + +/, Hg/sup + +/, Pb/sup + +/, and Zn/sup + +/ increasingly inhibited DNA polymerization in the order listed. BSA had a profound effect in the system, abolishing the inhibitory effect of Cd/sup + +/. DNA primer-template at sufficiently high levels abolished Cd/sup + +/ inhibition. Adjustment of mononucleotide levels gave rise to a multiphasic inhibition pattern. The interpretation of these findings with respect to toxicity levels of divalent metals is discussed.
Research Organization:
California Univ., Los Angeles (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
EY-76-C-03-0012
OSTI ID:
7294451
Report Number(s):
UCLA-12-1130
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English