A microanalytical variant of the SOS Chromotest for genotoxicological evaluation of natural and synthetic products
Agents that can damage the DNA in vivo have potential adverse effects on human health. They may induce transmissible mutations and cancer. SOS Chromotest is a SOS transcriptional-fusion based assay, ß-galactosidase gene was located after a SOS promoter, thus its enzymatic activity indicates the leve...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elfos Scientiae
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Series: | Biotecnología Aplicada |
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Online Access: | http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1027-28522012000200006&lng=en&tlng=en |