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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Main Authors: Elizabeth B Cuétara, Alba Álvarez, Alena Alonso, Mariolys Vernhe, Angel Sánchez-Lamar, Tatiana Festary, Jeannete Rico
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elfos Scientiae
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