DNA-Protein Cross-Links Induced by Bis-Electrophiles

Diepoxybutane is a mutagenic and carcinogenic oxidation product of the important industrial chemical and environmental contaminant butadiene. The mutagenic potential of diepoxybutane is thought to be due in part to its bifunctional electrophilic character. One mechanism by which bis-electrophiles ca...

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Main Author: Loecken, Elisabeth Mary
Other Authors: Richard N. Armstrong, Ph.D.
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: VANDERBILT 2010
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Online Access:http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-04102010-225656/