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mutagen
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mutagen Compound that causes mutations and may be carcinogenic; see also
Ames test.
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Food mutagens
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 3/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...the effect of food mutagens in carcinogenesis can...penetrant genes that affect mutagen exposure of DNA through...the effects of food mutagens in carcinogenesis can...penetrant genes that affect mutagen exposure of DNA through...reviews the role of food mutagens in mutagenesis and ...
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Carcinogens and mutagens. (food compositions) (Coffee Break with Dr. Samuel Lee) (Column)
Magazine article from: Tea & Coffee Trade Journal; 1/1/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...produces carcinogens and mutagens__ergo we should give up coffee. They argue: many mutagens are carcinogenic. Coffee...is one of the identified mutagens, as is the closely related...and, another bacterial mutagen. This substance has not...
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Fifth international conference on environmental mutagens. (Fifth International Conference of the International Association of Environmental Mutagen Societies)
PR Newswire; 7/14/1989; 672 words
; ...CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENS CLEVELAND, July 14 /PRNewswire...Association of Environmental Mutagen Societies (IAEMS), hosted...come from the Environmental Mutagen Society of North America...of which the Environmental Mutagen Society of North America is...
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Change of venue: taking environmental mutagen research to the developing world.(NIEHS News)
Magazine article from: Environmental Health Perspectives; 12/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...information on environmental mutagens. The fruit of that labor...Conference on Environmental Mutagens in Human Populations (ICEMHP...the U.S. Environmental Mutagen Society, the European Environmental Mutagen Society, the International...
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Lawrence Livermore scientists to present papers at environmental mutagen conference. (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, International Conference on Environmental Mutagens) (includes conference agenda)
PR Newswire; 7/7/1989; 700+ words
; ...PRESENT PAPERS AT ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGEN CONFERENCE CLEVELAND, July...Conference on Environmental Mutagens. It will be held July 10...carcinogens. Half of them are also mutagens and are predicted well by the...testing. 5. Environmental mutagens in water, air, soil, food...
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Fifth international conference on environmental mutagens. (NEWS ADVISORY)
PR Newswire; 7/11/1989; 700+ words
; ...CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENS The international association of environmental mutagen associations is convening...Risk assessment of food mutagens. School of Medicine, room...determine if environmental mutagens produce specific or general...
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DNA damage induced by mutagens in plant and human cell nuclei in acellular comet assay
Magazine article from: Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica; 1/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...human cells to physical and chemical mutagens showed differences in their sensitivity...DNA-damaging effects of two chemical mutagens: maleic acid hydrazide (MH) and N...DNA-damaging effect of two chemical mutagens: maleic acid hydrazide (MH) and N...
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Binding of Mutagens to Exopolysaccharide Produced by Lactobacillus plantarum Mutant Strain 301102S
Magazine article from: Journal of Dairy Science; 8/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...strain 301102S showed binding ability to mutagens such as heterocyclic amines, and the mutagens were inactivated by binding to EPS. The...hydrophobic bonds, and the EPS would bind mutagens in the intestine. Key words: exopolysaccharide...
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Sorting out cancer IQs in browned meat. (food-borne mutagens)
Magazine article from: Science News; 1/8/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...produces a host of powerful mutagens know as heterocyclic amines...have linked these food-borne mutagens -- especially one known as...1980s as a direct-acting mutagen in the Ames test, a bacterial...possess to detoxify certain mutagens, explains John H. Weisburger...
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Cooking meat adds to cancer-causing mutagens.
Newspaper article from: Nutrition Health Review; 9/22/1989; 574 words
; ...Cooking Meat Adds to Cancer-Causing Mutagens Using monoclonal antibodies, scientists...in a barbeque pit, the newly detected mutagens are produced by the natural constituents...degrees had only "small amounts" of mutagens. The finding may have the most serious...
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Mutagen
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...including humans). Most mutagens are of natural origin...small doses of a mutagen usually have little...later identified as a mutagen. Mutagens can be found in foods...unknowingly exposed to mutagens. However, some mutagen-containing substances...
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mutagen
Book article from: A Dictionary of Biology
mutagen An agent that causes an increase in the number of mutants (see mutation ) in a population. Mutagens operate either by causing changes in the DNA of...radiation (e.g. X-rays) have been identified as mutagens.
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Ames Test
Book article from: Genetics
...and physical agents. Mutagens generate changes in...example, is a very potent mutagen. The ethyl group of...result in disease. Many mutagens cause a wide variety...promutagens into active mutagens. These potentially...convert the agent to a mutagen, the Ames test will...
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Mutagenesis
Book article from: Genetics
...by many to protect against mutagens that are generated by normal...also contain deleterious mutagens known as carcinogens . Many chemical mutagens exist both naturally in the...chemical to be recognized as a mutagen was mustard gas, which had...
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Mutation
Book article from: Biology
...chemicals or high-energy radiation (mutagens). Mutation rates vary from organism...effect. A variety of chemicals act as mutagens. Some chemicals, such as bromouracil...mustard gas, chemically modify DNA. Mutagens, which affect DNA, are distinct from...
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