| Literature DB >> 15157657 |
Motoe Katoh1, Akihiro Araki, Takahiro Ogura, Ruby P A Valdivia.
Abstract
6-Dimethylaminopurine (6-DMAP) and cycloheximide have recently been used for successful production of cloned mammals. We investigated whether 6-DMAP or cycloheximide are mutagenic agents in the Ames test. Whereas cycloheximide showed no differences compared to the negative control in any of the tester strains, 6-DMAP was clearly mutagenic in Salmonella typhimurium strain TA1535. Here, we strongly propose that innocuous chemicals be used in the production of cloned animals.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15157657 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2004.03.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mutat Res ISSN: 0027-5107 Impact factor: 2.433