| Literature DB >> 6306454 |
E Seeberg, A L Steinum, M Nordenskjöld, S Söderhäll, B Jernström.
Abstract
Covalently closed circular plasmid DNA was modified by benzo[alpha]pyrene diolepoxide and incubated with partially purified fractions of the Escherichia coli uvr+ gene products. Strand breaks were introduced into the modified DNA by the uvrABC endonuclease; on average, one break was formed for each bound benzo[alpha]pyrene residue in the DNA. These results are direct evidence that benzo[alpha]pyrene adducts in DNA are acted upon by the same repair enzyme as those that handle UV-induced lesions in DNA.Entities:
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Year: 1983 PMID: 6306454 DOI: 10.1016/0167-8817(83)90036-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mutat Res ISSN: 0027-5107 Impact factor: 2.433