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Record 1 1997-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
  • Water Pollution
CONT

This is an alternative bacterial test which detects when an E. coli has had its DNA repair enzymes activated. Mutagens activate specific enzymes which repair damage in DNA, and the test uses a side-effect of these enzymes to detect their activity. Not generally accepted.

OBS

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, 79 p. 5971.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
  • Pollution de l'eau
DEF

Test de mutagénicité dans lequel on détermine la capacité d'une bustance à induire l'hydrolyse d'un substrat enzymolique chromogène.

OBS

La génotoxicité du TB a été évaluée à l'aide du SOS Chromotest qui utilise une souche d'Escherichia coli manipulée sur le plan génétique.

OBS

Source : Revue des sciences de l'eau 4(1), 1991, p. 124.

Spanish

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