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Thomas Steinbrecher

Relationship between mutagenicity and DNA adduct formation in mammalian cells for fjord- and bay-region diol-epoxides of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

Abstract Chinese hamster V79 cells were treated with the anti- and syn-diastereomers of the bay- or fjord-region diol-epoxides of four polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, namely benzo[a]pyrene (BP), benzo[c]chrysene (BcC), benzo[g]chrysene (BgC) and benzo[c]phenanthrene (BcPh). The frequency of induction of 6-thioguanine-resistant mutations was determined, and the extent of formation of DNA adducts was measured by 32P-postlabelling. When expressed as mutation frequency per nanomoles compound per millilitre incubation medium, this group of chemicals expressed a 160-fold range in potency. In agreement with previous experimental studies, the anti-diol-epoxide of BcC was highly mutagenic, inducin…

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DNA Polymerase Action on Oligonucleotide Templates from Human Ha-rasProtooncogene Containing N6-Deoxyadenosine Adducts Derived from Trans Addition of (+)- and (-)-anti-Benzo[c]phenanthrene-3,4-dihydrodiol 1,2-epoxides at Codon 61

Abstract In the present work we have used a DNA polymerase assay to investigate the primer extension with T7 DNA polymerase (Sequenase 2.0) and the Klenow fragment of Escherichia coli DNA polymerase I (exo − KF) on chemically synthesized 21mer templates representing partial sequences of the human Ha-ras protooncogene with site-specifically positioned trans-N 6-dA adducts of (-)- (adduct 1) and (+)-anti-benzo[c]phenanthrene 3,4-dihydrodiol 1,2-epoxides (adduct 2) at codon 61 (CA∗G; A∗ indicates the adducted position). With Sequenase 2.0 a complete block of primer extension opposite both adduct 1 and 2 was noted using a 10mer primer reaching the (n-1)-position of the adduct. A detailed analys…

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ChemInform Abstract: Synthesis of Oligodeoxynucleotides Containing Diastereomeric Dihydrodiol Epoxide-N6-Deoxyadenosine Adducts of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons.

Abstract A generally applicable route is reported for the synthesis of oligodeoxynucleotides which contain structurally defined N 6 -deoxyadenosine adducts, derived from sterically highly hindered dihydrodiol epoxides of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH).

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Synthesis of oligodeoxynucleotides containing diastereomeric dihydrodiol epoxide-N6-deoxyadenosine adducts of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Abstract A generally applicable route is reported for the synthesis of oligodeoxynucleotides which contain structurally defined N 6 -deoxyadenosine adducts, derived from sterically highly hindered dihydrodiol epoxides of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH).

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