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  3. Mutagenicity of anthraquinone and azo dyes in Ames' Salmonella typhimurium test

Mutagenicity of anthraquinone and azo dyes in Ames' Salmonella typhimurium test

  • Mutat Res. 1979 Dec;68(4):307-12. doi: 10.1016/0165-1218(79)90163-0.
S Venturini,  M Tamaro
PMID: 392318 DOI: 10.1016/0165-1218(79)90163-0
Abstract

23 dyes belonging to different chemical classes--anthraquinones, mono- and bis-azo compounds--were tested for their mutagenic activity on Ames strains of Salmonella typhimurium. 5 dyes induced frameshift mutations.

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