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• Title:
  Genotoxicity of the organophosphorus compound methylparaoxon evaluated by the comet assay
• Creator:
  Trzeciak, Andrzej;
  Blasiak, Janusz;
  Wojewódzka, Maria;
  Kowalik, Joanna
• Contributor:
  Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Lodz
• Description:
  Pesticides are widely used in agriculture, food production and household. Due to the broad spectrum of their activity, their biological action is extensively investigated. We assessed the genotoxidty of methylparaoxon - the main metabolite of commonly used organophosphorus insecticide, methylparathion. Freshly isolated human peripheral blood lymphocytes were incubated for 1 h with methylparaoxon at 37° C, and then, were incubated in methylparaoxon-free medium to examine DNA repair. Alkaline single cell gel electrophoresis (the comet assay) was used to assess DNA damage and repair. Methylparaoxon induced moderate DNA damages that were almost completely repaired after 60 min. Obtained results suggest that methylparaoxon could induce single-strand breaks in DNA both directly and by methylathion of DNA bases.;
  Zadanie pt. „Digitalizacja i udostępnienie w Cyfrowym Repozytorium Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego kolekcji czasopism naukowych wydawanych przez Uniwersytet Łódzki” nr 885/P-DUN/2014 dofinansowane zostało ze środków MNiSW w ramach działalności upowszechniającej naukę.
• Object availability:
  free access
• Date:
  2015.10.01;
  2001
• Type:
  Article
• Language:
  English
• Format:
  application/pdf
• Publisher:
  Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
• Relation:
  Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Biochimica et Biophysica;15
• Identifier:
  0208-614X;
  http://hdl.handle.net/11089/12035
• Data provider:
  Repozytorium Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
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