Genotoxic evaluation of sodium nitroprusside in Aspergillus nidulans
Genet. mol. biol
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28(4): 798-803, Dec. 2005. ilus, tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
The exogenous nitric oxide donor, sodium nitroprusside, evaluated the recombinogenic potential of nitric oxide. Drug inhibited mycelial growth and conidiation in A757 Aspergillus nidulans master strain. Two heterozygous diploid strains, one wild (uvsH+//uvsH+) and the other defective to DNA repair (uvsH//uvsH) were used for recombinagenesis tests. Sodium nitroprusside recombinogenic effect was evaluated by the induction of homozygosis of recessive genes, originally present in heterozygous condition. Results show that sodium nitroprusside (40 uM, 80 uM and 160 uM) is effective in inducing mitotic crossing-over in diploid cells of A. nidulans
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Aspergillus nidulans
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Revista:
Genet. mol. biol
Asunto de la revista:
Genética
Año:
2005
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Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Universidade Estadual de Maringá/BR
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