Induction of gene conversion in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by the nitrofluran derivative furylfuramide (AF-2)
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Rapid Identification of Chemical Genetic Interactions in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Published on: April 5, 2015
Mutation Research
|August 1, 1978
Abstract:
The nitrofuran derivative furylfuramide (AF-2) is known to be both mutagenic and carcinogenic in a number of test systems. In this report we show that AF-2 can also induce gene conversion in diploid yeast in a manner dependent on both duration treatment and concentration.

