N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine mutagenesis during germination of Bacillus spores.
1975
J C Vary
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D008769
Methylnitronitrosoguanidine
A nitrosoguanidine derivative with potent mutagenic and carcinogenic properties.
Methylnitrosonitroguanidine,Nitrosomethylnitroguanidine,Nitrosonitromethylguanidine,MNNG,N-Methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine,N Methyl N' nitro N nitrosoguanidine
D009153
Mutagens
Chemical agents that increase the rate of genetic mutation by interfering with the function of nucleic acids. A clastogen is a specific mutagen that causes breaks in chromosomes.
Clastogen,Clastogens,Genotoxin,Genotoxins,Mutagen
D009154
Mutation
Any detectable and heritable change in the genetic material that causes a change in the GENOTYPE and which is transmitted to daughter cells and to succeeding generations.
Mutations
D009604
Nitrosoguanidines
Nitrosylated derivatives of guanidine. They are used as MUTAGENS in MOLECULAR BIOLOGY research.
D004269
DNA, Bacterial
Deoxyribonucleic acid that makes up the genetic material of bacteria.
Bacterial DNA
D001412
Bacillus subtilis
A species of gram-positive bacteria that is a common soil and water saprophyte.
Natto Bacteria,Bacillus subtilis (natto),Bacillus subtilis subsp. natto,Bacillus subtilis var. natto
D013171
Spores, Bacterial
Heat and stain resistant, metabolically inactive bodies formed within the vegetative cells of bacteria of the genera Bacillus and Clostridium.