Effects of benzyladenine on prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
Comparative studies of the effect of benzyladenine (BA) on the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the bacterium Salmonella typhimurium, the shallot Allium ascalonicum and Chinese hamster fibroblast cells were performed. The tested substance had no mutagenic activity on yeast, bacteria and cultured fibroblast cells. Changes in mitotic activity and cell division abnormalities were observed after BA treatment in shallot root-tip cells.
Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Yugoslavia.
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Papes
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Franekić
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Nagy
D000225:Adenine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000633:toxicity; D000490:Allium; D000818:Animals; D001593:Benzyl Compounds; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D006224:Cricetinae; D003412:Cricetulus; D007701:Kinetin; D008861:Microsomes / Q000187:drug effects; D008940:Mitotic Index; D009153:Mutagens / Q000633:toxicity*; D011687:Purines; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000187:drug effects; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000187:drug effects
D001593:Benzyl Compounds; D009153:Mutagens; D011687:Purines; D000225:Adenine; C480551:benzylaminopurine; D007701:Kinetin