title: Miracil D: inhibition of deoxyribonucleic acid polymerase-deficient Escherichia coli.
abstract: Miracil D preferentially inhibited the growth of a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) polymerase-deficient Escherichia coli strain. This is taken to indicate that miracil D is capable of altering the DNA of living cells and that it may thereby be a potential mutagen and carcinogen.
mesh_terms: D004254:DNA Nucleotidyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology; D008154:Lucanthone / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004254:DNA Nucleotidyltransferases; D008154:Lucanthone