Heavy metals genetic activity in eukaryotic cells

Macewicz, L. L.; Lukash, L. L.

doi:10.7124/bc.000599

Biopolym. Cell. 2001; 17(1):5-19.

http://dx.doi.org/10.7124/bc.000599

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Heavy metals genetic activity in eukaryotic cells

1Macewicz L. L., 1Lukash L. L.

Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, NAS of Ukraine
150, Akademika Zabolotnoho Str., Kyiv, Ukraine, 03680

Abstract

The article deals with various aspects of some heavy metals damage activity (nickel, chromium, inorganic mercury and lead). Special attention is paid to the issues, connected with the DNA-damaging activity of the mentioned metals (mutagenicity of their ions in different test-systems, damage mechanism, mechanism of ceil and organism protection from heavy metals mutagenicity), but their toxic activity, biochemical activity, ecological aspects are also briefly discussed.

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