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- noun biochemistry Any
bioalkylation reaction in which amethyl group is attached
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To assess the role of arsenic biomethylation in oxidative DNA damage in mice, Michael P. Waalkes, P.. D., of the National Cancer Institute at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and colleagues compared oxidative DNA damage in methylation-competent cell lines vs. methylation-deficient cell lines exposed to arsenic.
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News brief: Arsenic biomethylation required for oxidative DNA damage
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Although biomethylation was once believed to detoxify inorganic arsenic, it is now thought to enhance its toxicity and potentially its carcinogenicity.
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To assess the role of arsenic biomethylation in oxidative DNA damage in mice, Michael P. Waalkes, P.. D., of the National Cancer Institute at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and colleagues compared oxidative DNA damage in methylation-competent cell lines vs. methylation-deficient cell lines exposed to arsenic.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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Although biomethylation was once believed to detoxify inorganic arsenic, it is now thought to enhance its toxicity and potentially its carcinogenicity.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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To assess the role of arsenic biomethylation in oxidative DNA damage in mice, Michael P. Waalkes, P.. D., of the National Cancer Institute at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and colleagues compared oxidative DNA damage in methylation-competent cell lines vs. methylation-deficient cell lines exposed to arsenic.
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Although biomethylation was once believed to detoxify inorganic arsenic, it is now thought to enhance its toxicity and potentially its carcinogenicity.
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To assess the role of arsenic biomethylation in oxidative DNA damage in mice, Michael P. Waalkes, P.. D., of the National Cancer Institute at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and colleagues compared oxidative DNA damage in methylation-competent cell lines vs. methylation-deficient cell lines exposed to arsenic.
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Although biomethylation was once believed to detoxify inorganic arsenic, it is now thought to enhance its toxicity and potentially its carcinogenicity.
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