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. 1979 Mar;37(3):658–660. doi: 10.1128/aem.37.3.658-660.1979

Mutagenicity of the mycotoxin emodin in the salmonella/microsome system.

F C Wehner, P G Thiel, M du Rand
PMCID: PMC243271  PMID: 378132

Abstract

The mycotoxin emodin was found to be a frameshift mutagen for Salmonella typhimurium strain TA 1537 after metabolic activation in a mammalian microsome system.

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