Fig. 3.
Effect of DNA damage on mutation spectrum. DNA damage was induced by incubating purified M13mp2 DNA with hydrogen peroxide and FeSO4. (A) SSCS analysis reveals a further elevation from baseline of G→T mutations, indicating these events to be the artifactual consequence of nucleotide oxidation. All significant (P < 0.05) changes from baseline mutation frequencies are noted. (B) Induced DNA damage had no effect on the overall frequency or spectrum of DCS mutations.