NI (II) AND PB (II) INHIBIT THE ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY OF DNA IN AN ELECTRON TRANSFER REACTION
Introduction. Ni and Pb are metals with several suggested mechanisms for their toxicity on the biological systems. We have recently investigated involvement of DNA in an electron transfer reaction as an enzyme. In this reaction non- fluorescent dichlorofluorescin (LDCF) is converted to the dichlorof...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2002-03-01
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Series: | Journal of Research in Medical Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://journals.mui.ac.ir/jrms/article/view/3235 |