DNA adduct formation by the ubiquitous e
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Volker M. Arlt; Christian A. Bieler; Walter Mier; Manfred Wiessler; Heinz H. Sch
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Article
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2001
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John Wiley and Sons
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French
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Diesel exhaust is known to induce tumors in animals and is suspected of being carcinogenic in humans. Of the compounds found in diesel exhaust and in airborne particulate matter, 3-nitrobenzanthrone (3-NBA), is a particularly powerful mutagen. We investigated the capacity of 3-NBA to form DNA adduct