Quantitation of 2-amino-3-methylimidazo[
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Kazuhiro Nouso; Vilhelm A. Bohr; Herman A. J. Schut; Elizabeth G. Snyderwine
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Article
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1993
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract 2βAminoβ3βmethylimidazo[4,5β__f__]quinoline (IQ) and 2βaminoβ3,8βdimethylimidazo[4,5β__f__]quinoxaline (MelQx) are carcinogens found in cooked meats that form DNA adducts upon metabolic activation. Purified DNA from Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells was reacted in vitro with the active