Ward, EwanStewart, Bernard W.2023-11-012023-11-011987-01-012014-11-20<p>Stewart, B. W., & Ward, E. J. (1987). Long term persistence of nitrosamine-induced structural damage to heterochromatic DNA. In H. Bartsch, I. K. O'Neil, & R. Schulte-Hermann (Eds.), <em>Relevance of N-nitroso compounds to human cancer: Exposures and mechanisms. </em>Paper presented at the International Symposium on N-nitroso Compounds, Baden, 1-5 September (pp. 64-67). Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer.</p>https://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/123456789/06379809<p>Different levels of damage and repair to eu- and heterochromatic DNA from the livers of rats receiving a dose of 10 mg/kg N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) were apparent. Preincorporated ³H~thymidine was lost rapidly from euchromatic DNA but persisted in the heterochromatic fraction. Persistent damage, determined as single-stranded regions binding 10 benzoylated DEAE-cellulose (BD-cellulose), was evident in heterochromatic DNA for up to three months. By subjecting rats treated with NDMA to partial hepatectomy, generation of single-stranded regions in the newly synthesized heterochromatic DNA could be demonstrated. Such structural defects were evident when hepatectomy was performed two months after administration of the carcinogen. These findings indicate that structural damage to non-transcribed DNA is one of the most persistent molecular lesions following exposure to nitrosamines.</p>en-us<p>Due to copyright restrictions this conference proceeding is unavailable for download.</p> <p>This conference proceeding may be accessed from the publisher <a href="https://www.iarc.fr/">here.</a></p> <p>This book can be accessed from the National Library of Australia <a href="http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/233357">here</a></p>biologycancerConference Publication