ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] The principal end products of the decomposition of MAM in biological fluids are formaldehyde, methanol and N2. Because metabolic breakdown of cycasin, MAM-acetate or MAM results in methylation of RNA and DNA in vitro5 or in vivo6, the formation of a highly reactive methylating intermediate, either ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/236234a0
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