Mutagens
Description
  Chemical agents that increase the rate of genetic mutation by interfering with the function of nucleic acids. A clastogen is a specific mutagen that causes breaks in chromosomes.
Synonyms
  Clastogens
Genotoxins
Parents
  Noxae
Children
  Aneugens
See Also
  Alkylating Agents
DNA Adducts
Mutagenesis
Examples
  1,2-Dimethylhydrazine
4-Hydroxyaminoquinoline-1-oxide
4-Nitroquinoline-1-oxide
7,8-Dihydro-7,8-dihydroxybenzo(a)pyrene 9,10-oxide
Acridine Orange
Aminacrine
Bromouracil
Carbadox
Cyclophosphamide
Ethyl Methanesulfonate
Furylfuramide
Methyl Methanesulfonate
Monocrotophos
Patulin
Sodium Azide
Thiram
Experts
  Harry Allcock
Shantu Amin
Craig Cameron
Dhimant Desai
Karam El-Bayoumy
Peter Jurs
Sreenivas Kanugula
Jyh Ming Lin
Natalia A. Loktionova
Anthony E. Pegg
Blake Peterson
Arun Sharma
Thomas Spratt
Shao-Cong Sun
Tree Numbers
  D27.888.569.468
MeSH ID
  D009153

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