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Table 2 Mutant frequencies induced by ACNU and BCNU in E. coli series from CC101 to CC111

From: Chloroethylating anticancer drug-induced mutagenesis and its repair in Escherichia coli

Strain

ACNU

BCNU

dose (mM)

MF (×10−7)

survival (%)

dose (mM)

MF (×10−7)

survival (%)

CC101

0

0.24 ± 0.42

100

0

0.24 ± 0.21

100

(AT to CG)

1

< 0.21

101.6 ± 6.5

0.5

0.72 ± 0.06

49.5 ± 4.2

CC102

0

0.42 ± 0.43

100

0

0.31 ± 0.02

100

(GC to AT)

1

33.0 ± 5.74**

102.1 ± 14.4

0.5

79.63 ± 23.6**

48.3 ± 10.5

CC103

0

< 0.17

100

0

< 0.11

100

(GC to CG)

1

< 0.18

94.1 ± 11.1

0.5

< 0.21

55.4 ± 3.9

CC104

0

0.31 ± 0.27

100

0

0.45 ± 0.03

100

(GC to TA)

1

0.62 ± 0.55

100.5 ± 12.8

0.5

1.75 ± 1.85

60.2 ± 13.3

CC105

0

0.64 ± 0.04

100

0

0.31 ± 0.53

100

(AT to TA)

1

< 0.12

151.0 ± 15.7

0.5

0.40 ± 0.35

63.6 ± 9.5

CC106

0

< 0.16

100

0

< 0.16

100

(AT to GC)

1

< 0.13

108.4 ± 13.6

0.5

< 0.22

57.6 ± 18.1

CC107

0

10.56 ± 1.86

100

0

6.90 ± 0.88

100

(+ 1 (G/C))

1

8.01 ± 1.60

107.6 ± 12.6

0.5

8.61 ± 1.54

65.8 ± 11.6

CC108

0

4.58 ± 1.17

100

0

3.39 ± 1.04

100

(+ 1 (G/C))

1

2.6 7± 0.70

111.9 ± 9.0

0.5

2.83 ± 2.18

87.1 ± 10.7

CC109

0

58. 37± 7.21

100

0

43. 88± 3.17

100

(+ 2 (CG/GC))

1

57.60 ± 12.7

109.2 ± 8.1

0.5

42.28 ± 13.38

91.4 ± 37.0

CC110

0

0.27 ± 0.46

100

0

0.12 ± 0.20

100

(+ 1 (A/T))

1

0.67 ± 0.30

141.2 ± 14.2

0.5

0.36 ± 0.32

75.3 ± 13.5

CC111

0

3.47 ± 0.18

100

0

6.85 ± 1.49

100

(−2 (A/T))

1

6.01 ± 2.21

67.4 ± 3.8

0.5

4.23 ± 0.76

90.6 ± 24.3

  1. **; p < 0.01, significant increase from the corresponding control