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STRUCTURE AND CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS OF ME-IQ, A POTENT MUTAGEN ISOLATED FROM BROILED FISH
Kasai, Hiroshi,Yamaizumi, Ziro,Wakabayashi, Keiji,Nagao, Minako,Sugimura, Takashi,et al.
, p. 1391 - 1394 (1980)
Structure of a mutagenic compound (Me-IQ) isolated from broiled fish was determined to be 2-amino-3,4-dimethylimidazoquinoline based on the mass-, UV- and 1HNMR-spectra and chemical synthesis.Me-IQ showed strong mutagenic activity towards Salmonella typhimurium TA98 in the presence of S-9 mix.
