Janion C, Glickman B W
Mutat Res. 1980 Aug;72(1):43-7. doi: 10.1016/0027-5107(80)90218-3.
N4-Hydroxycytidine is a mutagen of the base-analog type and one of the products formed by treatment of cytidine with hydroxylamine. In this communication evidence is presented showing that, in contrast with other known base analogs, N4-hydroxycytidine results mainly, if not exclusively, in AT leads to GC transitional alterations in Escherichia coli K12.
