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IN previous papers, Kawamata et al. 1,2 have reported the carcinogenic effect of actinomycin. In the course of investigating the mechanisms of action of actinomycin, evidence was obtained that this antibiotic shows a specific interaction with deoxyribonucleic acid. In the following experiments actinomycin S was used3.
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Kawamata, J., et al., Med. J. Osaka Univ., 8, 753 (1958).
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Kawamata, J., and Fujita, H., Med. J. Osaka Univ., 8, 737 (1958); J. Antibiotics, Ser. A. (in the press).
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KAWAMATA, J., IMANISHI, M. Interaction of Actinomycin with Deoxyribonucleic Acid. Nature 187, 1112–1113 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/1871112a0
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