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CHEMICAL COMPOUND

3-chloro-4-(dichloromethyl)-5-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanone; 3-Chloro-4-(dichloromethyl)-5-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanone; Mutagen x; MX (chemical)

Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society

ORGANIZATION

Environmental Mutagen Society

The Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society (EMGS) is a scientific society "for the promotion of critical scientific knowledge and research into the causes and consequences of damage to the genome and epigenome in order to inform and support national and international efforts to ensure a healthy, sustainable environment for future generations."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Mutagenesis_and_Genomics_Society

mutagen

CHEMICAL AGENT THAT INCREASES THE RATE OF GENETIC MUTATION BY INTERFERING WITH THE FUNCTION OF NUCLEIC ACIDS

Mutagene; Mutagenic; Mutagens; Mutagenicity; Mutogen; Mutagenicity tests; Antimutagenic agents; Mutagenicity assays

['mju:t?d?(?)n]

¦ noun a substance which causes genetic mutation.

Derivatives

mutagenesis noun

mutagenic adjective

Origin

1940s: from mutation + -gen.

Mutagen

CHEMICAL AGENT THAT INCREASES THE RATE OF GENETIC MUTATION BY INTERFERING WITH THE FUNCTION OF NUCLEIC ACIDS

Mutagene; Mutagenic; Mutagens; Mutagenicity; Mutogen; Mutagenicity tests; Antimutagenic agents; Mutagenicity assays

In genetics, a mutagen is a physical or chemical agent that permanently changes genetic material, usually DNA, in an organism and thus increases the frequency of mutations above the natural background level. As many mutations can cause cancer in animals, such mutagens can therefore be carcinogens, although not all necessarily are.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutagen

Википедия

Mutagen X

Mutagen X (MX), or 3-chloro-4-(dichloromethyl)-5-hydroxy-5H-furan-2-one, is a byproduct of the disinfection of water by chlorination. MX is produced by reaction of chlorine with natural humic acids.

MX is found in chlorinated drinking water all over the world and is an environmental carcinogen that is known to cause several types of cancer in rats when present in large enough concentrations. It is listed by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as a group 2B carcinogen meaning it is "possibly carcinogenic to humans". Although the concentration of MX in drinking water is typically 100- to 1000-fold lower than other common byproducts of water chlorination such as trihalomethanes, MX might play a role in the increased cancer risks that have been associated with the consumption of chlorinated water because of its potency in inducing DNA damage.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutagen X