genotoxin

Term ID

CHEBI:50902

Synonyms

genotoxic agent
genotoxic agents
genotoxins

Definition

A role played by a chemical compound to induce direct or indirect DNA damage. Such damage can potentially lead to the formation of a malignant tumour, but DNA damage does not lead inevitably to the creation of cancerous cells.

References

Wikipedia:Genotoxicity

Ontology

ChEBI ( EBI )

Relationships

is a type of: aetiopathogenetic role

aetiopathogenetic role Show first 5 Terms
has subtype: mutagen

mutagen Show first 5 Terms
inverse has_role: 1,5-dinitronaphthalene 1-naphthol 1-penten-3-one 2,6-dinitrotoluene 2-naphthol ... Show All 41 Terms

1,5-dinitronaphthalene 1-naphthol 1-penten-3-one 2,6-dinitrotoluene 2-naphthol 4-methoxyestrone 7-epi-cylindrospermopsin acridine arsenic trichloride benzamidoxime benzo[a]pyrene-7,8-dione beryllium dichloride cadmium nitrate cadmium nitrate tetrahydrate camptothecin catechol cisplatin cobalt(2+) sulfate heptahydrate colibactin cylindrospermopsin ebselen estragole ethoxyquin ethyl methanesulfonate hydrogen peroxide hydrogen sulfide hydroxyurea imidacloprid MeIQx methyl methanesulfonate N-(2,6-diethylphenyl)-2-chloroacetamide N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea N-hydroxy-MeIQx N-hydroxy-PhIP o-anisidine p-anisidine parathion-methyl paxilline riddelliine riddelliine N-oxide tolylfluanid Show first 5 Terms

Phenotype

Phenotype resulting from genotoxin

Phenotype where environments contain genotoxin

Phenotype modified by environments containing genotoxin

Human Disease Model