Term Name:	genotoxin
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.
Ontology:	ChEBI [CHEBI:50902] ( EBI )

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is a type of:	aetiopathogenetic role
has subtype:	mutagen
inverse has_role:	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