Article
[Photogeneration of the superoxide anion oxygen radical and its role in the inactivation of yeast cells by long-wave UV light].
Izvestiia Akademii nauk SSSR. Seriia biologicheskaia - 1 Jan 2000
Pospelov M E, Fraĭkin G Ia
Abstract excerpt
Long-wave (320-400 nm) UV-induced oxygen superoxide anion radical (O2-) formation was found in yeast cells. This radical plays an important part in initiation of photodestruction reactions in DNA which serves as a main target of UV irradiation in yeast. The observed cell photoinactivation spectru...
Topics
- Candida
- DNA, Fungal
- Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
- Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy
- Free Radicals
- Mutation
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- Superoxides
- Ultraviolet Rays
