Protective Roles of Bacterioruberin and Intracellular KCl in the Resistance of Halobacterium salinarium against DNA-damaging Agents

Journal of Radiation Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 251-262

  Shahmohammadi, Hamid Reza ^a   Asgarani, Ezat ^a   Terato, Hiroaki ^a   Saito, Takeshi ^a   Ohyama, Yoshihiko ^a   Gekko, Kunihiko ^a   Yamamoto, Osamu ^a   Ide, Hiroshi ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacterioruberin; DNA damage; Halobacterium salinarium; Radiation; Salt effect

Indexed keywords

DICHROISM; DNA; FREE RADICALS; IONIZING RADIATION; RADIATION SHIELDING;

BACTERIORUBERIN; DNA DAMAGES; DNA DAMAGING AGENTS; HALOBACTERIUM SALINARIUM; HIGH RESISTANCE; MITOMYCIN C; SALT EFFECT; ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET LIGHTS; WILD TYPES;

POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HALOBACTERIUM SALINARUM;

BACTERIORUBERIN; CAROTENOID; DNA; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; HALOBACTERIUM SALINARUM; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

CAROTENOIDS; DNA; HALOBACTERIUM SALINARUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 0032242360     PISSN: 04493060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1269/jrr.39.251     Document Type: Article

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