Formation of DNA double-strand breaks and DNA-protein crosslinks by irradiation of DNA in the presence of a protein

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 141-149

  Distel, L ^a   Distel, B ^a   Schussler H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Constant field gel electrophoresis; DNA double strand breaks; DNA protein crosslinks; Nitrocellulose filter assay; Protein radicals; Radiolysis of DNA

Indexed keywords

ASSAYS; CROSSLINKING; ELECTROPHORESIS; IRRADIATION; PHOSPHATES; PROTEINS; X RAYS;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

DNA;

DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; PEROXY RADICAL; PHOSPHATE; PROTEIN; PYROXYLIN; RADICAL; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ACCURACY; AIR; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ELECTROPHORESIS; FILTER; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; STOCHASTIC MODEL; X IRRADIATION;

EID: 0036709124     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(02)00215-3     Document Type: Article

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