Effects of high ELF magnetic fields on enzyme-catalyzed DNA and RNA synthesis in vitro and on a cell-free DNA mismatch repair

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 260-266

  Harada, Shin Ichi ^a   Yamada, Sotoshi ^b   Kuramata, Osamu ^b   Gunji, Yoshirou ^b   Kawasaki, Masatoshi ^b   Miyakawa, Tomokazu ^b   Yonekura, Hideto ^a   Sakurai, Shigeru ^a   Bessho, Kazuo ^b   Hosono, Ryuji ^a   Yamamoto, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KANAZAWA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

60 Hz magnetic fields; Cell extracts; DNA polymerase; In vitro enzyme catalyzed reaction; MutS; RNA polymerase

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENZYMES; GENES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; REPAIR; RNA;

60 HZ MAGNETIC FIELD; CELL EXTRACTS; DNA POLYMERASE; DNA SYNTHESISS; ENZYME-CATALYZED REACTIONS; IN VITRO ENZYME-CATALYZED REACTION; IN-VITRO; MAGNETIC-FIELD; MUT; RNA POLYMERASE;

DNA;

DNA; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BASE MISPAIRING; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL FREE SYSTEM; DNA REPAIR; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; HELA CELL; HUMAN; KINETICS; METABOLISM; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ANIMALS; BASE PAIR MISMATCH; CELL-FREE SYSTEM; DNA; DNA REPAIR; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; KINETICS; RNA;

EID: 18044400737     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.48     Document Type: Article

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