UV-C radiation induced conformational relaxation of pMTa4 DNA in Escherichia coli may be the cause of single strand breaks

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 919-927

  Bhattacharjee, Chaitali ^a   Sharan, R N ^a  

^a NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Conformational relaxation; pMTa4, E. coli; Single strand breaks in DNA; UV C

Indexed keywords

ETHIDIUM BROMIDE;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXCISION REPAIR; IONIZING RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; ULTRAVIOLET C RADIATION;

DISINFECTION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA, SINGLE-STRANDED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; PLASMIDS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33644838017     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09553000600566048     Document Type: Article

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