Protection of melanized Cryptococcus neoformans from lethal dose gamma irradiation involves changes in melanin's chemical structure and Paramagnetism

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Khajo, Abdelahad ^a   Bryan, Ruth A ^b   Friedman, Matthew ^b   Burger, Richard M ^a   Levitsky, Yan ^a   Casadevall, Arturo ^b   Magliozzo, Richard S ^a   Dadachova, Ekaterina ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH; LEVODOPA; MELANIN; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; HYDROXYL RADICAL;

ARTICLE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CELL SUSPENSION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; FENTON REACTION; FUNGAL CELL; GAMMA IRRADIATION; ILLUMINATION; LETHAL DOSE; MAGNETISM; METAL BINDING; NONHUMAN; PARAMAGNETISM; RADIATION PROTECTION; STORAGE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SUSPENSION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; CHEMISTRY; GAMMA RADIATION; METABOLISM; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI;

CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; GAMMA RAYS; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MELANINS;

EID: 80053071743     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0025092     Document Type: Article

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