Radiation-resistant extremophiles and their potential in biotechnology and therapeutics

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 993-1004

  Gabani, Prashant ^a   Singh, Om V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Extremolytes; Extremophiles; Extremozymes; Microorganisms; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ANTICANCER DRUG; BIOPTERIN; COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; CYTOTOXIC; DEFENSIVE MECHANISM; DNA LESIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXTREMOLYTES; EXTREMOPHILES; EXTREMOZYMES; HIGH DOSE; METABOLIC PRODUCTS; MYCOSPORINE-LIKE AMINO ACIDS; RADIATION ENVIRONMENTS; SCYTONEMIN; WIDE SPECTRUM;

AMINO ACIDS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GAMMA RAYS; HEAT RADIATION; MICROORGANISMS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

RADIATION;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; BLOCKING AGENT; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; EXTREMOLYTE; EXTREMOZYME; MICROBIAL PRODUCTS NOT CLASSIFIED ELSEWHERE; POLYDEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDE SYNTHASE; SUNSCREEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CANCER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RADIATION BALANCE; SECONDARY METABOLITE; TOXICITY;

ACINETOBACTER; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHROOCOCCIDIOPSIS; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEINOCOCCUS; DEINOCOCCUS RADIODURANS; DEINOCOCCUS RETICULITERMITIS; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; DNA CROSS LINKING; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; EXCISION REPAIR; EXTREMOPHILE; GAMMA RADIATION; HALOBACTERIUM SALINARUM; HEAT; HYMENOBACTER XINJIANGENSIS; NONHUMAN; ORGANISMS BY HABITAT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RADIOSENSITIVITY; REVIEW; RUBROBACTER RADIOTOLERANCE; SPHINGOMONAS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SAPROPHYTICUS; STREPTOMYCES RADIOPUGNANS; SULFOLOBUS TOKODAII; SURVIVAL RATE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X RAY;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL AGENTS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DRUG INDUSTRY; HUMANS;

PORPHYRA;

EID: 84874109113     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4642-7     Document Type: Review

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