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Methylglyoxal preferentially sensitizes anoxic bacterial and mammalian cells to the lethal effects of ionizing radiation. The radio-protective effect of anoxia on mammalian cells is effectively abolished in the presence of methylglyoxal, whereas sensitization of oxygenated mammalian cells is slight.
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ASH WOOD-SMITH, M., ROBINSON, D., BARNES, J. et al. Radiosensitization of Bacterial and Mammalian Cells by Substituted Glyoxals. Nature 216, 137–139 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/216137a0
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