ISSN:
1573-8221
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Summary The effect of DNA on the radiosensitivity of a protein included into the nucleoprotein complex was studied. Since biological activity, the change of which may conveniently serve as a criterion of protein disintegration, cannot yet be detected in the protein constituents of natural nucleoproteins, the authors used an artificial DNA-α-chymotrypsim complex for this investigation. It was found that after x-ray irradiation (10.000 and 50.000 r) of solutions of these complexes and of free α-chymotrypsim (control) the free enzyme is much more resistant to the action of the radiation than the same enzyme combined with DNA. The formation of different complexes may possibly be one of the factors which intensifies or reduces the radiosensitivity of the individual biological components of the cell.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00796039
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