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Relation between four types of radiation damage and induced repair. [Escherichia coli; uv and gamma radiation]

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7208522
Four strains of Escherichia coli were exposed to uv and gamma radiation. Procedures are described for mutational studies, classification of revertants, inhibition of postirradiation DNA degradation and radioresistance. Comparisons were made of induction of the error-prone repair (epr) system with four mutagens; uv radiation, near uv radiation, gamma radiation, and DNA-protein crosslinks. An increase in the number of mutations was shown in every case. The observation that induction of mutagenesis, induction of inhibition of post-irradiation DNA degradation, and induction of radioresistance are closely parallel phenomena led to the investigation of the possibility that DNA-protein crosslinks which were known mutagens were also inducers of the epr system. The significance of the results is discussed. (HLW)
Research Organization:
Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park (USA). Dept. of Biochemistry
OSTI ID:
7208522
Report Number(s):
TID-27772
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English