Published May 2003 | Version v1
Journal article

Preliminary study on the effects of low energy N+ ions, UV and 60Co-γ on the gentamycin yield of Micromonospora purpurea

  • 1. Zhengzhou Univ., Zhengzhou (China). Henan Provincial Key Lab. of Ion Beam Biotechnology
  • 2. Kaifen Pharmaceutical Factory, Kaifen (China)

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The effect of 30 keV N+ ions, UV and 60Co γ-rays on the survival and the gentamycin yield of Micromonospora purpurea were investigated. A saddle-like survival curve was found for Micromonospora purpurea treated with N+ ions, whereas the curves of those irradiated by UV and 60Co γ-rays were exponential. Comparisons of the induction indexes indicated that the N+ irradiation was more advantageous than UV and the γ-rays. Based on the experiments, it is concluded that induction doses of 0.5-1 x 1016/cm2, i,e. the doses correlating to the peaks of the survival curve, are suitable for high yield of gentamycin

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Journal Title
Journal of Radiation Research and Radiation Processing
Journal Volume
21
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 120-124
ISSN
1000-3436