Published January 1998
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Journal article
Vitamin C acts as radiation-protecting agent
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Description
It is well known that vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid) is a very efficient, water soluble antioxidant. Its multifunctional biological and biochemical activities are rather well established in the last few decades (e.g. Sies and Stahl, 1995; Meydani et al., 1995; NRC, 1989. In the present letter we are reporting briefly the pronounced radiation-protecting properties of ascorbate (AH-) observed on bacteria (E. coli AB1157) as well as on cultured cells (SCC VII, eukaryotic cells)
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Identifiers
- PII
- S0969806X97001059;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Radiation Physics and Chemistry (1993)
- Journal Volume
- 51
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 73-76
- ISSN
- 0969-806X
- CODEN
- RPCHDM
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 34034434
- Subject category
- S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CELL CULTURES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOPROTECTIVE SUBSTANCES
- Descriptors DEC
- BACTERIA; DRUGS; MICROORGANISMS; RESPONSE MODIFYING FACTORS; VITAMINS
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- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.