Microwave Effects on Plasmid DNA
- 1 May 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Radiation Research
- Vol. 110 (2) , 219-231
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3576900
Abstract
The exposure of purified plasmid DNA to microwave radiation at nonthemal levels in the frequency range from 2.00 to 8.75 GHz produces single- and double-strand breaks that are detected by agarose gel electrophoresis. Microwave-induced damage to DNA depends on the presence of small amounts of copper. This effect is dependent upon both the microwave power and the duration of the exposure. Cuprous, but not cupric, ions were able to mimic the effects produced by microwaves on DNA.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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