ETHANOL AS A MODIFIER OF RADIATION SENSITIVITY OF LIVING CELLS AGAINST UV-C RADIATION

Barbora Neužilová; Lukáš Ondrák; Václav Čuba; Viliam Múčka

doi:10.1093/rpd/ncz200

ETHANOL AS A MODIFIER OF RADIATION SENSITIVITY OF LIVING CELLS AGAINST UV-C RADIATION

Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2019 Dec 31;186(2-3):191-195. doi: 10.1093/rpd/ncz200.

Authors

Barbora Neužilová¹, Lukáš Ondrák^{1

2}, Václav Čuba¹, Viliam Múčka¹

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Břehová 1, 110 00 Prague, Czech Republic.
² Center of Nuclear Medicine, 190 00 Prague, Czech Republic.

PMID: 31808535
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncz200

Abstract

The protection of Escherichia coli bacteria and the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae against UV-C radiation by ethanol was studied. It was found that the fraction of surviving cells increases with increasing ethanol concentration. The specific protection depends on the dose rate, concentration range of ethanol, and it is higher for yeast compared to the bacteria.

MeSH terms

Cell Membrane / radiation effects
Cell Wall / radiation effects
Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
Escherichia coli / radiation effects*
Ethanol / pharmacology*
Hot Temperature
Radiation Tolerance*
Saccharomyces cerevisiae / radiation effects*
Ultraviolet Rays*

Substances

Ethanol