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radiolysis of water

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radiolysis of water (rādēōl´isis),
n a separation of water via radioactive activity. The end result is the production of hydrogen peroxide.


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THE EFFECTS OF MULTIPLE RADIATION EXPOSURE TO MRC-5 FIBROBLAST CELLS IN CULTURE Pamala Jones (2*), LaToya Richards (1), Hamed Benghuzzi (1), and Michelle Tucci (1), University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216 and (2) University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS 39406 The primary mechanism of biological damage to macromolecules from ionizing radiation is an indirect interaction that begins with the radiolysis of water.
Irradiation-induced damage to the DNA is caused by the direct deposition of energy in the bacterial cell or by the production of free radicals from the radiolysis of water.
 
 
 
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