ISSN:
1432-2099
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Physics
Notes:
Summary Inhibition of repair of sublethal and potentially lethal damage was observed in respiratory-deficient mutants of yeast during fractionated X-irradiation in the presence of equimolar concentrations of 2-deoxy-d-glucose and glucose in the growth medium. In the wild-type cells, on the other hand, an enhancement of repair of the potentially lethal damage was obtained under similar conditions. These results suggest, by analogy, that in higher organisms also, 2-deoxy-d-glucose may differentially inhibit the repair of radiation damage in hypoxic tumor cells while enhancement of repair processes could be expected in normal tissues.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01323419
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