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Medientyp:
E-Artikel
Titel:
DNA protection by ectoine from ionizing radiation: molecular mechanisms
Beteiligte:
Hahn, Marc Benjamin
[VerfasserIn];
Susann, Meyer
[VerfasserIn];
Schröter, Maria-Astrid
[VerfasserIn];
Kunte, Hans-Jörg
[VerfasserIn];
Solomun, Tihomir
[VerfasserIn];
Sturm, Heinz
[VerfasserIn]
Erschienen:
BAM-Publica - Publikationsserver der Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), 2017
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7CP02860A
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Beschreibung:
Ectoine, a compatible solute and osmolyte, is known to be an effective protectant of biomolecules and whole cells against heating, freezing and extreme salinity. Protection of cells (human keratinocytes) by ectoine against ultraviolet radiation has also been reported by various authors, although the underlying mechanism is not yet understood. We present the first electron irradiation of DNA in a fully aqueous environment in the presence of ectoine and at high salt concentrations. The results demonstrate effective protection of DNA by ectoine against the induction of single-strand breaks by ionizing radiation. The effect is explained by an increase in low-energy electron scattering at the enhanced free-vibrational density of states of water due to ectoine, as well as the use of ectoine as an ˙OH-radical scavenger. This was demonstrated by Raman spectroscopy and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR).