Melanin is effective in protecting fast and slow growing fungi from various types of ionizing radiation

Summary Melanin is a ubiquitous pigment with unique physicochemical properties. The resistance of melanized fungi to cosmic and terrestrial ionizing radiation suggests that melanin also plays a pivotal role in radioprotection. In this study, we compared the effects of densely‐ionizing deuterons and...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Environmental microbiology 2017-04, Vol.19 (4), p.1612-1624
Hauptverfasser:	Pacelli, Claudia, Bryan, Ruth A., Onofri, Silvano, Selbmann, Laura, Shuryak, Igor, Dadachova, Ekaterina
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Ascomycetes Cryptococcus neoformans Cryptococcus neoformans - drug effects Cryptococcus neoformans - radiation effects Fungi Melanins - pharmacology Radiation-Protective Agents - pharmacology X-Rays
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