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Unpaired Electrons in Ultra-violet-irradiated Keratin

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RECENT work on the electron spin resonance signals observed in ultra-violet-irradiated proteins1 has stimulated interest in the theory that proteins may exhibit conduction band properties. In experiments with ultra-violet irradiated proteins and amino-acids carried out in this laboratory, results have been obtained which in a particular instance may support such a theory.

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  1. School of Textile Technology, University of New South Wales, Kensington, New South Wales, Australia

    J. I. DUNLOP & C. H. NICHOLLS

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DUNLOP, J., NICHOLLS, C. Unpaired Electrons in Ultra-violet-irradiated Keratin. Nature 205, 1310–1311 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/2051310a0

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