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Nonthermal effect of microwave irradiation on nitrite uptake in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

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When cells of the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii were subjected to microwave irradiation at 2.45 GHz, nitrite uptake kinetics still obeyed the Michaelis-Menten equation, the Km of the process remaining constant, whereas V max increased, which indicates an enhanced nonthermal permeability in irradiated cells.

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  1. Departamento de Física Aplicada, Universidad de Córdoba, San Alberto Magno, sn, 14071, Córdoba, Spain

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Pedrajas, C., Cotrino, J. Nonthermal effect of microwave irradiation on nitrite uptake in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii . J Biol Phys 17, 51–56 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00393326

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