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Radiation effects on enzymes and viruses are discussed along with the inhibition of RNA transcription. First, an introduction of “target theory” will be given which describes quantitatively the effects on “small” systems. Investigations using viruses (especially bacteriophages), plasmids or isolated DNA are outlined. A special section deals with repair phenomena at the subcellular level. The chapter includes also a description of “gene mapping”, which demonstrates how radiobiological approaches may be successfully applied to problems of general molecular biology.
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DEFAIS et al. 1983, DERTINGER and JUNG 1968, du BRIDGE and CALOS 1988, HANAWALT and SETLOW 1973, HUTTERMANN, KOHNLEIN and TEOULE, 1978, THACKER, 1986
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Kiefer, J. (1990). Radiation Effects on Subcellular Systems. In: Biological Radiation Effects. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83769-2_7
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