MUTAGENIC AND RECOMBINOGMIC ACTION OF GAMMA - IRRADIATED GLUCOSE SOLUTIONS IN YEAST By
MUTAGENIC AND RECOMBINOGMIC ACTION OF GAMMA - IRRADIATED GLUCOSE SOLUTIONS IN YEAST By
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1986-04
Authors
ABDUL KADIRI, LAWAL
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ABSTRACT
The influence of irradiated glucose solutions on growth,
mutation and recombination induction of the yeast,
Saccharomyces cerevisige was investigated. Aqueous glucose
solutions (10%) were irradiated at room temperatures, at dose
rates of 19 gray(Gy) per minute, with 10 and 50 kilogray gammarays
from a cobalt-60 source. The irradiated solutions ware
incorporated into heat s t e r i l i z e d components of "the c e l l 's
nutrient media.
Two cell s t r a i n s , kept at exponential growth phase were
chronically exposed to the media. No impairment to cell p r o l i feration
was observed. Treated media did not influence the
induction of mutation or recombination compared to the control
media; the measured rates of mutations and recombinations are
comparable to the spontaneous level.
The results indicate the possible safety of radappertized
foods with high sugar content at screening level.
Description
A Thesis submitted to the Postgraduate School, Ahmadu Bello
University, Zaria, in p a r t i a l fulfilment of the requirements
for the award of degree of Master of Science (Radiation
Biophysics).
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MUTAGENIC AND RECOMBINOGMIC ACTION OF GAMMA - IRRADIATED GLUCOSE SOLUTIONS IN YEAST By, RECOMBINOGMIC ACTION, GAMMA, IRRADIATED GLUCOSE, SOLUTIONS IN YEAST, SOLUTIONS IN YEAST