RADIATION BIOCHEMISTRY.

Abstract

Contents: physical characteristics of ionizing radiation and its interaction with matter; effect of ionizing radiation on water; formation of peroxides by ionizing radiation; effects of ionizing radiation on simple proteins and their decomposi tion products, on nucleic acids, nucleo-proteins and other complex proteins, on carbohydrates, on lipids, on enzymes and vitamins, on the in vivo activity of enzymes, on the state and metabolism of nucleoproteins and nucleic acids on protein metabolism, on carbohydrate metabolism, on lipid metabolism, and on mineral metabolism; formation of toxic substances in the irradiated organism; and biophysicochemical interpretation of radiation injury in cells.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 20, 1964
Accession Number
AD0601546

Entities

People

  • A. M. Kuzin

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acids
  • Biochemistry
  • Carbohydrate Metabolism
  • Carbohydrates
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Chemistry
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Lipid Metabolism
  • Metabolism
  • Metabolomics
  • Nucleic Acids
  • Protein Metabolism
  • Proteins
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Injuries

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry
  • Physics

Readers

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology