The sensitivity of Mycoplasma mycoides var. capri cells to gamma-radiation after growth in a medium containing the thymine analogue 5-vinyluracil.
Cells of the bacterium Mycoplasma mycoides var. capri grown in a medium containing the potential radiation-sensitive thymine analogue 5-vinyluracil show a 3-fold increase in sensitivity towards irradiation of a dose of 15 krads of gamma-rays.
D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005720:Gamma Rays; D009176:Mycoplasma mycoides / Q000528:radiation effects*; D011836:Radiation Tolerance; D011838:Radiation-Sensitizing Agents; D013941:Thymine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D014498:Uracil / Q000031:analogs & derivatives
D011838:Radiation-Sensitizing Agents; C022859:5-vinyluracil; D014498:Uracil; D013941:Thymine