title: Does the enzymatic conversion of DNA single-strand damage into double-strand breaks contribute to biological inactivation of gamma-irradiated plasmid DNA?
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institut für Strahlenchemie, Mülheim an der Rurh, Germany.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ventur
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schulte-Frohlinde
mesh_terms: D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes; D004247:DNA; D004249:DNA Damage; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000528:radiation effects*; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000528:radiation effects; D003850:Deoxyribonuclease I / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005720:Gamma Rays; D010957:Plasmids; D011831:Radiation Genetics
chemical_list: D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded; D004247:DNA; D003850:Deoxyribonuclease I