title: [On a Possible Mechanism of the Effect of Microwave Radiation on Biological Macromolecules].
abstract: A model describing the process of dissociation of hydrogen bonding in water clusters when irradiated by electromagnetic field in the microwave range is suggested. The model is also applicable for the case of rupture of the covalent bond of the water molecule cluster. If the energy absorption occurs at the interface of water and polymer clusters (e.g., DNA, chitosan), degradation of the polymer chain is possible.
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Nikiforov
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Ivanov
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Ivanova
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Tamarov
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Oksengendler
mesh_terms: D048271:Chitosan / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008872:Microwaves; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D014867:Water; D004247:DNA; D048271:Chitosan