The effects of ultraviolet (UV) radiation on ionizing radiation biodosimetry were studied in human tooth enamel samples using the technique of electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) in X-band. For samples in the form of grains, UV-specific EPR spectra were spectrally distinct from those produced by exposure to gamma radiation. From larger enamel samples, the UV penetration depth was determined t...

Induced mutagenesis is widely used for selection of microorganisms producing biologically active substances and further improving of their activities. However, it is rarely used toward lactic acid bacteria (LAB) due to their genetic specificity. Determination of LABs sensitivity to UV light and evaluate the effectiveness of UV-induced mutagenesis by positive selection of antibiotic resistant mu...

The UV (2000 Å) luminosity function (hereafter UV LF) of Coma cluster galaxies, based on more than 120 members, is computed as the statistical difference between counts in the Coma direction and in the field. Our UV LF is an up-date of a preliminary constrain on the UV LF previously computed without the essential background counts. The UV LF is well described by a power law with slope α ∼ 0.46,...

clavulanic acid is produced industrially by fermentation of streptomyces clavuligerus and researches have increased its production by strain improvement, recombinant dna technology, and media composition and growth condition optimization. the main objective of this study was to increase the level of clavulanic acid production from streptomyces clavuligerus (dsm 738), using uv irradiation. after...

Fisheries bycatch of marine animals has been linked to population declines of multiple species, including many sea turtles. Altering the visual cues associated with fishing gear may reduce sea turtle bycatch. We examined the effectiveness of illuminating gillnets with ultraviolet (UV) light-emitting diodes for reducing green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) interactions. We found that the mean sea t...

The conformational structures of jet-cooled acetaminophen were investigated in the gas phase by resonant 2-photon ionization and UV-UV hole-burning spectroscopy. In contrast to the results from a previous study, two nearly isoenergetic conformers were distinctly found in a supersonic molecular beam expansion and positively identified as the cis and trans isomers of acetaminophen by UV-UV hole-b...

The efficacy of UV treatment to control bacterial adhesion onto hard surfaces was investigated in laboratory conditions. The major characteristics necessary for biofilm formation like extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) production, carbohydrate and protein concentration in EPS, and adhesion ability onto hard surface were studied using two bacterial strains isolated from marine biofilms. The...

Total coliforms and total coliforms resistant to streptomycin, tetracycline, or chloramphenicol were isolated from filtered activated sludge effluents before and after UV light irradiation. Although the UV irradiation effectively disinfected the wastewater effluent, the percentage of the total surviving coliform population resistant to tetracycline or chloramphenicol was significantly higher th...

Fish embryos/UV irradiation/Strain difference Embryos of three different inbred strains and one substrain of Oryzias latipes were irra diated with UV light (25 to 300 J/m2) at the morula stage. Dose-dependent decrease in the surviving fraction was observed in embryos of all strains when examined at optic bud forma tion stage (Stage 19). It differed, however, in extent among different strains ex...

BACKGROUND Ultraviolet radiation (UV) damaged-DNA binding (DDB) activity comprises two major components: damaged-DNA binding protein 1 (DDB1) and 2 (DDB2). Although the function of DDB is unclear, mutation on DDB2 is associated with cellular sensitivity to a variety of genotoxic agents including UV. It has been suggested that DDB2 may play a role in UV-induced DNA repair. However, evidence that...