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G O Phillips

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Effects of 60Co gamma-irradiation on chondromucoprotein.

Pulse radiolysis and 60Co gamma-radiolysis have been used to study the effects of ionizing radiations on the protein-polysaccharide complex, chondromucoprotein. Both hydroxyl radicals and hydrated electrons readily react with the complex, with second-order rate-constants of 4-55 X 10(8)M-1s-1, respectively. Depolymerization of the carbohydrate component, which is initiated by reaction of OH, readily occurs after irradiation in aqueous solution, as is evidenced by an increase in the formation of reducing-end groups and a decrease in the viscosity of the solution. The ability of the anionic carbohydrate component to bind cationic counter-ions also decreases.

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Interaction of ethidium bromide with heparin.

The reactions of hydrated electrons produced during pulse radiolysis have been utilized to investigate the binding of ethidium bromide to heparin. Complexes of ethidium bromide and heparin can be dissociated with salt. Divalent cations are more effective than monovalent cations in this respect. Pulse-radiolysis investigations at different temperatures indicate that the thermodynamic parameters governing the interaction of ethidium bromide with heparin are deltaH' = 11-6 kcal mole-1 and deltaS' = 42-6 cal deg-1 mole-1.

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Photochemistry of tetrachlorosalicylanilide and its relevance to the persistent light reactor.

The photochemistry of 3,5,3',4'-tetrachlorosalicylanilide has been studied in solution under carefully controlled conditions. When irradiated in a buffered solution of pH 7.4 (physiological pH), three atoms of chlorine are liberated from the molecule instead of one as suggested by earlier photochemical work. From this observation a mechanism is proposed to explain the long-term photobiological effect of this compound in skin i.e. that of the persistent light reactor.

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