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Kinetic Studies on the Mechanical of Photoreactivation of Bacteriophage T2 Inactivated by Ultraviolet Light

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Bowen, George Hamilton (1953) Kinetic Studies on the Mechanical of Photoreactivation of Bacteriophage T2 Inactivated by Ultraviolet Light. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/NCJW-ZP95. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-04212003-134051

Abstract

Bacteriophage particles are called active if they are capable of generating a plaque when plated on agar by a standard technique. Exposure of the particles to ultraviolet radiation of wave length 253.7 m[mu] inactivates them in this sense. Following adsorption of the inactive particles to sensitive host bacteria, exposure of the suspension to light of the violet and near ultraviolet region causes a fraction of the particles to regain their activity, a phenomenon called photoreactivation. The kinetics of photoreactivation of bacteriophage T2 have been investigated for the purpose of studying the mechanism by which photoreactivation takes place. The presence of a dark reaction in addition to the light reaction has been demonstrated. The dark reaction precedes the other and has the function of supplying the light-absorbing material which enters into the light reaction. Both the light and the dark reactions follow first-order kinetics. The amount of photoreactivation produced by a given light treatment is determined by the interaction of the light and dark reactions. This interaction can be described satisfactorily in terms of a simple model for the reaction mechanism.

Item Type:Thesis (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Subject Keywords:(Biophysics and Genetics)
Degree Grantor:California Institute of Technology
Division:Biology
Major Option:Biology
Thesis Availability:Public (worldwide access)
Research Advisor(s):
  • Delbruck, Max
Thesis Committee:
  • Unknown, Unknown
Defense Date:1 January 1953
Record Number:CaltechETD:etd-04212003-134051
Persistent URL:https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-04212003-134051
DOI:10.7907/NCJW-ZP95
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ID Code:1434
Collection:CaltechTHESIS
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Deposited On:21 Apr 2003
Last Modified:17 May 2023 22:36

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