Antioxidant and radio-protection of living cells

摘要

Dry and water soaked germinated seeds of Lens culinaris were treated with different doses of gamma rays. Chromotoxic effects and enzyme related defence mechanism have been studied. Severity of chromotoxic effect i.e. lethal effect on cell division and chromosomal abnormalities increased with dose. Different enzymes (peroxidase and superoxide dismutase) which play great role in defence mechanism of cell, was found to be differentially sensitive to stress condition. [References: 11]