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  • Title: Radiation sensitization of E. coli B/r by nitrous oxide.
    Author: Ewing D.
    Journal: Radiat Res; 1983 Nov; 96(2):275-83. PubMed ID: 6359238.
    Abstract:
    E. coli B/r have been used to study radiation sensitization by nitrous oxide (N2O). Cells suspended in Sörensen's phosphate buffer show a large amount of sensitization by N2O (relative to the response in 100% N2). Cells in McIlvaine's phosphate-citric acid buffer, however, show no sensitization by N2O. Sensitization in Sörensen's buffer can be prevented by hydroxyl radical (.OH) removal or by catalase. Chemical assays for the amounts of H2O2 formed under various conditions provide the basis for the conclusion that the high concentration of the citrate ion in McIlvaine's buffer does not allow the build-up of H2O2. Sensitization by N2O requires that both H2O2 and OH radicals be present.
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