| Title | Decomposition of Biological Macromolecules by Plasma Generated with Helium and Oxygen |
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| Author | Seong-Mi Kim and Jong-Il Kim* |
| Address | Department of Food and Microbial Technology, Seoul Women’s University, 126 Kongnung 2-dong, Nowon-Gu, Seoul 139-774, Republic of Korea |
| Bibliography | Journal of Microbiology, 44(4),p.466-471, 2006, |
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| Key Words | terilization, atmospheric-pressure cold plasma, reactive oxygen species, biological macromolecules destruction |
| Abstract | In this study, we attempted to characterize the biomolecular effects of an atmospheric pressure cold plasma (APCP) system which utilizes helium/oxygen (He/O2). APCP using He/O2 generates a low level of UV while generating reactive oxygen radicals which probably serve as the primary factor in sterilization; these reactive oxygen radicals have the advantage of being capable to access the interiors of the structures of microbial cells. The damaging effects of plasma exposure on polypeptides, DNA, and enzyme proteins in the cell were assessed usiing biochemical methods. |
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