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THERE is a number of unsolved problems concerning the effect of irradiations on smaller structures of living systems, such as proteins and protein complexes. Many researches have recently been carried out by irradiating enzymatic and non-enzymatic proteins; but most of the results obtained are not quite clear and are of only relative interest, especially if we consider the following points: (1) the effect of irradiations has been studied on diluted and concentrated protein solutions; (2) when proteins have been irradiated in the dried state, the preparations employed contained some impurities which have a protective action.
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CAPUTO, A., DOSE, K. Primary Action of X-rays on Lysozyme. Nature 178, 209–210 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/178209a0
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