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High-throughput Fluorometric Measurement of Potential Soil Extracellular Enzyme Activities
Published on: November 15, 2013
Non-thermal effects of 500MHz - 900MHz microwave radiation on enzyme kinetics
E Pirogova1, V Vojisavljevic, I Cosic
1School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476V Melbourne Victoria 3001, Australia. elena.pirogova@rmit.edu.au
Abstract:
Enzymes are essential for the catalysis of biochemical reactions and in the regulation of metabolic pathways. They function by greatly accelerating the rate of specific chemical reactions that would otherwise be slow. It has been shown that extremely low-power microwaves can influence enzyme activity [1-5]. This study is focused at investigating the effects of low level microwave exposures ranging from 500MHz to 900MHz on L-Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) enzyme activity. The results obtained revealed the increased bioactivity of the LDH upon microwave radiation at two particular frequencies 500MHz and 900MHz.
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