Mathew B G, Kumar S
Institute of Self-Organising Systems and Biophysics, North-Eastern Hill University, Meghalaya, India.
J Biolumin Chemilumin. 1994 Mar-Apr;9(2):55-8. doi: 10.1002/bio.1170090203.
Whole seedlings of Cicer arietinum L. when exposed to 819 Gy gamma-radiation, were found to emit ultraweak intensity luminescence. The phenomenon was oxygen-dependent, and the intensity of emission could be suppressed by post-irradiation treatment with catalase, superoxide dismutase, and ascorbic acid. Deuterium oxide and luminol amplified the emission intensity. These results suggest that singlet oxygen is a cause of the emission during the post-irradiation phase.
