The response was reflected in a lower micronucleus frequency but not in the DNA repair rate measured by the comet assay directly after the challenge dose.
This repair process was negated when 3-amino-benzamide , an inhibitor of poly (ADP) polymerase , was added to the cultures immediately after the challenge treatment.
These results indicate that poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase may be involved in chromosomal repair of radiation damage only during specific stages of the cell cycle.
It was shown that X-radiation was ineffective with regard to NAD-pyrophosphorylase activity of nuclei and increased their poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase activity.
The optimum incubation conditions for the poly (ADP-Rib) polymerase were determined.