Voychuk S. Influence of radiofrequency electromagnetic field on the physiology-biochemical properties of some yeast

The dissertation is devoted to investigation of action of radiofrequency EMF on the yeasts Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Schizosaccharomyces pombe and Candida utilis. Influence of EMF (frequency 40,68 MHz, capacity of radiation 15 and 30 W, exposition 5 - 180 minutes) on the physiological, biochemical and structural characteristics of these yeasts is established. The changes of activity of dehydrogenase enzymes of penthosephosphate cycle and tricarbonic acids cycle and reduction of membrane permeability are marked. As a result of EMF action certain modifications occure in the characteristics of the cell wall surface, which are reflected in structural and visco-elastic reorganizations, and also in formation of a polysaccharide layer around cell surface. All this in a complex promotes occurrence of stability of yeast cells to action of the stress-factors of a physical and chemical nature. We marked deviations (in comparison with control parameters) at a physiological level of investigations: reduction of duration of a G1-phase of the cell cycle (on 15 %), increase of specific growth rate, infringement of correlation between separate physiological parameters (ratio of various cell cycle phases, and transition from linear in nonlinear area of dependence of specific growth rate from initial concentration of cells in a population). The received data confirm nonthermal action of anthropogenous EMF on functioning of microbiological organisms, expand our representation about effects of action of EMF, allow to come nearer to understanding of mechanisms of protective EMF influence on biological systems, and to recommend use of this field for activation of intracellular pathways playing a role in protection of organism from influence of the adverse factors of an environment.