Priya Makhijani

The Role of Catalase HPII Levels in Protection against UV-A Damage in a Catalase Knockout Escherichia coli Strain

E. coli strains show low sensitivity to ultraviolet-A (UV-A) irradiation, a common method of decontamination. The two known catalases in E. coli, hydroperoxidase I (HPI) and hydroperoxidase II (HPII) are suspected to protect against UV-A inactivation by removing destructive react...