Monitoring of gamma irradiation effects on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and microbial load in pea seeds using GC-MS analysis

  • Ayman Khalil Department of Radiation Medicine, Human Nutrition Laboratory, Atomic Energy Commission of Syria (AECS), Damascus - Syria
  • Mahfouz Al-Bachir Department of Radiation Technology, Atomic Energy Commission of Syria, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic
Keywords: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), GC-MS, gamma irradiation, decontamination, pea seeds

Abstract

A qualitative characterization of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in pea seeds before and post gamma irradiation has been carried out using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Seeds were exposed to gamma irradiation at 1, 5, 10 and 15 kGy doses. PAHs were extracted and their concentrations were correlated with the peak height, at each dose and compared to control samples. PAHs peaks decreased with the increase of gamma irradiation dose. Total bacterial and total fungal counts decreased from 2.43 and 1.66 log10
cfu g-1, respectively (non-irradiated), to <1 log10 cfu g-1 after gamma irradiation. The results indicate the potential utilization of gamma irradiation for PAHs and microbial inactivation from pea seeds.

Published
2017-11-19
How to Cite
Khalil, Ayman, and Mahfouz Al-Bachir. 2017. “Monitoring of Gamma Irradiation Effects on Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Microbial Load in Pea Seeds Using GC-MS Analysis”. The Annals of the University Dunarea De Jos of Galati. Fascicle VI - Food Technology 41 (2), 9-20. https://www.gup.ugal.ro/ugaljournals/index.php/food/article/view/1164.
Issue
Vol 41 No 2 (2017)
Section
ORIGINAL ARTICLES

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