Microbial Safety Improvement of Sea Buckthorn by Electron Beam Irradiation

Journal Article · Mon Apr 23 00:00:00 EDT 2007 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2733533· OSTI ID:21057282

Nemtanu, Monica R; Minea, R ^[1]; Mazilu, Elena; Radulescu, Nora ^[2]

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1. National Institute for Lasers, Plasma and Radiation Physics, Electron Accelerators Laboratory, 409 Atomistilor St., PO Box MG-36, RO-77125, Bucharest-Magurele (Romania)
2. SC Hofigal Export-Import SA, 2 Intrarea Serelor St., RO-75669, 4 Bucharest (Romania)

The commercialization of medicinal plants and/or their products is highly increased in Romania lately. One of the most used herbs is sea buckthorn being well known for its quality with a large potential for curing some diseases. Sea buckthorn can be contaminated with undesirable microorganisms which may affect negatively its quality. The paper presents the results regarding the action of a non-conventional technology meaning electron beam technique on sea buckthorn in order to improve its microbiological quality. Our study revealed that the sea buckthorn microbial load has been improved after 3 kGy irradiation keeping its active principles.

• OSTI ID: 21057282
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 899, Issue 1; Conference: 6. international conference of the Balkan Physical Union, Istanbul (Turkey), 22-26 Aug 2006; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2733533; (c) 2007 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
ELECTRON BEAMS
HERBS
IRRADIATION
MEDICINAL PLANTS
MICROORGANISMS
RADIATION EFFECTS
ROMANIA