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Effect of gamma-irradiation on free fatty acids (in Dutch)

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OSTI ID:4319788
From international colloquium: the identification of irradiated foodstuffs; Karlsruhe, Germany (24 Oct 1973). Direct effects of gamma irradiation on model systems of fatty acids were studied. Experimental procedures are described and the radiolytic degradation products of trilaurin are discussed and compared with the findings of Nawar. Experiments conducted with fatty acids (lauric, myristic, palmitic, and stearic acids) are reported. The major hydrocarbons resulting from specific cleavage of fatty acids are quantitatively more important than those resulting from triglycerides. The radiolytic pattern of lauric acid promises use as a very adequate dosimeter. Finally, the fat composition and its radiolytic pattern in Belgian shrimp are discussed. (GE)
Research Organization:
Univ. Louvain, Heverlee, Belgium
NSA Number:
NSA-29-018146
OSTI ID:
4319788
Country of Publication:
Germany
Language:
Dutch