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Stability of the Antioxidant Activity of Flavonoids after Gamma Irradiation
Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil
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Food and Nutrition Sciences·Volume 02 (2011)·Pages 490–493·Published 5 July 2011·DOI10.4236/fns.2011.25071
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Abstract
Food irradiation has the purpose of destroying insects or microorganisms, thereby increasing the safety and shelf life of foods. Flavonoids are ubiquitous plant secondary products with radical scavenger ability. In the present study their antioxidant stability after gamma irradiation was evaluated. The flavonoids showed fast scavenger ability measured with the 2.2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH) after high doses of radiation. The low damage caused by irra- diation on antioxidant capacity of the flavonoids shows their potential use in combating chemical oxidation of bio- molecules in irradiated foods.
KeywordsFlavonoidFood IrradiationScavenger CapacityGamma Irradiation
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