Effect of electron-beam irradiation on the antioxidant activity of extracts from Citrus unshiu pomaces

Electron beam irradiation is a chemical technology which mainly applies to food irradiation preservation, radiation sterilization of medical supplies, radiation chemistry and so on. It can change the molecular structure by using the radioactive radiation. In this present study, soybean protein concentrate powder was treated by electron beam irradiation to investigate its effects on the DH, the peptide antioxidant activity and the microcosmic surface morphology. The results indicated that the electron beam irradiation did not have effect on the DH. However, the peptide antioxidant activity significantly increased when increasing the irradiation dose. The highest peptide antioxidant activity 56.84 % was obtained at 3.24 kGy. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) revealed that there were a number of changes to the microcosmic surface morphology after the electron beam irradiation. Not only the shape of the soybean protein concentrate powder particles was changed, but the surface state was changed as well.

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Effect of electron beam irradiation on the functional properties and antioxidant activity of wheat germ protein hydrolysates

Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies ◽

10.1016/j.ifset.2018.09.003 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 54 ◽

pp. 192-199 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Li Wang ◽

Ting Li ◽

Dongling Sun ◽

Mingquan Tang ◽

Zheng Sun ◽

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Keyword(s):

Antioxidant Activity ◽

Electron Beam ◽

Functional Properties ◽

Wheat Germ ◽

Electron Beam Irradiation ◽

Protein Hydrolysates ◽

Beam Irradiation

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Methods to Monitor and Improve the Performance of Specimen Holders for Transmission Electron Cryomicroscopy

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100164738 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 54 ◽

pp. 454-455

Author(s):

B. L. Armbruster ◽

B. Kraus ◽

M. Pan

Keyword(s):

Electron Microscopy ◽

Electron Beam ◽

Electron Beam Irradiation ◽

Beam Irradiation ◽

Quality Of Data ◽

Electron Cryomicroscopy ◽

Thermal Equilibration ◽

Transmission Electron ◽

Electron Microscopes

One goal in electron microscopy of biological specimens is to improve the quality of data to equal the resolution capabilities of modem transmission electron microscopes. Radiation damage and beam- induced movement caused by charging of the sample, low image contrast at high resolution, and sensitivity to external vibration and drift in side entry specimen holders limit the effective resolution one can achieve. Several methods have been developed to address these limitations: cryomethods are widely employed to preserve and stabilize specimens against some of the adverse effects of the vacuum and electron beam irradiation, spot-scan imaging reduces charging and associated beam-induced movement, and energy-filtered imaging removes the “fog” caused by inelastic scattering of electrons which is particularly pronounced in thick specimens.Although most cryoholders can easily achieve a 3.4Å resolution specification, information perpendicular to the goniometer axis may be degraded due to vibration. Absolute drift after mechanical and thermal equilibration as well as drift after movement of a holder may cause loss of resolution in any direction.

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