| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9817530 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms | 2005 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The Cyanobacterium Spirulina is commercialized for its use in health foods and for therapeutic purposes due to its valuable constituents particularly proteins and vitamins. The aim of the paper is to study the Spirulina platensis behaviour when it is electron beam irradiated for biological decontamination. Microbial load, antioxidant activity, enzymatic inhibition, electron spin resonance (ESR) and UV-Vis spectra were measured for doses up to 80Â kGy. The results were correlated with doses in order to find where decontamination is efficient, keeping the Spirulina qualities.
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Authors
Mirela Brasoveanu, Monica Nemtanu, R. Minea, Maria Nicoleta Grecu, Elena Mazilu, Nora Radulescu,