Effect of gamma irradiation on microbial load, aflatoxins and phytochemicals present in Trigonella foenum-graecum

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2267-2271

  Gupta, Prakash C ^a   Bajpai, Vivek ^b   Mishra, V ^c   Saxena, R K ^b   Singh, Surendra ^d  

^a Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia Laboratory   (India)

^b BUNDELKHAND UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c MODY UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^d BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aflatoxins; Gamma irradiation; Microbial load; Trigonella foenum graecum

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE COMPONENTS; GAMMA IRRADIATION; LOG REDUCTIONS; MICROBIAL COUNT; MICROBIAL DECONTAMINATION; MICROBIAL LOADS; PEAK AREA; PHYTOCHEMICALS; PHYTOCONSTITUENTS; RETENTION TIME; TOTAL AFLATOXINS; TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM;

AFLATOXINS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; GAMMA RAYS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; RADIATION;

IRRADIATION;

TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM;

EID: 76349113377     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-009-0133-0     Document Type: Article

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