Effect of ionizing energy on extracts of Quillaja saponaria to be used as an antimicrobial agent on irradiated edible coating for fresh strawberries

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 64-69

  Zuniga G E ^a   Junqueira Goncalves M P ^a   Pizarro, M ^a   Contreras, R ^a   Tapia, A ^a   Silva, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b Chilean Nuclear Energy Commission   (Chile)

Author keywords

Antifungal activity; Edible coating; Gamma irradiation; HPLC DAD; Mass spectrometry; Quillaja saponaria

Indexed keywords

ANTI-FUNGAL ACTIVITY; EDIBLE COATING; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HPLC-DAD; QUILLAJA SAPONARIA;

COPPER METALLURGY; FOOD ADDITIVES; FOOD SAFETY; FUNGI; FUNGICIDES; GAMMA RAYS; IONIZING RADIATION; IRRADIATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METABOLITES; MICROORGANISMS; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RADIATION SHIELDING;

COATINGS;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CALCIUM; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; QUILLAJA SAPONARIA EXTRACT; SAPONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BOTRYTIS CINEREA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COATING; DRUG SCREENING; FOOD COATING; GAMMA IRRADIATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IONIZING RADIATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ISOLATION; QUILLAJA; QUILLAJA SAPONARIA; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION ENERGY; STRAWBERRY;

EID: 82455210223     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: 18790895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2011.08.008     Document Type: Article

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