Gamma irradiation of Tetrapleura tetraptera fruit as a post-harvest technique and its subsequent effect on some phytochemicals, free scavenging activity and physicochemical properties

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 102, Issue , 2014, Pages 153-158

  Darfour, B ^a   Agbenyegah, S ^a   Ofosu, D O ^a   Okyere, A A ^a   Asare, I K ^a  

^a Ghana Atomic Energy Commission   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Gamma irradiation; Physicochemical; Phytochemical; Tetrapleura tetraptera

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATES; CURING; FRUITS; HARVESTING; IRRADIATION; LACTIC ACID; LOSSES; PROTEINS;

DPPH FREE RADICAL SCAVENGING ACTIVITIES; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGING ACTIVITY; GAMMA IRRADIATION; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PHYTOCHEMICAL; TETRAPLEURA TETRAPTERA;

GAMMA RAYS;

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; COBALT 60; COPPER; FLAVONOID; LACTIC ACID; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYETHYLENE; PROTEIN; TETRAPLEURA TETRAPTERA EXTRACT; TRACE ELEMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRUIT; GAMMA IRRADIATION; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; POSTHARVEST PERIOD; PROTEIN CONTENT; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TETRAPLEURA; TETRAPLEURA TETRAPTERA;

EID: 84901381980     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: 18790895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2014.05.003     Document Type: Article

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