Journal
RADIATION PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY
Volume 79, Issue 4, Pages 507-512Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2009.10.005
Keywords
Glycyrrhiza glabra; Gamma radiation; Antimicrobial activity; DPPH scavenging activity; Phenolic content; Extraction yield
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The efficacy of gamma irradiation as a method of decontamination for food and herbal materials is well established. In the present study, Glycyrrhiza glabra roots were irradiated at doses 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 kGy in a cobalt-60 irradiator. The irradiated and un-irradiated control samples were evaluated for phenolic contents, antimicrobial activities and DPPH scavenging properties. The result of the present study showed that radiation treatment up to 20 kGy does not affect the antifungal and antibacterial activity of the plant. While sample irradiated at 25 kGy does showed changes in the antibacterial activity against some selected pathogens. No significant differences in the phenolic contents were observed for control and samples irradiated at 5, 10 and 15 kGy radiation doses. However, phenolic contents increased in samples treated with 20 and 25 kGy doses. The DPPH scavenging activity significantly (p < 0.05) increased in all irradiated samples of the plant. (C) 2009 Published by Elsevier Ltd
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