Abstract
The effect of gamma-irradiation in doses ranging from 0 to 30 kGy was verified in order to inactivate aflatoxin B1 in peanuts sample. Peanut samples of Tatu Vermelho cultivar 2001/2002 and 2002/2003 crops,cultivated in São Paulo state, naturally or experimentally contaminated with aflatoxin B1 at varied contents, were investigated. Aflatoxin B1 was extracted with methanol:4% potassium chloride moisture (270 + 30, v/ v) followed by clarification with 10% cupric sulfate and partition with chloroform. Aflatoxin quantification was done by means of thin layer chromatography, measuring the samples and the standard fluorescent areas on densitometer at 366 nm. Gamma-irradiation (60Co) at doses of 1.5 and 10 kGy reduced the aflatoxin B1 contents in around 20% in samples experimentally contaminated with 55.3, 105.8, and 159.3 µg.kg-1. In naturally contaminated peanut samples containing 84.0 µg.kg-1 and 258.3 µg.kg-1 of aflatoxin B1 ,and treated with gamma-irradiation (60Co) at 5 and 10 kGy doses, no reduction of aflatoxin B1 levels was evidenced. On the other hand, samples naturally contaminated with aflatoxin B1 (86.0 and 248.0 µg.kg-1) and irradiated with 15, 20, 25 and 30 kGy doses, showed lower values of aflatoxin B1, ranging from 49 to 72%. In conclusion, no total inactivation of aflatoxin B1 occurs by means gamma-irradiation (60Co) in natural conditions, even at 30 kGy dose.References
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