The effects of γ-irradiation on the antioxidant activity of rosemary extract
S. JIPA1,2,
T. ZAHARESCU1,*
,
W. KAPPEL1,
A. F. DĂNEŢ3,
C. V. POPA3,
M. BUMBAC2,
L. M. GORGHIU2,
A. M. MARIS4
Affiliation
- INCDIE ICPE CA, 313 Splaiul Unirii P. O. Box 149, Bucharest 030138, Romania
- “Valachia” University of Targoviste, 18-22 Unirii Av., Targoviste 130082, Romania
- University of Bucharest, 4-12Elisabeta Bd., Bucharest 030018, Romania
- Ovidius University, Faculty of Stomatology, 124 Mamaia Blvd, 900527, Constanta, Romania
Abstract
The effect of high energy radiation (γ-rays) on rosemary plant extract activity is presented. The increase in the stabilization
action of this natural extract was revealed by isothermal chemiluminescence procedure. The moderate dose applied to
rosemary extract promoted significant growing in the total antioxidant activity and the improvement in the stabilization
efficiency found in rosemary extract/paraffin system. The comparison between γ-irradiated rosemary extract (soon from
irradiation and after 30 days of storage) and some commercial phenolic compounds (BHT and IONOX 100) regarding the
progress of oxidative protection occurred in organic substrate has been emphasized the elevated protection in the radiation
treatment promoted by natural antioxidant products. For the thermal oxidation of paraffin the improvement in the oxidation
induction time of 4.8 times (additive concentration of 0.25 %) and of 10.8 times (additive concentration of 1.50 %) and the
diminution by 1.35 to 3.25 times for the 0.25 % and 1.50 % respectively, of additive concentrations were obtained.
Keywords
Rosemary, Antioxidant activity, Chemiluminescence.
Citation
S. JIPA, T. ZAHARESCU, W. KAPPEL, A. F. DĂNEŢ, C. V. POPA, M. BUMBAC, L. M. GORGHIU, A. M. MARIS, The effects of γ-irradiation on the antioxidant activity of rosemary extract, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 3, 12, December 2009, pp.1315-1320 (2009).
Submitted at: Nov. 10, 2009
Accepted at: Nov. 23, 2009