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http://dx.doi.org/10.3746/jkfn.2008.37.4.472

Study on the Characteristics of DNA Comet Assay for Irradiated Vegetables and Grains  

Seo, Jung-Eun (Korea Food Research Institute)
Oh, Se-Wook (Korea Food Research Institute)
Kim, Yun-Ji (Korea Food Research Institute)
Lee, Nam-Hyouck (Korea Food Research Institute)
Hong, Sang-Pill (Korea Food Research Institute)
Kim, Young-Ho (Korea Food Research Institute)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition / v.37, no.4, 2008 , pp. 472-476 More about this Journal
Abstract
The possibility of DNA comet assay as a rapid method for screening the irradiated vegetables and grains was evaluated. Vegetables (spring onion, garlic, and tomato) irradiated at $0{\sim}3$ kGy and grains (rice flour and black soybean) irradiated at $0{\sim}9$ kGy were used as samples. Optimum DNA comet assay conditions, such as elution, sedimentation of suspension, and lysis time of cell, were established. The optimum conditions for vegetables were 10 min for the elution time, 0 min for the sedimentation time, and 5 min for the lysis time. The optimum conditions for grains were 15 min for the elution time, 60 min for the sedimentation time, and 30 min for the lysis time. For the food application of DNA comet assay, it was possible to screen various food samples irradiated at the following doses: spring onion at 2 kGy, garlic at 3 kGy, tomato at 1 kGy, rice flour at 9 kGy, and black soybean at 3 kGy. Each sample showed different forms and sizes in DNA comet. Therefore, further studies on various methods using comet shape, concentration, or area in DNA comet assay are necessary.
Keywords
DNA comet assay; irradiation; single cell gel electrophoresis; screen;
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