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Elimination of Aspergillus parasiticus from nut surface with low pressure cold plasma (LPCP) treatment

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dc.creator Basaran, Pervin
dc.creator Basaran-Akgul, Nese
dc.creator ÖKSÜZ, Lütfi
dc.date 2008-05-31T21:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2020-10-06T10:33:04Z
dc.date.available 2020-10-06T10:33:04Z
dc.identifier 79a455d9-d879-49f0-b860-3cb062242a1b
dc.identifier 10.1016/j.fm.2007.12.005
dc.identifier https://avesis.sdu.edu.tr/publication/details/79a455d9-d879-49f0-b860-3cb062242a1b/oai
dc.identifier.uri http://acikerisim.sdu.edu.tr/xmlui/handle/123456789/64020
dc.description Low pressure cold plasma (LPCP) using air gases and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) was developed and tested for anti-fungal efficacy against Aspergillus parasiticus on various nut samples. Artificially A. parasiticus contaminated hazelnuts, peanuts, and pistachio nuts were treated with air gases plasma and SF6 plasma for up to 20 min duration. The sterilizing effect of LPCP on A. parasiticus was higher during the early treatment period than the later treatment period. Air gases plasma treatment for 5 min resulted in 1-log reduction of A. parasiticus and a further 5 min treatment resulted in additional 1-log reduction. SF6 plasma application was more effective resulting in approximately a 5-log decrease in fungal population for the same duration. When effectiveness of plasma treatment against aflatoxins were tested, 20 min air gases plasma treatment resulted in a 50% reduction in total aflatoxins (AFB1, AFB2, AFG1, and AFG2), while only a 20% reduction in total aflatoxin was observed after 20 min SF6 plasma treatment. In this study, a rapid, functional clean-up method for the elimination of aflatoxin producing fungus from shelled and unshelled nuts was investigated as a suitable fungal decontamination method. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
dc.language eng
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.title Elimination of Aspergillus parasiticus from nut surface with low pressure cold plasma (LPCP) treatment
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article


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