Abdalla, R., Rizk, S., Sayed, R., El sayed, T. (2019). Biochemical Comparative Study between Irradiated Adult Tribolium confusum and Adults Feed on Irradiated Flour. test, 12(5), 11-17. doi: 10.21608/eajbsa.2019.49749
Ragaa S. Abdalla; Salwa A. Rizk; Rehab M Sayed; Tammy S. El sayed. "Biochemical Comparative Study between Irradiated Adult Tribolium confusum and Adults Feed on Irradiated Flour". test, 12, 5, 2019, 11-17. doi: 10.21608/eajbsa.2019.49749
Abdalla, R., Rizk, S., Sayed, R., El sayed, T. (2019). 'Biochemical Comparative Study between Irradiated Adult Tribolium confusum and Adults Feed on Irradiated Flour', test, 12(5), pp. 11-17. doi: 10.21608/eajbsa.2019.49749
Abdalla, R., Rizk, S., Sayed, R., El sayed, T. Biochemical Comparative Study between Irradiated Adult Tribolium confusum and Adults Feed on Irradiated Flour. test, 2019; 12(5): 11-17. doi: 10.21608/eajbsa.2019.49749

Biochemical Comparative Study between Irradiated Adult Tribolium confusum and Adults Feed on Irradiated Flour

Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. A, Entomology
Article 2, Volume 12, Issue 5, October 2019, Pages 11-17    PDF (979.56 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/eajbsa.2019.49749
Authors
Ragaa S. Abdalla1; Salwa A. Rizk1; Rehab M Sayed2; Tammy S. El sayed3
1Natural Products Department, National Centre for Radiation Research and Technology, Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Egypt
2Natural Products Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority
3Natural Products Department, National Centre for Radiation Research and Technology, Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Egypt.
Abstract
Nowadays, radiation technique is widely used food preservation and pest control. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the biochemical alterations in Tribolium confusum adults irradiated with the sterilizing dose (60 Gy) or fed on flour irradiated with the sterilizing dose for flour (3Kg). The results indicated a significant decrease in the nutritional contents (protein, lipids, and carbohydrates) in the studied samples when compared to control. The digestive enzymes (protease, lipase, and amylase) of T. confusum adults were estimated and they revealed that protease and amylase activities showed a significant decline in the gamma-irradiated adults, and a significant elevation in adults feed on irradiated flour. Moreover, lipase activity was non-significantly changed in the studied samples when compared to the control. In conclusion, it is noticeable that gamma irradiation of T. confusum more effective than flour irradiation but we can use food irradiation technique in combination with other control tools for controlling T. confusum.
Keywords
Tribolium confusum; gamma radiation; Enzymes; Biochemical analysis; irradiated flour
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