Genotoxicological Safety Evaluation of Imported Oranges Irradiated with Ionizing Energy
2014
Huang, Y.H., Hallym University, Gangwon, Republic of Korea | Jung, D.W., Hallym University, Gangwon, Republic of Korea | Kang, I.J., Hallym University, Gangwon, Republic of Korea
This study was carried out to evaluate the genotoxicity of imported oranges irradiated with ionizing energy (0.5 and 1 kGy). In bacterial reversion assays with Salmonella Typhimurium TA98, TA100, TA1535, and TA1537, imported oranges irradiated with ionizing energy (0.5 and 1 kGy) showed no significant increase in the number of revertant colonies in both the absence and presence of the S9 metabolic activation system. In chromosomal aberration tests with Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells, imported oranges irradiated with ionizing energy (0.5 and 1 kGy) showed no increase in the frequency of chromosomal aberrations. In in vivo mouse micronucleus assay, imported oranges irradiated with ionizing energy (0.5 and 1 kGy) showed no increase in the frequency of polychromatic erythrocytes with micronucleus. These results indicate that imported oranges irradiated with ionizing energy (0.5 and 1 kGy) showed no genotoxic effects under these experimental conditions.
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