TY  - JOUR
T1  - <I>In vitro</I> Assessment of Efficacy of Gamma Irradiation on the Antimicrobial Activity of Iranian Honey
AU - , F. S. Sabet Jalali AU - , A. Ehsani AU - , H. Tajik AU - , S. Ashtari 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 6
IS  - 8
SP  - 996
EP  - 999
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2007.996.999
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2007.996.999
KW  - Gamma irradiation
KW  -antibacterial
KW  -Iranian honey
KW  -25 KGy
AB  - Unprocessed honey is well recognized as wound-healing remedy. However, to make use of the honey clinically acceptable, it should be sterilized. It is well-established that the antibacterial activity is heat-labile either by using sterilization by autoclaving, but the effectiveness of gamma-irradiation on the antibacterial activity of honey is unknown. Therefore, an investigation was carried out to assess the effects of the antibacterial activity of Iranian honey using the commercial gamma-irradiation sterilization procedure. The honeys were divided into 4 groups (0, 5, 15 and 25 KGy). Then each group was divided four sub-groups non-irradiated and irradiated (non-heated, 25ºC, 35ºC, 45ºC). Microbiological test of the honeys were carried out against control organisms (<I>Staphylococcus aureus </I>, <I>Escherichia coli </I>and <I>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</I>) and clinically isolated organisms were  tested in an agar disk diffusion assay. Results showed that there were no significant changes using the antibacterial activity of gamma-irradiation sterilization of honey, even the radiation was 25 KGy. The results of the study indicate that a better antibacterial activity is derived using the gamma-irradiation technique to maintain sterility and produced undesirable effect on antibacterial activity of honey.
ER  -