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Effect of gamma irradiation on antioxidant potential, isoflavone aglycone and phytochemical content of soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill) cultivar Williams

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In this study, we investigated the effects of irradiation on phytochemical content of soybean. Soybean seeds were irradiated at different doses of 0, 0.5, 1, and 2 kGy. In followings, the changes in isoflavone aglycone concentrations were analyzed. Also, the antioxidant potential was measured as DPPH free radical-scavenging activity. Genistein and daidzein concentrations, antioxidant activity and total phenolic and flavonoid content of soybean extracts were higher at the radiation dose of 0.5 kGy. Lower doses of irradiation improve concentration and antioxidant activity of soybean isoflavones as well as total flavonoid and phenolic content.

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The authors thank Dr. Mehdi Moridi of Medicinal Plants Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, for kindly helping in preparing and extracting the samples.

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Alivandi Farkhad, S., Hosseini, A. Effect of gamma irradiation on antioxidant potential, isoflavone aglycone and phytochemical content of soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill) cultivar Williams. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 324, 497–505 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-020-07100-0

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