# Laboratorio de Radioisótopos, Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS), Avenida Alem 1253 8000 -, Bahía Blanca, ARGENTINA
* Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas, UNS-CONICET Avenida Alem 1253 8000 -, Bahía Blanca, ARGENTINA
Abstract:
The aim of this work was to evaluate the effects of a dose of 60.0 Gy of 60Co γ-rays on the concentration and composition of lipids from the inner sprout of garlic cloves. 210 days after treatment, the levels of phospholipids, triacylglycerols and glycolipids were significantly reduced as a result of radiation. Levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids from these lipid fractions such as linoleic acids showed a similar trend of decrease. Irradiation also brought about an increase in diacylglycerols. Results are correlated with sprouting inhibition induced by γ-irradiation in garlic.