Simulation study to assess the effectiveness of gamma radiation for inactivation of viruses on food packaging material.

ABSTRACT: The recent COVID-19 pandemic spread across the globe has raised the concern about the possible transmission of viruses through food packaging material during domestic and international trade. Therefore, mitigation strategies are needed to address these safety issues. Preliminary in-silico study showed that interactions between food packaging material and viral surface proteins were possibly hydrophobic in nature with most favourable interaction having a binding free energy of -5.24 kcal/mol. Since these interactions can cause viruses to adsorb on the food packets and get transmitted during supply chain, it is necessary to inactivate the viruses. In this context, efficacy of gamma irradiation in inactivating the viruses on the food packaging material was assessed. For this simulation study

SUBMITTER: Tripathi J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9709647 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature