Editing Food irradiation (section)

==== UV-C ====
[[UV-C]] does not penetrate as deeply as other methods. As such, its direct antimicrobial effect is limited to the surface only. Its DNA damage effect produces [[cyclobutane]]-type [[pyrimidine dimer]]s. Besides the direct effects, UV-C also [[induced resistance|induces resistance]] even against pathogens not yet [[inoculation|inoculated]]. Some of this induced resistance is understood, being the result of temporary inactivation of self-degradation enzymes like [[polygalacturonase]] and increased expression of enzymes associated with [[cell wall]] repair.<ref name="Civello-et-al-2007">{{cite book |editor=Troncoso-Rojas, Rosalba |editor2=Tiznado-Hernández, Martín E |editor3=González-León, Alberto |title=Recent advances in alternative postharvest technologies to control fungal diseases in fruits & vegetables |chapter=UV-C technology to control postharvest diseases of fruits and vegetables | year=2007 | isbn=978-81-7895-244-4 | oclc=181155001 | page= | s2cid=82390211 | last1=Civello | first1=P. | last2=Vicente | first2=Ariel R. | last3=Martínez | first3=G. | last4=Troncoso-Rojas | first4=R. | last5=Tiznado-Hernández | first5=M. | last6=González-León | first6=A.}} [[CAB Direct (database)|CABD]] [http://www.cabi.org/cabdirect/abstract/20073244868 20073244868]{{Dead link|date=June 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. [[AGRIS]] id [http://agris.fao.org/agris-search/search.do?recordID=US201300122523 US201300122523]{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}.</ref>