ABSTRACT
Carbohydrates represent one of the classes of compounds composing cell structures and manifesting its viability. Plant tissues contain about 80% carbohydrates, whereas in animals this level does not exceed 2%. As fragments in the composition of nucleic acids and glycoproteids, carbohydrates represent the main "construction material" for these natural complexes, which are responsible for hereditary characters and immune functions in the organism affected by ionizing radiation. Hence, the study of the radiation degradation in such systems is induced by the purposes of their radioprotection. At preserving foods by radiation treatment (com, flour, vegetables and fruits), control for concentration of toxic products of carbohydrate radiolysis in vegetables grown on radionuclide-contaminated soils, it is urgent for investigators to determine the origin of these toxicants and decrease their concentration in products to innocent for consumption.
