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Studies on the Essential Oil Components of Thymus magnus Nakai (섬백리향의 정유성분(精油成分))

  • Han, Dae-Suk;Kim, Kwang-Wook
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.1-6
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    • 1980
  • By means of prefractionation on a silicagel column and combination of GC-Mass spectrometry, the essential oil constituents of Thymus magnus Nakai were analysed. Ten terpenoid compounds, ${\gamma}-terpinene$, ${\alpha}-pinene$, ${\beta}-caryophyllene$, ${\beta}-bisabolene$, pcymene, 4-isopropyltropolone, thymol, carvacrol, terpinen-4-ol and Borneol, were identified by referring to the spectrums of their authentic specimens.

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Assessment of natural radioactivity in soil and olive mill pomace utilizing nal (TI) gamma-ray spectrometry and low background alpha/beta counting system

  • Amani Kraishan;Mohammad Abu Shayeb;Hafedh Belmabrouk;Ahmad Ali Husein Qwasmeh;Muzahir Ali Baloch
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.56 no.5
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    • pp.1925-1931
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    • 2024
  • The study conducted in the northwest region of Jordan aimed to assess the levels of natural radioactivity in soil and olive mill pomace (OMP) samples. The researchers used Nal (TI) gamma-ray spectrometry to measure the activity concentrations of 226Ra, 232Th, 40K, and 137Cs in the samples. The average activity concentrations of 226Ra, 232Th, 40K, and 137Cs in the soil samples were found to be 18.624 ± 5.82, 12.276 ± 5.728, 518.33 ± 212.57, and 0.140 ± 0.09 (Bq, kg-1), respectively. In the OMP samples, the average activity concentrations of 226Ra, 232Th, and 40K were 7.272 ± 4.386, 3.454 ± 1.503, and 169.997 ± 81.873 (Bq kg-1), respectively, and no 137Cs was detected. The study also investigated fundamental parameters associated with radon, specifically the radon emanation coefficient (RnEC) and radon mass exhalation rate (Ex). The RnEC values ranged from 0.621 to 0.78 (Bq kg-1), with an average value of 0.71 ± 0.06 (Bq kg-1). The estimated Ex from the soil samples ranged from 65.83 to 124.86 (mBq kg-1h-1), with an average value of 99.74 ± 21.73 (mBq kg-1h-1). Regarding radiological hazards, the study examined various parameters, including radium equivalent activity, external and internal hazard indices, gamma and alpha indices, absorbed gamma dose rate, and excess lifetime cancer risk. All of these assessed values were found to be below the worldwide recommended limits for radiological safety. Additionally, the study analyzed the concentrations of gross alpha and gross beta radioactivities in soil and OMP samples. The soil samples had an average gross alpha activity of 4.642 ± 1.04 (Bq kg-1) and an average gross beta activity of 48.13 ± 14.50 (Bq kg-1). The OMP samples showed an average gross alpha activity of 0.32 ± 0.27 (Bq kg-1) and an average gross beta activity of 59.19 ± 12.94 (Bq kg-1). Overall, the obtained results are crucial for evaluating the radiological risks associated with natural radioactivity in the northwest region of Jordan. The findings establish baseline data for comparison and reference for radioactivity levels in the environment.

An Identification of Volatile Terpenes in Allelopathic Weeds (Allelopathy 작용성(作用性)을 나타내는 잡초(雜草)중의 휘발성(揮發性) Terpene류(類)의 동정(同定))

  • Chun, J.C.;Han, K.W.
    • Korean Journal of Weed Science
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.149-153
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    • 1989
  • Volatile terpenes responsible for allelopathic activity in four weed species were identified using gas chromatography (GC) and GC-mass spectrometry. Artemisia asiatica Nakai contained 26 volatile terpenes, consisting of 16 monoterpenes and 10 sesquiterpenes, whereas there were only four terpenes in Trifolium repens L. and three terpenes each in Portulaca oleracea L. and Capsella bursa-pastoris (L,) Medik. Suspected allelochemics were ${\alpha}$-phellandrene, 1,8-cineole, limonene, ${\alpha}$-pinene, borneol, selinene, and caryophyllene in A. asiatica, ${\alpha}$-pinene and ${\beta}$-caryophyllene in T. repens, and ${\alpha}$-pinene in C. bursapastoris. No these compounds were found in P. oleracea.

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Variation of Concentration of Terpenes in Chrysanthemum boreale (산국에서의 Terpenes 함량의 변이)

  • 김종희
    • The Korean Journal of Ecology
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    • v.20 no.6
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    • pp.397-403
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    • 1997
  • The monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes are analysed in the leaf and stem of Chrysanthemum boreale using gas chromaltography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The total amount of sesquiterpenes are always higher than monoterpenes in both leaf (2.0-3.4 times) and stem (1.6-8.3 times). The mono- and sesquiterpenes yields of the leaf are higher than the stem. There was no significant difference among the leaf developmental stages, while those of stem were varied. Seventeen monoterpenes and 9 sesquiterpenes compound in this plants comprised more than 5% of the mean total monoterpenes and the total sesquiterpenes in each dates. Among leaf monoterpenes, the concentration of (+)-Limonene and unknown compound no. 13 (Retention time, R.T.=17.28) varied significantly during leaf growing season, and the concentrafion of unknown compound no. 7 (R.T.=35.04) and no. 9(R.T.=35.71) varied in the leaf sesquiterpenes. Similarly the results from the leaf, the concentration of five monoterpenes in stem also varied significantly during maturing period, and much varied in seven compounds of stem sesquiterpene. The major sesquiterpenes of leaf and stem were ${\alpha}-Humulene$ and compound no. 2(R.T.=26.19).

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Changes volatile flavor components of Korean Agrimonia Japonica by cooking (조리에 따른 한국산 짚신나물(Agrimonia Japonica)의 휘발성 풍미 성분의 변화)

  • 이혜정;이경희;구성자
    • Korean journal of food and cookery science
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.122-125
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    • 1995
  • An attempt was made to determine the effect of the volatile components of edible wild grass by cooking. We collect the volatile components of Agrimonia Japonica by dynamic\ulcorner head space method. Samples were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry(GC-MS). Thirty-six components, including 16 hydrocarbons, 7 alcohols, 4 esters, 7 benzoid compounds, 1 aldehyde and 1 ketone were confirmed in raw samples. Also 6 hydrocarbons identified in cooked sample. Alpha-pinene and 3-he-xane-ol were regarded as the most abundant components in raw sample. By heating of Japonica, most of the volatile compounds were disappeared, but alpha-pinene was remained abundantly.

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In vitro Inhibitory Activities of Essential Oils from Oenanthe javanica DC against Candida and Streptococcus species

  • Shin, Seung-Won
    • Natural Product Sciences
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    • v.10 no.6
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    • pp.325-329
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    • 2004
  • The composition of essential oil from O. javanica was analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Using the broth dilution method and disk diffusion test, anti-microbial activities of the oil fraction and its main components were evaluated against various antibiotic-susceptible and resistant strains of pathogenic microorganisms. As a result of GC-MS analysis, 57 compounds, including ${\alpha}-terpinolene$ (28.1%), dl-limonene (16.0%), ${\gamma}-terpinene$ (10.3%), ${\beta}-pinene$ (9.7%) and ${\alpha}-pinene$ (6.0%) were identified in the essential oil fraction. The essential oil fraction of O. javanica and its main components exhibited significant inhibitory activities, particularly against Candida albicans (antibiotic-susceptible strains) and Streptococcus pneumoniae (antibiotic- susceptible and resistant strains). The main components of the O. javanica oil fraction displayed different patterns of activity against the three tested Candida species as exemplified by the differential minimum inhibiting concentration (MIC) values. The disk diffusion test showed that the activities were dose dependent.

Bioconversion of Tetracycline Antibiotics to Novel Glucoside Derivatives by Single-Vessel Multienzymatic Glycosylation

  • Pandey, Ramesh Prasad;Chu, Luan Luong;Kim, Tae-Su;Sohng, Jae Kyung
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.28 no.2
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    • pp.298-304
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    • 2018
  • The single-vessel multienzyme UDP-${\alpha}$-$\text\tiny{D}$-glucose recycling system was coupled with a forward glucosylation reaction to produce novel glucose moiety-conjugated derivatives of different tetracycline antibiotic analogs. Among five tetracycline analogs used for the reaction, four molecules (chlorotetracycline, doxytetracycline, meclotetracycline, and minotetracycline) were accepted by a glycosyltransferase enzyme, YjiC, from Bacillus licheniformis to produce glucoside derivatives. However, the enzyme was unable to conjugate sugar units to rolitetracycline. All glucosides of tetracycline derivatives were characterized by ultraviolet absorbance maxima, ultra-pressure liquid chromatography coupled with photodiode array, and high-resolution quadruple time-of-flight electrospray mass spectrometry analyses. These synthesized glucosides are novel tetracycline derivatives.

A New Flavonoid from Carrichtera annua

  • Shahat, Abdelaaty A.;Abdel-Shafeek, Khaled A.;Husseiny, Husseiny A.;Claeys, Magda;Apers, Sandra;Pieters, Luc
    • Natural Product Sciences
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.122-124
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    • 2006
  • Three flavonoid glycosides, $kaempferol-3-O-{\alpha}-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1\;{\rightarrow}\;6)-{\beta}$-D-glucopyranoside$ or kaempferol-3-O-rutinoside (1), $isorhamnetic-3-O-{\alpha}-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(16)-{\beta}-D-glucopyranoside$ or isorhamnetin-3-O-rutinoside (2), and $quercetin-3-O-{\beta}-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 ${\rightarrow}\;2)-{\beta}-L-arabinopyranoside$ 3, the latter one being a new compound, were isolated from the methanolic extract of the aerial parts of Carrichtera annua. Mass spectrometry and 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopy allowed establishing the structure of these compounds.

Influence of Maleic Anhydride Grafted onto Polyethylene on Pyrolysis Behaviors

  • Chung, Yu Yeon;Choi, Sung-Seen
    • Elastomers and Composites
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    • v.51 no.3
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    • pp.233-239
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    • 2016
  • Polyethylene (PE) and maleic anhydride-grafted PE (PE-g-MAH) were pyrolyzed, and their pyrolysis products were analyzed using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) to investigate the influence of MAH grafted onto PE on pyrolysis behaviors. Major pyrolysis products of PE and PE-g-MAH were n-alkanes, 1-alkenes, ${\alpha},{\omega}$-alkadienes, and aromatic compounds. 1-Alkenes were more formed than n-alkanes, ${\alpha},{\omega}$-alkadienes, and aromatic compounds. Butadiene was more produced from PE than PE-g-MAH, whereas toluene and ethyl benzene were more generated from PE-g-MAH than PE. Difference in the pyrolysis behaviors between PE and PE-g-MAH were explained by initial decomposition of MAH moiety.