Formulation of sage essential oil (Salvia officinalis,L.) monoterpenes into chitosan hydrogels and permeation study with GC-MS analysis

This study deals with the formulation of natural drugs into hydrogels. For the first time, compounds from the sage essential oil were formulated into chitosan hydrogels. A sample preparation procedure for hydrophobic volatile analytes present in a hydrophilic water matrix along with an analytical method based on the gas chromatography coupled with the mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was developed and applied for the evaluation of the identity and quantity of essential oil components in the hydrogels and saline samples. The experimental results revealed that the chitosan hydrogels are suitable for the formulation of sage essential oil. The monoterpene release can be effectively controlled by both chitosan and caffeine concentration in the hydrogels. Permeation experiment, based on a hydrogel with the optimized composition [3.5% (w/w) sage essential oil, 2.0% (w/w) caffeine, 2.5% (w/w) chitosan and 0.1% (w/w) Tween-80] in donor compartment, saline solution in acceptor compartment, and semi-permeable cellophane membrane, demonstrated the useful permeation selectivity. Here, (according to lipophilicity) an enhanced permeation of the bicyclic monoterpenes with antiflogistic and antiseptic properties (eucalyptol, camphor and borneol) and, at the same time, suppressed permeation of toxic thujone (not exceeding its permitted applicable concentration) was observed. These properties highlight the pharmaceutical importance of the developed chitosan hydrogel formulating sage essential oil in the dermal applications.     

Experimental and numerical investigation of fracture in double-edge notched steel plates

Double-edge notched (DENT) steel plates were pulled until complete fracture and several experimental observations were made (using profilometry and scanning electron microscopy). The essential work of fracture (EWF) model was found to be well verified. Numerical simulations—up to the maximum load only—of some experiments were performed using the finite element method (FEM), and incorporating geometric and material non-linearities (large deformation elasto-plasticity). Some experimental measurements were compared with the corresponding numerical computations and excellent agreement was found.     

Effects of irradiation in combination with waxing on the essential oils in orange peel

The study evaluated the effects of waxing, irradiation dose and post‐irradiation storage time on the essential oils in orange peel. Mature oranges (Maroc late) waxed or unwaxed were treated with 1 or 2 kGy radiation and stored for 9 weeks at 20 °C and 40–50% RH. Essential oils from the peel were extracted and analysed by GC. Results showed that D ‐limonene was significantly lower in waxed oranges; levels in samples treated with 2 kGy were higher than those in non‐irradiated or treated with 1 kGy. Linalool, methyl anthranilate and 3,7‐dimethyl‐2,6‐octadienal decreased as the dose increased. Levels of linalool increased with storage time but D ‐limonene was unaffected. These results may aid in guaranteeing the quality of orange essential oils during storage time. Copyright © 2004 Society of Chemical Industry     

谷氨酰胺(Gln)活性肽营养液的研究进展

对G1n小肽在氨基酸营养液中的使用以及G1n小肽的稳定性和代谢机制进行了论述。G1n是一种“条件必需氨基酸”，但Cln的水溶液不稳定，因而在氨基酸输液或氨基酸营养被中，用G1n小肽代替G1n单体使用。G1n小肽含有取代的α—NH2，使Cln小肽的稳定性大大增加。     

一种复合型天然除螨抑菌微乳性能研究及在洗护产品中的应用

通过采用苦参精油和广藿香精油与二氯苄醇和伞花烃-o-5醇复配,制备得到除螨抑菌微乳。经测试分析,除螨抑菌微乳水溶性好,稳定性强,对各个菌种的最低抑制浓度为1 000 ~5 000 mg/L;0.35%除螨微乳对螨虫灭杀作用24 h,其灭杀率高达95%,将0.35%除螨微乳添加到洗衣液和沐浴露中,灭杀作用48 h,对螨虫灭杀率约100%。     

关注区可变的实时仿真方法与平台

交直流混合电网的实时仿真既要考虑电力电子设备的开关特性,又要保证适应较大的电网规模,在实际工程中面临诸多困难.给子网络赋予动态可变的关注标志,对关注子网络采用存储压力小的节点消去法,对非关注子网络采用计算量少的线性组合法,从而保证骨架型节点电压法的实用性.在Xilinx公司的Virtex-7 FPGA VC709开发板中,采用无缝的并行化仿真计算程序对接方式和灵活的结构参数查询方法解决了现场可编程逻辑门阵列资源的紧缺问题,设计了一种关注区可变的实时数字仿真平台.以典型的交直流混合电网为例,仿真验证了所提方法的可行性与所研发平台的有效性.     

茶用香花珠兰的香气成分分析

用水蒸气蒸馏法提取珠兰挥发油,并用气相色谱-质谱联用仪对珠兰挥发油的化学成分进行了分离和鉴定,分离并鉴定出27个组分,占峰面积的85.89%,并用峰面积归一化法测定了各成分的质量分数。其主要挥发性成分为:w(反-罗勒烯)=5.71%、w(3,6二-甲基-4,5二-乙基-3,5-辛二烯)=4.61%,w〔1-(1,4二-甲基-3环-己烯基)乙酮〕=3.53%、w(2,6二-甲基-2,4,6辛-三烯)=1.45%、w(大根香叶烯B)=1.44%、w(顺-罗勒烯)=1.43%、w(大根香叶烯D)=1.40%、w(3蒈-烯)=1.25%、w(杜松醇)=1.02%。     

Inheritance Of Resistance To Mammalian Herbivores and Of Plant Defensive Chemistry In A <Emphasis Type="Italic">Eucalyptus</Emphasis> Species

Hybridization in plants provides an opportunity to investigate the patterns of inheritance of hybrid resistance to herbivores, and of the plant mechanisms conferring this resistance such as plant secondary metabolites. We investigated how inter-race differences in resistance of Eucalyptus globulus to a generalist mammalian herbivore, Trichosurus vulpecula, are inherited in their F₁ hybrids. We assessed browsing damage of three-year-old trees in a common environment field trial on four hybrid types of known progeny. The progency were artificial intra-race crosses and reciprocal inter-race F₁ hybrids of two geographically distinct populations (races) of E. globulus; north-eastern Tasmania and south-eastern Tasmania. Populations of trees from north-eastern Tasmania are relatively susceptible to browsing by T. vulpecula, while populations from south-eastern Tasmania are more resistant. We assessed the preferences of these trees in a series of paired feeding trials with captive animals to test the field trial results and also investigated the patterns of inheritance of plant secondary metabolites. Our results demonstrated that the phenotypic expression of resistance of the inter-race F₁ hybrids supported the additive pattern of inheritance, as these hybrids were intermediate in resistance compared to the pure parental hybrids. The expression of plant secondary metabolites in the F₁ hybrids varied among groups of individual compounds. The most common pattern supported was dominance towards one of the parental types. Together, condensed tannins and essential oils appeared to explain the observed patterns of resistance among the four hybrid types. While both chemical groups were inherited in a dominant manner in the inter-race F₁ hybrids, the direction of dominance was opposite. Their combined concentration, however, was inherited in an additive manner, consistent with the phenotypic differences in browsing.