scholarly journals PEMURNIAN MINYAK GENOAK ( Acorus calamus ) ASAL PULAU TIMOR MENGGUNAKAN DISTILASI PENGURANGAN TEKANAN

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Rensy A. Henci ◽  
Reinner I Lerrick ◽  
Theo Da Cunha
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Telah dilakukan penelitian mengenai pemurnian minyak asaron hasil distilasi Stahl menggunakan distilasi pengurang tekanan. Pada penelitian ini dilakukan distilasi akar, batang dan daun genoak, kemudian minyak yang diperoleh dimurnikan dengan distilasi pengurangan tekanan. Rendemen hasil pemurnian distilasi pengurangan tekanan yang diperoleh yaitu 19,8%. Hasil analisis FTIR, NMR dan GC-MS menunjukkan bahwa minyak genoak mengandung kemurnian senyawa asaron sebesar 90,49%.

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 4745
Author(s):  
Toncho Dinev ◽  
Milena Tzanova ◽  
Katya Velichkova ◽  
Diyana Dermendzhieva ◽  
Georgi Beev

Plant extracts are an important alternative to antibiotics, which are ever more restricted because of their developing microbial resistance and some adverse effects that have been observed following frequent application. The aim of the present study was to determine the antifungal and antioxidant activity of the methanolic extracts of Acorus calamus, Chlorella vulgaris, Lemna minuta and Scenedesmus dimorphus. The antifungal activity of the extracts against strains of Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus parasiticus, Aspergillus ochraceus, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus carbonarius, Fusarium graminearum, Fusarium oxysporum, Penicillium chrysogenum and Alternaria alternata was evaluated via the agar well diffusion method. The antioxidant activity of the extracts was measured through the determination of three parameters—total phenolic content, total flavonoid content and radical scavenging potential (determined through UV/Vis analysis). A. calamus extracts had the highest antimicrobial activity against eight fungal strains, followed by the C. vulgaris, L. minuta and S. dimorphus extracts, which were inhibitory against two to three strains. Among the extracts from the species studied, the extract from S. dimorphus showed the highest antioxidant potential, as determined via the DPPH (1,1’-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazil-radical) method. This correlated to its high total phenolic and flavonoid content. From A. calamus and L. minuta, methanolic extracts were obtained that exhibited similar values of the aforementioned parameters, followed by C. vulgaris extracts, which showed the lowest antioxidant activity. Based on the Pearson correlation coefficients, the impacts of the total phenolic content and the total flavonoid content on radical scavenging capacity are similar, and flavonoids were a significant part of the total phenolic compounds extracted from the plant materials studied.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Markéta Mejdová ◽  
Jiří Dušek ◽  
Lenka Foltýnová ◽  
Lenka Macálková ◽  
Hana Čížková

AbstractThe study estimates the parameters of the photosynthesis–irradiance relationship (PN/I) of a sedge-grass marsh (Czech Republic, Europe), represented as an active “green” surface—a hypothetical “big-leaf”. Photosynthetic parameters of the “big-leaf” are based on in situ measurements of the leaf PN/I curves of the dominant plant species. The non-rectangular hyperbola was selected as the best model for fitting the PN/I relationships. The plant species had different parameters of this relationship. The highest light-saturated rate of photosynthesis (Asat) was recorded for Glyceria maxima and Acorus calamus followed by Carex acuta and Phalaris arundinacea. The lowest Asat was recorded for Calamagrostis canescens. The parameters of the PN/I relationship were calculated also for different growth periods. The highest Asat was calculated for the spring period followed by the summer and autumn periods. The effect of the species composition of the local plant community on the photosynthetic parameters of the “big-leaf” was addressed by introducing both real (recorded) and hypothetical species compositions corresponding to “wet” and “dry” hydrological conditions. We can conclude that the species composition (or diversity) is essential for reaching a high Asat of the “big-leaf ”representing the sedge-grass marsh in different growth periods.


1946 ◽  
Vol 1 (10) ◽  
pp. 600-603
Author(s):  
Heinz Diedrich Wulff

Abstrakt Der Gehalt an ätherischem Öl wurde bei drei verschiedenen Chromosomenrassen von Acorus Calamus L, bestimmt und die folgenden Werte gefunden: Diploide Rasse (2n = 24) 2,17%, triploide Rasse (2n = 36) 3,12%, tetraploide Rasse (2n = 48) 6,82%. Somit nimmt der Gehalt an ätherischem Öl mit steigender Chromosomenzahl zu. Hinsichtlich des Wassergehaltes ergeben diese drei Rassen keine statistisch gesicherte Differenz. Vergleichsweise wurden die Untersuchungen auch auf Acorus gramineus Sol. ausgedehnt! Der ölgehalt dieser diploiden Art liegt bei 0.7%, ohne daß eine grünblättrige und eine variegate Form Unterschiede zeigten


2021 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 37-43
Author(s):  
Zhi-You Hao ◽  
Yan-Gang Cao ◽  
Yan Wang ◽  
Chun-Lei Zhang ◽  
Huan Luo ◽  
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INDIAN DRUGS ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (06) ◽  
pp. 64-67
Author(s):  
Maruthi T. Ekbote ◽  
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Rajashekar K. V ◽  
Shankarappa L ◽  
Bharathi D. R. ◽  
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Ayurvedic medicines are being used increasingly to fight or prevent common diseases. Udhara vayuhara churna is a polyherbal formulation containing Piper longum (Piperceae) Zingiber officinalis (Zingiberaceae), Elettaria cardamom (Zingiberaceae), Plumbago zeylanica (Plumbaginaceae), Carum carvi (Umbelliferae), Acorus calamus (Araceae) and Embilica officinalis (Euphorbiaceae). Methanolic and aqueous extracts of Udhara vayuhara churna were screened for their antimicrobial activity against Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Aspergillus niger and Candida albicans. The results of antimicrobial activity of aqueous and methanolic extracts of the Udhara vayuhara churna indicated that methanolic extract inhibited the growth of one or more test pathogens than aqueous extract. Udhara vayuhara churna formulation extracts showed a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activity. Phytochemical investigation revealed the presence of tannins, saponins, alkaloids, glycosides, flavonoids and essential oils. This may be due to the multifunctional effect of all the seven plant ingredients of Udhara Vayuhara churn.


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