scholarly journals Phytochemical Screening of Volatile Organic Compounds in Three Common Coniferous Tree Species in Terms of Forest Ecosystem Services

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 928
Author(s):  
Martina Zorić ◽  
Saša Kostić ◽  
Nebojša Kladar ◽  
Biljana Božin ◽  
Verica Vasić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Volatile Organic Compounds ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Pinus Nigra ◽  
Health Improvement ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Volatile Organic ◽  
Coniferous Tree Species

Multiple positive effects that forests have on human health and overall well-being have been reported widely in the literature. Still, multiple elements of this relationship remain unidentified and unexplained. In this study, the composition of leaf volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) content in three common coniferous species: the Austrian pine (Pinus nigra), Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) and Spruce (Picea abies), was analyzed. The specificity of BVOCs content in the examined species and their genotypes is observed as a plant potential to evaporate these organic compounds and potentially improve human health and well-being. Principal component analysis applied on BVOCs content among species showed significant differences between compounds that have previously been characterized as having positive effects on human health by acting as anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antiviral and antibacterial. Variations among genotypes of the investigated species were observed in the content of BVOCs relevant for human health improvement, such as limonene, terpinolene, β-pinene, linalool, camphene, camphor, citronellol and α-cadinol. The observed intra- and inter-species variations in the BVOCs content provide an appropriate base for further research on the forest–human health relationship, breeding and selection of the most suitable genotypes for human health improvement, and could I mpact the sustainable management of forests.

Supramolecular Self-Assembly of Nitro-incorporated Quinoxaline Framework: Insights into the Origin of Fluorescence Turn-on Response towards Benzene group of VOCs

The Analyst ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megha Basak ◽  
Gopal Das
Keyword(s):  
Volatile Organic Compounds ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Turn On ◽  
Volatile Organic ◽  
Fluorescence Turn On

Hazardous volatile organic compounds (VOCs) can significantly impact human health and the environment. Hence, the detection of VOCs has become foremost important. Quinoxaline-based fluorimetric probe (1) unveils a notable “Turn-On”...

scholarly journals Influence of age and gender on the profile of exhaled volatile organic compounds analyzed by an electronic nose

2016 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvano Dragonieri ◽  
Vitaliano Nicola Quaranta ◽  
Pierluigi Carratu ◽  
Teresa Ranieri ◽  
Onofrio Resta
Keyword(s):  
Volatile Organic Compounds ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Electronic Nose ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Exhaled Breath ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Volatile Organic ◽  
Older Subjects ◽  
Never Smokers ◽  
And Gender

We aimed to investigate the effects of age and gender on the profile of exhaled volatile organic compounds. We evaluated 68 healthy adult never-smokers, comparing them by age and by gender. Exhaled breath samples were analyzed by an electronic nose (e-nose), resulting in "breathprints". Principal component analysis and canonical discriminant analysis showed that older subjects (≥ 50 years of age) could not be distinguished from younger subjects on the basis of their breathprints, as well as that the breathprints of males could not distinguished from those of females (cross-validated accuracy, 60.3% and 57.4%, respectively).Therefore, age and gender do not seem to affect the overall profile of exhaled volatile organic compounds measured by an e-nose.

scholarly journals A Review on Catalytic Nanomaterials for Volatile Organic Compounds VOC Removal and Their Applications for Healthy Buildings

Nanomaterials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 910 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kwok Wei Shah ◽  
Wenxin Li
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Volatile Organic Compounds ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Construction Materials ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Outdoor Environment ◽  
Voc Removal ◽  
Metallic Oxides ◽  
Volatile Organic ◽  
Indoor And Outdoor

In order to improve the indoor air quality, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) can be removed via an efficient approach by using catalysts. This review proposed a comprehensive summary of various nanomaterials for thermal/photo-catalytic removal of VOCs. These representative materials are mainly categorized as carbon-based and metallic oxides materials, and their morphologies, synthesis techniques, and performances have been explained in detail. To improve the indoor and outdoor air quality, the catalytic nanomaterials can be utilized for emerging building applications such as VOC-reduction coatings, paints, air filters, and construction materials. Due to the characteristics of low cost, non-toxic and high chemical stability, metallic oxides such as TiO2 and ZnO have been widely investigated for decades and dominate the application market of VOC-removal catalyst in buildings. Since other catalysts also showed brilliant performance and have been theoretically researched, they can be potential candidates for applications in future healthy buildings. This review will contribute to further knowledge and greater potential applications of promising VOC-reducing catalytic nanomaterials on healthier buildings for a better indoor and outdoor environment well-being.

scholarly journals Effect of Spices on the Formation of VOCs in Roasted Mutton Based on GC-MS and Principal Component Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Jiapei Xi ◽  
Ping Zhan ◽  
Honglei Tian ◽  
Peng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Principal Component Analysis ◽  
Volatile Organic Compounds ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Component Analysis ◽  
Volatile Components ◽  
Volatile Profile ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Volatile Organic ◽  
Chinese Prickly Ash

Peppertree prickly ash, Amomum tsao-ko, cumin, and ginger have long been used in Asian countries to modify the flavor and to partially neutralize any unpleasant odors present in roast lamb. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the change in the amount of volatile components present in roast lamb compared to meat added with peppertree prickly ash, Amomum tsao-ko, cumin, and ginger. Principal component analysis was carried out on the 27 initially selected from 88 volatile substances, and 15 substances with a projection of more than 0.25 in the load matrix were used as indicators to study the different contents in roasted mutton and lamb prepared by adding peppertree prickly ash, Amomum tsao-ko, cumin, and ginger. The types of VOCs (volatile organic compounds) detected in roast meat without adding spices were the least. Roast meat with the addition of cumin leads to the strongest content of aldehydes, followed by the addition of Amomum tsao-ko. Additionally, roast meat with the addition of Chinese prickly ash leads to the strongest content of terpenes, followed by the addition of ginger. Moreover, with the addition of spices, the content of volatiles responsible for the presence of a mutton odor (such as hexanal, heptanal, pentanal, (z)-4-decenal, benzaldehyde, p-propyl-anisole, and dimethyl ether) was not significantly decreased, and in fact some volatiles increased in amount such as pentanal, hexanal, octanal, and (z)-4-decenal. In conclusion, the effect of addition of spices on the volatile profile of roasted mutton and lamb can be attributed to the generation of flavor volatiles mainly derived from raw spices’ hot action, with few additional volatiles formed during boiling.

scholarly journals Stability and Selective Vapor Sensing of Structurally Colored Lepidopteran Wings Under Humid Conditions

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (11) ◽  
pp. 3258
Author(s):  
Gábor Piszter ◽  
Krisztián Kertész ◽  
Zsolt Bálint ◽  
László Péter Biró
Keyword(s):  
Water Vapor ◽  
Volatile Organic Compounds ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Color Change ◽  
Response Times ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Vapor Sensing ◽  
Volatile Organic

Biological photonic nanoarchitectures are capable of rapidly and chemically selectively sensing volatile organic compounds due to changing color when exposed to such vapors. Here, stability and the vapor sensing properties of butterfly and moth wings were investigated by optical spectroscopy in the presence of water vapor. It was shown that repeated 30 s vapor exposures over 50 min did not change the resulting optical response signal in a time-dependent manner, and after 5-min exposures the sensor preserved its initial properties. Time-dependent response signals were shown to be species-specific, and by using five test substances they were also shown to be substance-specific. The latter was also evaluated using principal component analysis, which showed that the time-dependent optical responses can be used for real-time analysis of the vapors. It was demonstrated that the capability to detect volatile organic compounds was preserved in the presence of water vapor: high-intensity color change signals with short response times were measured in 25% relative humidity, similar to the one-component case; therefore, our results can contribute to the development of biological photonic nanoarchitecture-based vapor detectors for real-world applications, like living and working environments.

Analysis of biogenic volatile organic compounds in human health and disease

2011 ◽  
Vol 30 (7) ◽  
pp. 960-967 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack Dummer ◽  
Malina Storer ◽  
Maureen Swanney ◽  
Murray McEwan ◽  
Amy Scott-Thomas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Volatile Organic Compounds ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Biogenic Volatile Organic Compounds ◽  
Volatile Organic ◽  
Health And Disease
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