Introduction: In this study, Antibacterial and antioxidant activities of the essential oil and methanolic extract of the endemic plant, Zataria multiflora Boiss. have been studied. Method: The antioxidant potential of the samples was evaluated using two separate methods of inhibition of free radical 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and ammonium thiocyanate systems. Antibacterial activity wa...

Introduction: In this study, Antibacterial and antioxidant activities of the essential oil and methanolic extract of the endemic plant, Zataria multiflora Boiss. have been studied. Method: The antioxidant potential of the samples was evaluated using two separate methods of inhibition of free radical 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and ammonium thiocyanate systems. Antibacterial activity wa...

Fractionation of plant compounds to produce active purified fractions is a multi-step process, time-consuming and sometimes very expensive. This paper presents a single-step fractionation of tannins from a local plant, Phyllanthus niruri Linn. using supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) method. The effects of operating conditions (pressure, temperature, flow rate, cosolvent content and ethanol-w...

High oleic soybean (HOSBO) and low linolenic acid soybean (LLSBO) oils were evaluated individually and in a 1:1 blend along with cottonseed oil (CSO) to determine frying oil stabilities and the flavor quality and stability of potato chips. Potato chips were fried in the oils for a total of 25 h. Potato chips and oils were sampled periodically for sensory data, gas chromatographic volatile compo...

The extraction method is critical for the recovery of phenolic compounds. The main goal was to evaluate the effect of an extraction process from mango seed on their phenolic profile, antioxidant and antimicrobial capacities. Phenolic extraction was performed in different steps: maceration, alkaline hydrolysis, acid/alkaline hydrolysis, polar and non-polar fraction of an ethyl acetate separation...

Please direct correpsondence to Joseph Pesek at [email protected]. Separation and retention of both polar and nonpolar compounds by the same stationary phase can be a useful approach for analyses of complex samples with a broad range of chemical properties. Typical stationary phases are designed for retention of either polar or nonpolar compounds so that multiple steps are required when designing ...

The development of a unified Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship (QSARs) describing the toxicity of polar and non-polar organic compounds in multiple soils was always hampered by two main factors. First, existing QSARs distinguish between narcosis I and II compounds, which exhibit different toxicities when compared with their logKow suggesting that polar compounds are more toxic. Secon...