Bioactivity and chemical composition of the essential oil from the leaves of Guatteria australis A.St.-Hil

Essential oil from the leaves of Guatteria australis was obtained by hydrodistillation, analyzed by Gas Chromatography coupled to Mass Spectromery (GC–MS) and their antiproliferative, antileishmanial, antibacterial, antifungal and antioxidant activities were also evaluated. Twenty-three compounds were identified among which germacrene B (50.66%), germacrene D (22.22%) and (E)-caryophyllene (8.99%) were the main compounds. The highest antiproliferative activity was observed against NCI-ADR/RES (TGI = 31.08 μg/ml) and HT-29 (TGI = 32.81 μg/ml) cell lines. It also showed good antileishmanial activity against Leishmania infantum (IC₅₀ = 30.71 μg/ml). On the other hand, the oil exhibited a small effect against Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 6538, S. aureus ATCC 14458 and Escherichia coli ATCC 10799 (MIC = 250 μg/ml), as well as small antioxidant activity (457 μmol TE/g) assessed through ORAC_FL assay. These results represent the first report regarding chemical composition and bioactivity of G. australis essential oil.     

Enantioselective comprehensive two‐dimensional gas chromatography. A route to elucidate the authenticity and origin of Rosa damascena Miller essential oils

The analysis of Bulgarian and Turkish Rosa damascena Miller essential oils was performed by flow‐modulated comprehensive two‐dimensional gas chromatography using simultaneous detection of the second column effluent by flame ionization and quadrupole mass spectrometric detection. Enantioselective separations were obtained by running the samples on 2,3‐di‐O‐ethyl‐6‐O‐tert‐butyldimethylsilyl‐β‐cyclodextrin column as the first column and on polyethylene glycol as the second column. The determination of enantiomeric or diastereomeric excess of some terpenoic solutes is a possible route for quality or authenticity control as well as for the elucidation of the country of origin.     

具有一种故障类型的二相关单元冗余系统的指数稳定性

利用C_0-半群理论证明了具有一种故障类型的二相关单元冗余系统非负解的存在惟一性,并研究了相应算子的谱特征,通过分析本质谱界经过紧扰动后的变化,得到了系统动态解以指数形式收敛于稳态解.最后,给出几个数值模拟的例子用来说明本文的意义所在.     

机器人及其安全系统的可靠性分析

是以机器人及其安全系统所构成的一个可修复系统作为研究对象,运用泛函分析方法并结合C_0半群理论,证明了严格占优本征值在本系统的存在性并且是系统严格占优本征值,进一步证明了在一定条件下,系统的动态解以指数化形式收敛于系统的稳态解.     

The Applicability of Essential Oils in Different Stages of Production of Animal-Based Foods

Essential oils (EOs) have been used for centuries, and interest in these compounds has been revived in recent years. Due to their unique chemical composition as well as antimicrobial, immunostimulatory, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, EOs are used in pharmacology, cosmetology and, increasingly, in animal breeding and rearing, and processing of animal raw materials. Essential oils have become a natural alternative to preservatives, taste enhancers and, most importantly, antibiotics, because the European Union banned the use of antibiotics in metaphylaxis in animal husbandry in 2006. In the animal production chain, EOs are used mainly as feed additives to improve feed palatability and increase feed intake, improve animal resistance and health status, and to prevent and treat diseases. Recent research indicates that EOs can also be applied to sanitize poultry houses, and they can be used as biopesticides in organic farming. Essential oils effectively preserve meat and milk and, consequently, improve the safety, hygiene and quality of animal-based foods. Novel technologies such as encapsulation may increase the bioavailability of EOs and their application in the production of food and feed additives.     

Essential Oils of Seven Lamiaceae Plants and Their Antioxidant Capacity

Oxidative stress has been reported as a cause of many diseases like Parkinson′s, Alzheimer′s, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. Oxidative stress can also lead to cancer formation by promoting tumor development and progression. Antioxidants derived from Lamiaceae plants play an important role in natural medicine, pharmacology, cosmetology, and aromatherapy. Herein, we examine the antioxidative capacity of essential oils from seven aromatic Lamiaceae plants against the synthetic radicals DPPH and ABTS. Among the essential oils analyzed, the most robust scavenging capacities were found in mixtures of volatile compounds from thyme and savory. The scavenging activity of tested EOs against the ABTS radical was clearly higher than activity towards DPPH. Analysis of essential oils with weaker antioxidant activity has shown that volatile compounds from marjoram, sage, and hyssop were more active than EOs from lavender and mint. It can be suggested that the potent antioxidant capacity of thyme (Thymus vulgaris) and savory (Satyreja hortensis) are related to a high level of phenolic constituents, such as thymol and carvacrol. On the other hand, the elevated antioxidative power of marjoram, sage, and hyssop essential oils may also be due to their terpinene, o-cymene, terpinolene, and terpinen-4-ol constituents. Although non-phenolic components are less active than thymol or carvacrol, they may affect antioxidant capacity synergistically.     

Comparative Study of the Essential Oils of Heracleum sphondylium ssp. Ternatum Obtained by Micro- and Hydro-distillation Methods

The volatile compounds obtained by hydro- and micro-distillation methods from crushed fruits of Heracleum sphondylium ssp. ternatum (Velen.) Brummitt were analyzed by GC/MS. Both distillation methods and analysis results were compared.     

随机配置问题的概率分析

假设(ti,j)1≤i,j≤n是一个n×n的具有独立同分布,参数为1的指数费用矩阵.考虑最优配置费用Ane=:minπsumfromi=1ton=1ti,π(i),其中π=(π(1),…,π(n))为1,2,…,n的排列.本文目的是对最近关于平均最优配置费用EAne的研究进展作些评论,特别关注Aldous的目标方法和局部弱收敛性,以及著名的Parisi猜想和证明.文章结尾包含了一些尚未解决的问题,值得进一步研究.     

Polypropylene/montmorillonite nanocomposites toughened with SEBS‐g‐MA: Structure–property relationship

Polypropylene (PP)/organo‐montmorillonite (Org‐MMT) nanocomposites toughened with maleated styrene‐ethylene‐butylene‐styrene (SEBS‐g‐MA) were prepared via melt compounding. The structure, mechanical properties, and dynamic mechanical properties of PP/SEBS‐g‐MA blends and their nanocomposites were investigated by X‐ray diffraction (XRD), polarizing optical microscopy (POM), tensile, and impact tests. XRD traces showed that Org‐MMT promoted the formation of β‐phase PP. The degree of crystallinity of PP/SEBS‐g‐MA blends and their nanocomposites were determined from the wide angle X‐ray diffraction via profile fitting method. POM experiments revealed that Org‐MMT particles served as nucleating sites, resulting in a decrease of the spherulite size. The essential work of fracture approach was used to evaluate the tensile fracture toughness of the nanocomposites toughened with elastomer. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 43: 3112–3126, 2005     

The Neighborhood Union of Essential Sets and Hamiltonicity of Graphs

Let G be a graph. An independent set Y in G is called an essential independent set (or essential set for simplicity) if there is {y1,y2} (?) Y such that dist (y1,y2) = 2. In this paper, we use the technique of the vertex insertion on l-connected (l = k or k + 1, k≥ 2) graphs to provide a unified proof for G to be hamiltonian, or hamiltonian-connected. The sufficient conditions are expressed