EFFECTS OF HEIGHT OF TOPPING AND PLANT SPACING OF FLUE-CURED TOBACCO ON CERTAIN PROPERTIES OF THE CURED LEAVES AND SMOKE CHARACTERISTICS OF CIGARETTES

1976 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. ELLIOT
Keyword(s):  
Particulate Matter ◽  
Petroleum Ether ◽  
Cigarette Smoke ◽  
Reducing Sugars ◽  
Petroleum Ether Extract ◽  
Plant Spacing ◽  
Ether Extract ◽  
Total Particulate Matter ◽  
Total N ◽  
Total Alkaloids

In a 3-yr experiment, flue-cured tobacco, spaced at 60 cm in rows 107 cm apart, was topped at 12, 15, or 18 leaves or not topped. In a 2-yr experiment, plants were spaced at 38, 48, 58, and 71 cm, in rows 107 cm apart and topped at 14 or 18 leaves. Yield of tobacco increased with increase in topping height or decrease in plant spacing. The untopped tobacco yielded more than tobacco topped to 12 leaves. Lamina weight tended to increase with lower topping height or wider spacing. Increasing height of topping or decreasing plant spacing decreased total alkaloids in leaves and cigarette smoke; untopped tobacco was lower in total alkaloids than any topped tobacco. Level of total N was highest with the 12-leaf topping height in the sample combined from all harvests. Low topping and wide spacing tended to give the lowest reducing sugars for the combined sample. Increasing plant spacing tended to increase petroleum ether extract in the fourth and fifth harvests. Total particulate matter was not affected by height of topping but untopped tobacco had the lowest total particulate matter.

Antioxidant lignans from petroleum ether extract of Schisandra chinensis

Planta Medica ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 74 (09) ◽  
Author(s):  
J Slanina ◽  
L Bøezinová ◽  
H Paulová ◽  
O Humpa
Keyword(s):  
Petroleum Ether ◽  
Petroleum Ether Extract ◽  
Schisandra Chinensis ◽  
Ether Extract

The Control of Cigarette Smoke Deliveries Using Heat-Shrinkable Films

1975 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. Crellin ◽  
G. O. Brooks ◽  
H. G. Horsewell
Keyword(s):  
Particulate Matter ◽  
Cellulose Acetate ◽  
Cigarette Smoke ◽  
Total Particulate Matter ◽  
Puff Volume ◽  
Cigarette Paper ◽  
High Degree

AbstractA ventilating filter for cigarettes has been developed which reduces the delivery of smoke constituents from the final two to three puffs. Since the normaI delivery for these three puffs can account for up to half the total particulate matter and nicotine delivered by the whole cigarette, usefuI reductions per cigarette can be produced. The ventilating filter consists of cellulose acetate tow wrapped in heat-shrinkable film and attached to a tobacco rod using perforated tipping paper. When the cigarette is smoked, the perforations remain closed by contact with the impermeable film until transfer of heat to the filter is sufficient to soften the filter tow and shrink the film. Ventilating air now enters the cigarette and reduces the smoke deliveries. The effectiveness of the ventilating filter is increased by using films which have a low shrink temperature, high shrink tension and a high degree of biaxiaI shrinkage. Increases in filter plasticiser level, tipping perforation area and puff volume improve the effectiveness of the ventilating filter but increases in cigarette paper porosity and tobacco butt length reduce the effectiveness

The struggle with rheumatism through Dracunculus vulgaris Schott: In the light of ethnobotanical information.

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatma Tuğçe Gürağaç Dereli ◽  
Mert Ilhan ◽  
Esra Küpeli Akkol
Keyword(s):  
Petroleum Ether ◽  
Inflammatory Diseases ◽  
Petroleum Ether Extract ◽  
Major Constituent ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Ether Extract ◽  
Test Models ◽  
Mouse Ear ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectroscopy ◽  
Abdominal Constriction

Background: The fruits with the seeds of Dracunculus vulgaris Schott. (Araceae) are used against inflammatory diseases in Turkey. Objective: Present study was designed to justify this folkloric usage type of the plant. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the anti-inflammatory activity of D. vulgaris. Methods: Petroleum ether, ethyl acetate and methanol extracts were prepared from the fruits, successively. Carrageenan-, serotonin-, and prostaglandin E2-induced hind paw edema; acetic acid–induced capillary permeability and 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate–induced mouse ear edema models were used to assess the antiinflammatory activity of the extracts. The analgesic activity was experienced by using p-benzoquinone-induced abdominal constriction test. Results: The petroleum ether extract displayed the highest activities in all of the used test models compared with the control group. Therefore, the constituents of this extract were determined by using gas chromatography–mass spectroscopy (GC–MS). Linoleic acid was found to be major constituent of the petroleum ether extract of D. vulgaris. Conclusion: This study has provided some justification for the folkloric use of the plant.

scholarly journals The petroleum ether extraction of Brassica Rapa L. induces apoptosis of Lung adenocarcinoma cells via mitochondria-dependent pathway

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xierenguli Halike ◽  
Jin-Yu Li ◽  
Pengfei Yuan ◽  
Kaimeiliya Yasheng ◽  
Min Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Petroleum Ether ◽  
Brassica Rapa ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Petroleum Ether Extract ◽  
Traditional Food ◽  
Ether Extract ◽  
Ether Extraction ◽  
Adenocarcinoma Cells ◽  
Lung Adenocarcinoma Cells ◽  
Dependent Pathway

Brassica rapa L. is one of the most popular traditional food with a variety of biological activities. In this study, the petroleum ether extract of B. rapa was separated by...

Identification of phytoconstituents of Tragia involucrata leaf extracts and evaluate their correlation with anti-inflammatory & antioxidant properties

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vinodhini Velu ◽  
Swagata Banerjee ◽  
Vidya Rajendran ◽  
Gaurav Gupta ◽  
Dinesh Kumar Chellappan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Ethyl Acetate ◽  
Petroleum Ether ◽  
Ethyl Acetate Extract ◽  
Petroleum Ether Extract ◽  
Inflammatory Activity ◽  
Ether Extract ◽  
Membrane Stabilization ◽  
Leaf Extracts ◽  
Anti Inflammatory

Aims: The present investigation was aimed at exploring the phytoconstituents using Gas Chromatography Mass Spectroscopy and to evaluate antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of the leaf extracts. Materials and Methods: The extracts were obtained sequentially with petroleum ether, ethyl acetate and water using soxhlet apparatus. The anti-inflammatory property of the identified compounds using GC- MS spectroscopy was evaluated in silico. The antioxidant activity was performed by DPPH and H2O2 method whereas anti-inflammatory study was carried out by HRBC membrane stabilization method. Terpenoids were found to be major constituents in petroleum ether extract while, phenols and flavonoids were predominantly found in ethyl acetate extract. Results and Discussion: The GC-MS analysis of the extract revealed six major molecules including Squalene, 19β, 28- epoxyleanan-3-ol and 2-tu-Butyl-5-chloromethyl-3-methyl-4-oxoimidazolidine-1-carboxylic acid. The ethyl acetate extract showed a significant antioxidant activity (P<0.01) in both DPPH method (70.87 %) and H2O2 method (73.58%) at 200 µg mL-1 . Increased membrane stabilization of petroleum ether extract was observed in the in vitro anti-inflammatory activity study. A strong relationship between the terpenoid content and anti-inflammatory activity was obtained from the correlation (0.971) and docking study. Conclusion: These results justify T. involucrata to be a rich source of terpenoids with potent antiinflammatory property.

scholarly journals Evaluation of hair growth promoting activity of petroleum ether extract of Abrus precatorius Linn. on Wistar Albino rats

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 330-335
Author(s):  
Namrata Omhare ◽  
Pratibha Sahu ◽  
Shailee Gautam ◽  
Nidhi Jain
Keyword(s):  
Petroleum Ether ◽  
Hair Growth ◽  
Petroleum Ether Extract ◽  
Hair Follicles ◽  
Ether Extract ◽  
Standard Drug ◽  
Abrus Precatorius ◽  
Growth Initiation ◽  
Growth Promoting ◽  
Bald Patch

In present investigation was carried out to screening of hair growth promoting potentiality of petroleum ether extract of Abrus precatorius leaf. Preliminary chemical tests and TLC analysis revealed the presence flavonoids and saponins. Hair growth promoting activity of petroleum ether of Abrus precatorius was screened by considering different parameters which included time taken for covering bald patch, length of hair produced, percentage of hair follicles in anagen and telogen phases, time of hair growth initiation and completion and level of minerals in blood. The petroleum ether extract of Abrus precatorius showed a very good hair growth promoting activity at a dose of 300 mg/kg which was comparable to that of 2% minoxidil. After 30 days of treatment with test and standard drugs it was observed that, time taken for covering the bald patch, hair growth initiation and completion time and quantitative hair growth were found to be comparable to that of the standard drug. An increase in percentage of hair follicles turning from telogen phase to anagen phase was noted. The control treated group of animals showed poor hair growth for all the parameters. Keywords: Abrus precatorius Linn, Anagen, Catagen, Telogen, Minoxidil

scholarly journals Composition Studies on Tobacco: XLV. Use of Cigarette Additives to Alter the Composition and Reducing Properties of Cigarette Smoke

1972 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Lakritz ◽  
E.D. Strange ◽  
D.G. Bailey ◽  
R.L. Stedman
Keyword(s):  
Particulate Matter ◽  
Cigarette Smoke ◽  
Composition Studies ◽  
Sodium Thiosulfate ◽  
Rapid Reduction ◽  
Total Particulate Matter ◽  
Nicotine Content ◽  
Reducing Capacity ◽  
Reducing Properties ◽  
Reducing Potential

AbstractThe reducing potential of fresh cigarette smoke can be modified by the use of certain oxidants and reductants. The influence of these additives on smoke may be monitored by employing a system which measures changes in EMF on a puff by puff basis. The addition of the oxidant 1,4-benzoquinone to tobacco eliminates the rapid reduction in potential which normally takes place when an untreated cigarette is smoked. The addition of the benzoquinone alters the composition of the smoke by increasing the levels of the total particulate matter and possibly the phenols, while decreasing the nicotine content without affecting the amount of benzo[a]pyrene formed. The addition of sodium thiosulfate to tobacco causes a significant increase in the reducing capacity of cigarette smoke. It also brings about increases in the smoke BAP, phenols and TPM. The level of nicotine in these cigarettes, however, is lowered.

scholarly journals Termite-Repellent Activity and Chemical Composition of West Indian Mahogany Wood, (Swietenia Mahagoni Jacq.) with Special Reference to the P2 Fraction

1969 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-195
Author(s):  
Conrado F. Asenjo ◽  
Luis Amorós Marín ◽  
Wanda Torres ◽  
Alice Del Campillo
Keyword(s):  
Petroleum Ether ◽  
Petroleum Ether Extract ◽  
West Indian ◽  
Repellent Activity ◽  
Structural Level ◽  
Ether Extract ◽  
Selective Solvents ◽  
Ether Extraction ◽  
Termite Attack ◽  
Waxy Substance

1. Serial extraction of West Indian mahogany wood with selective solvents was performed. 2. The petroleum ether extract was the only fraction to exhibit promising termite-repellent activity. 3. Mahogany blocks subjected to petroleum ether extraction became susceptible to termite attack. 4. A waxy substance (P2 fraction) separated from the petroleum ether extract at times showed high termite-repellent activity. The termite-repellent principle in the P2 fraction seems to be a labile one, as the termite-repellent activity varied greatly from batch to batch. 5. The P2 fraction is a mixture of two major components and of at least a third minor one. As far as we have been able to determine this mixture, at the elemental level, contains carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen only, while esters have been the only compounds definitely characterized at the structural level.

scholarly journals Phytochemical studies of the herb, Tragopogon orientalis L. (Asteraceae). 1. The components of a petroleum ether extract

2014 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tadeusz Krzaczek ◽  
Helena D. Smolarz
Keyword(s):  
Gas Chromatography ◽  
Petroleum Ether ◽  
Petroleum Ether Extract ◽  
Crystalline Form ◽  
Aliphatic Alcohols ◽  
Ether Extract ◽  
Phytochemical Studies

Hydrocarbons, aliphatic alcohols, triterpenes and sterols were shown to occur in the herb, <em>Tragopogon orientalis</em> L. The following were obtained in crystalline form: n-triacontan, hexacosanol, (β-amyrin and lupeol. The presence of (β-sitosterol, stigmasterol, cholesterol and four unidentified sterols was demonstrated by gas chromatography.

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