The impact of human activities in the past few decades has paved the way for the release of pollutants due to the improper effluent treatment. Recent studies revealed that, Ofloxacin, an antibiotic as one of the major...The impact of human activities in the past few decades has paved the way for the release of pollutants due to the improper effluent treatment. Recent studies revealed that, Ofloxacin, an antibiotic as one of the major pollutant affecting surface water and ground water. In this study, the radiolytic potential of Ofloxacin was investigated. The effects of pH, dose and concentration of Ofloxacin were analyzed using One Factor At a Time (OFAT) and the interactive effects between the parameters were studied using Face Centered Central Composite Design. The statistically optimised developed model shows 30% degradation at initial antibiotic concentration of ImM at pH 3.0 and at 2 kGy dose of gamma ray. The process efficiency was evaluated in terms of G value and its correlation with the concentration of antibiotic was also established. The process of degradation was augmented by the addition of H2O2 (1.5 mM). The reaction kinetics for the process was evaluated, the dose rate constant and the rate of degradation for the augmented process was found to be 0.232 kGy^-1 and 0.232 mM/kGy, respectively. The degraded metabolites of the radiolytic degradation of Ofloxacin were analyzed through change in pH, reduction in TOC and GC-MS spectrum.展开更多
Essential oil of the subterranean part of Cacalia tangutica(Maxim.)Hand.-Mazz was analyzed by gas chromatography(GC)-mass spectrum(MS)technique in two different capillary columns of different polarities.Thirty-one com...Essential oil of the subterranean part of Cacalia tangutica(Maxim.)Hand.-Mazz was analyzed by gas chromatography(GC)-mass spectrum(MS)technique in two different capillary columns of different polarities.Thirty-one components were identified in the oil and the main compounds were a-zingiberene(13.49%),germacrene D(10.76%),α-pinene(8.54%),caryophyllene(Z-)(6.36%),linalool(6.16%),β-myrcene(4.89%),β-ocimene(Z-)(4.40%)and ocimenone(Z-)(3.58%).The antimicrobial activity of the oil was evaluated against 2 fungi and 12 bacteria including 6 clinically isolated strains using the agar disc diffusion and broth microdilution methods.The results show that the oil presented a broad antimicrobial spectrum and had better antimicrobial activity against yeast and gram-positive bacteria.The minimum inhibitory concentration values were 0.16–5.00 g/L and minimum bactericidal concentration values were 0.16–5.00 g/L.展开更多
文摘The impact of human activities in the past few decades has paved the way for the release of pollutants due to the improper effluent treatment. Recent studies revealed that, Ofloxacin, an antibiotic as one of the major pollutant affecting surface water and ground water. In this study, the radiolytic potential of Ofloxacin was investigated. The effects of pH, dose and concentration of Ofloxacin were analyzed using One Factor At a Time (OFAT) and the interactive effects between the parameters were studied using Face Centered Central Composite Design. The statistically optimised developed model shows 30% degradation at initial antibiotic concentration of ImM at pH 3.0 and at 2 kGy dose of gamma ray. The process efficiency was evaluated in terms of G value and its correlation with the concentration of antibiotic was also established. The process of degradation was augmented by the addition of H2O2 (1.5 mM). The reaction kinetics for the process was evaluated, the dose rate constant and the rate of degradation for the augmented process was found to be 0.232 kGy^-1 and 0.232 mM/kGy, respectively. The degraded metabolites of the radiolytic degradation of Ofloxacin were analyzed through change in pH, reduction in TOC and GC-MS spectrum.
基金This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.30370366,30670464).
文摘Essential oil of the subterranean part of Cacalia tangutica(Maxim.)Hand.-Mazz was analyzed by gas chromatography(GC)-mass spectrum(MS)technique in two different capillary columns of different polarities.Thirty-one components were identified in the oil and the main compounds were a-zingiberene(13.49%),germacrene D(10.76%),α-pinene(8.54%),caryophyllene(Z-)(6.36%),linalool(6.16%),β-myrcene(4.89%),β-ocimene(Z-)(4.40%)and ocimenone(Z-)(3.58%).The antimicrobial activity of the oil was evaluated against 2 fungi and 12 bacteria including 6 clinically isolated strains using the agar disc diffusion and broth microdilution methods.The results show that the oil presented a broad antimicrobial spectrum and had better antimicrobial activity against yeast and gram-positive bacteria.The minimum inhibitory concentration values were 0.16–5.00 g/L and minimum bactericidal concentration values were 0.16–5.00 g/L.
