Phenols

Aromatic plants bear essential oils which are fragrant and so are named ‘Aromatic’. These plants retain their fragrant components in specialised cells and tissues of organs even after drying. Oil may be present in external glands as epidermal cells or their modification such as ‘Secretory Hair’ or may be present internally throughout the plant forming Schizogenous formation which on dissolution of surrounding cells forms Schizolysogenous gland which further grow into long canals. Secretion such…

Question: Although both Antiseptic and Disinfectants have common mechanism, how Antiseptics are more beneficial for the living organism? INDEX S.NO SUB-TOPICS PAGE No. 1 Introduction - Antiseptic vs Disinfectant 2 Antiseptics • Definition • Mode of action of antiseptics • Examples of Antiseptics • Structure of Antiseptic 3 Disinfectants • Definition • Structure of Disinfectants • Mode of action of disinfectants • Examples of disinfectants • Applications of Disinfectant 4…

Title: Discovering Microorganisms Inside of the Lab and Out Introduction: Microorganisms are everywhere, and they are usually associated with sickness or disease like E. Coli or Staphylococci. In reality, microorganisms help more than they harm. Microorganisms in our bodies help make everyday normal bodily functions possible. For example, normal microbiota found on the skin and gastrointestinal microbiota found in the digestive tract. If it was not present, it would make humans a lot more…

the medium to ensure correct results. Also incubate the agar slant at 37˚C for about 48 hours. The third test that was performed was a fermentation test for sucrose. Using the inoculating loop, transfer an inoculum of the suspected microbe into a phenol red sucrose broth. Mix the inoculum and the broth then incubate it within 48 hours at 37˚C. Urease test was the last biochemical test that was performed this day. A urea tablet was added using the tweezers to a small tube containing one mL of…

Introduction: Microbiology is the study of all living microorganisms like bacteria, fungi, protozoans…etc, and non-living microorganisms like viruses, viroids and prions. The significance of identifying an unknown microorganism is first to understand what type of organism it is and what structures it has to help figure out their potential benefit, danger or even neutrality to humans. Physicians benefit from this by identifying what their patients are suffering from and how to treat them. Also…

interfere with our ability to smell by coating our nasal passages with an oil film, or also by releasing a nerve deadening agent. The known toxic chemicals that are found in an air freshener are formaldehyde and phenol .Formaldehyde is highly toxic and is a known carcinogen while phenol can cause your skin to swell, burn, peel, and break out in hives if it comes in contact to it. Air fresheners can cause cold sweats, convulsions, circulatory collapse, coma and even death. Alternative air…

Data Calculated from Experiment Solid-Liquid Weight (g) Solid-Liquid % Recovery Liquid-Liquid Weight (g) Liquid-Liquid % Recovery Acid 0.01 20 % 0.028 56 % Phenol 0.011 22 % 0.001 2 % Amine 0.013 26 % 0.005 10 % Neutral 0.03 60 % 0.026 52 % Table 1 shows the data obtained from this experiment of both the solid-liquid extraction (on the left side of the table) and the liquid-liquid extraction method (on the right side of the table). It shows that in the solid-liquid extraction, most of the…

Essential Oils – Product Description Cinnamon Leaf Oil Musky sweet, and lighter than its Cinnamon bark counterpart, its leaf Oil is produced by steam distillation. The aromatic organic compound- Phenol in Cinnamon leaves gives the Oil its rejuvenating and health boosting qualities. Cinnamon leaf Oil contains 80% phenols, mainly Eugenol, which has anaesthetic, antiseptic, antimicrobial, and antioxidant properties. As such, the Cinnamon leaf Oil is a vital ingredient in aromatherapy, and is a…

In the three years that have passed since I earned my undergraduate degree, much has changed in my life. For a year and half, I moved to West Virginia to work with an intracellular human pathogen, Chlamydia trachomatis, that has caused a serious public-health problem. In afterward, I transitioned to Maryland where I am currently working as an Intramural Research Training Award postbaccalaureate (IRTA) research fellow at the National Institute of Health (NIH) investigating against the common…

Table: 9 FT- IR analysis of methanol extract of M. concanensis leaves S. No Peak values Intensity range Intensity Group assignment Functional groups 1 3972.43 0.0086 Unknown 2 3859.33 0.0412 Unknown 3 3805.79 0.0733 Unknown 4 3396.46 0.9280 Medium N-H stretch Amides, alcohols and amines 5 2987.43 0.2450 Medium C-H stretch Alkanes and acids 6 2946.27 0.2810 Medium C-H stretch Alkanes and acids 7 2912.38 0.2040 Medium C-H stretch Alkanes 8 2834.49 0.3170 Weak C-H stretch Aldehydes and…