The Influence of the Solid Solution Formation on Purification of -Menthol from the Enantiomer Mixture by Three-Phase Crystallization.

Three-phase crystallization (TPC) was introduced in this study to purify -menthol from menthol enantiomer mixtures in consideration of the formation of solid solutions. TPC is a new separation technology, which combines melt crystallization and vaporization to result in the desired crystalline product from a liquid mixture along with the unwanted components vaporized via the three-phase transformation by reducing temperature and pressure. The three-phase transformation conditions for the liquid menthol enantiomer mixtures were determined based on the thermodynamic calculations to direct the TPC experiments.

Effect of Monascus-fermented products on learning and memory in the SAMP8 mice.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of Monascus-fermented products (MP) as regards certain changes in behavior for SAMP8 mice. Both male and female SAMP8 mice were fed a 0.03% MP diet from 3 mo of age to 11 mo of age.