[Study on spectral properties of natural plant ultraviolet absorbent].

Guang Pu Xue Yu Guang Pu Fen Xi

Department of Physics, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China.

Published: November 2004

AI Article Synopsis

  • Natural plant ultraviolet absorbent is a safe, cosmetic-friendly UV additive with no side effects and is expected to have a promising future.
  • It is created from UV-absorbing plants processed in an organic solvent, resulting in a brown solid that turns light yellow in liquid form when mixed with alcohol and water.
  • Spectral analysis shows that it has low transmittance (below 0.2%) in UVC and UVB light, indicating strong UV absorption, while in the UVA range (around 375 nm), transmittance is only 2.1%, confirming its effectiveness against longer wavelengths of UV light.

Article Abstract

Natural plant ultraviolet absorbent is a safe cosmetic-typed ultraviolet additive, with no side-effect and bright future. Natural plant ultraviolet absorbent is ground from ultraviolet absorbing plant into organic solvent under dry-vacuum condition. This new type of ultraviolet absorbent has brown colour in solid form, but when it mixes with alcohol and water, its colour changes to light yellow in liquid form. This paper focuses mainly on using ultraviolet/visible spectrometer to examine its spectral properties under ultraviolet light. The result shows that this absorbent has a relative transmittance below 0.2% in the UVC and UVB zones, while in the UVA zone around 375 nm, the value raises up only to 2.1%. This concludes that the natural plant ultraviolet absorbent has a high absorbing ability under ultraviolet light and can withstand ultraviolet light with long wavelength.

Download full-text PDF

Source

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

natural plant
16
plant ultraviolet
16
ultraviolet absorbent
16
ultraviolet light
12
ultraviolet
10
spectral properties
8
plant
5
absorbent
5
[study spectral
4
natural
4

Similar Publications

Significance of Raffinose Family Oligosaccharides (RFOs) metabolism in plants.

Adv Biotechnol (Singap)

March 2024

School of Life Sciences, Innovative Center of Molecular Genetics and Evolution, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.

Raffinose Family Oligosaccharides (RFOs) are a kind of polysaccharide containing D-galactose, and they widely exist in higher plants. Synthesis of RFOs begins with galactinol synthase (GolS; EC 2.4.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Optimization of central carbon metabolism by Warburg effect of human cancer cell improves triterpenes biosynthesis in yeast.

Adv Biotechnol (Singap)

October 2023

Institute of Medical Plant Physiology and Ecology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510006, China.

Optimizing central carbon metabolism (CCM) represents an attractive and challenging strategy to improve the biosynthesis of valuable chemicals due to the complex regulation of the CCM in yeast. In this study, we triggered the similar Warburg effect of cancer cells in yeast strains by introducing the human hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) complex, which regulated the expression of numerous enzymes involved in CCM and redirected the metabolic flux from glycolysis to tricarboxylic acid cycle. This redirection promoted the production of squalene to a 2.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Abscission in plants: from mechanism to applications.

Adv Biotechnol (Singap)

August 2024

School of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, 518107, China.

Abscission refers to the natural separation of plant structures from their parent plants, regulated by external environmental signals or internal factors such as stress and aging. It is an advantageous process as it enables plants to shed unwanted organs, thereby regulating nutrient allocation and ensuring the dispersal of fruits and seeds from the parent. However, in agriculture and horticulture, abscission can severely reduce crop quality and yield.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the leading causes of infection worldwide due to its antimicrobial resistance. Plant-derived essential oils (EOs) have undergone extensive observational and clinical research to explore their antimicrobial properties. The present study aimed to check mec A positive MRSA isolates using sequencing analysis, determination of chemical composition using gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy (GC-MS), antioxidant, and antimicrobial activity of Anethum graveolens and Piper betle EOs against the infectious agent MRSA.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Applications of mass spectrometry imaging in botanical research.

Adv Biotechnol (Singap)

February 2024

State Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine/School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510006, China.

Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) serves as a valuable tool enabling researchers to scrutinize various compounds, peptides, and proteins within a sample, providing detailed insights at both elemental and molecular levels. This innovative technology transforms information obtained from a mass spectrometer- encompassing ionic strength, mass-to-charge ratio, and ionized molecule coordinates-within a defined region into a pixel-based model. Consequently, it reconstructs the spatial distribution of ions, allowing for a comprehensive understanding of molecular landscapes.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!