Analysis of Banana Extract
Location
CSU North Ballroom
Start Date
25-4-2006 10:00 AM
End Date
25-4-2006 12:00 PM
Student's Major
Chemistry and Geology
Student's College
Science, Engineering and Technology
Mentor's Name
Brian Groh
Mentor's Department
Chemistry and Geology
Mentor's College
Science, Engineering and Technology
Description
Many medicinal formulations made from extracts have been found to have beneficial properties of interest to the healthcare industry. To safely utilize these formulations and further extend their safe application it is important to understand the composition of these extracts. Knowing the composition of an extract will aid in determining specifically what constituents may be responsible for causing the desired effects. With this information, a more effective or concentrated form could be synthesized. Most commonly these materials are made of a variety of simple and complex organic compounds. This work will detail the analysis of a banana extract of particular interest to a local skin care company, the Coloplast Corporation. Isolation and identification of volatile and non volatile organic components are key steps toward determining what the active components in the extract are. Isolation of significant extract constituents will be accomplished using chromatography and vacuum distillation. Modem chemical assays for proteins and carbohydrates as well as spectroscopic techniques including FTIR, NMR, and GC/MS will be used in the analysis of an extract. The results of our analyses will be reported.
Analysis of Banana Extract
CSU North Ballroom
Many medicinal formulations made from extracts have been found to have beneficial properties of interest to the healthcare industry. To safely utilize these formulations and further extend their safe application it is important to understand the composition of these extracts. Knowing the composition of an extract will aid in determining specifically what constituents may be responsible for causing the desired effects. With this information, a more effective or concentrated form could be synthesized. Most commonly these materials are made of a variety of simple and complex organic compounds. This work will detail the analysis of a banana extract of particular interest to a local skin care company, the Coloplast Corporation. Isolation and identification of volatile and non volatile organic components are key steps toward determining what the active components in the extract are. Isolation of significant extract constituents will be accomplished using chromatography and vacuum distillation. Modem chemical assays for proteins and carbohydrates as well as spectroscopic techniques including FTIR, NMR, and GC/MS will be used in the analysis of an extract. The results of our analyses will be reported.
Recommended Citation
Abraham, Joshua M.. "Analysis of Banana Extract." Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mankato, MN, April 25, 2006.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/urs/2006/poster-session-D/1
