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.

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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