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- MakaleYayıncıda açık erişim2025Determination of antibacterial properties and chemical composition of pyrolysis liquid from feeding wastes of mealworm Tenebrio molitor L. (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) adults and larvae; [ОДРЕЂИВАЊЕ АНТИБАКТЕРИЈСКЕ АКТИВНОСТИ И ХЕМИЈСКОГ САСТАВА ПИРОЛИТИЧКЕ ТЕЧНОСТИ НАСТАЛЕ ИЗ НУТРИТИВНОГ ОТПАДА ОДРАСЛОГ ЦРВА]
Özgen, İNanç; Gül, Abdulkadi̇R; Baltaci, Cemalettin; Öner, İLyas; Aydoğmuş, Ercan
This study aimed to evaluate the antibacterial properties and phytochemical composition of pyrolysis liquids obtained from the biowaste of the mealworm Tenebrio molitor L. (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) adults and larvae. Biowaste was subjected to pyrolysis at 295±5 °C for 7 h under a nitrogen atmosphere using a laboratory-scale system equipped with a dual condensation unit to separate light and heavy fractions. The biowaste pyrolysis liquid (BPL) were purified and analysed for their chemical content using LC–MS/MS, which identified seven key phenolic compounds, with cinnamic acid being the most abundant (358.05 µg/g), followed by salicylic acid, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid and naringenin. Notably, the most of flavonoid derivatives were either absent or below detection limits, indicating the extract’s phenolic acid-dominated profile. The antibacterial activity of BPL was assessed against two gram-negative (E. coli ATCC-25922, P. aeruginosa ATCC-27853) and two gram-positive (E. faecalis ATCC-23212, S. aureus ATCC-25923) bacterial strains using the agar well diffusion method. The results demonstrated significant antibacterial effects, particularly against S. aureus (29.5±0.3 mm) and P. aeruginosa (23.5±0.2 mm), followed by E. coli (21.7±0.1 mm). These findings highlight the potential of insect-derived pyrolysis liquids as natural antibacterial agents, driven largely by their phenolic acid content. This study underscores the value of biowaste valorisation for developing bioactive compounds with potential applications in antimicrobial therapies.
- MakaleYayıncıda açık erişim2023A facile and sensitive coprecipitation method coupled with flame atomic absorption spectrometry for quantification of Cu(II) ions in complex matrices
Ozdes, Duygu; Duran, Celal; Bektas, Hakan; Mentese, Emre
In the present investigation, the application of an organic coprecipitant, 2-[5,6-dichloro-2-(2-bromobenzyl)-1H-benzimidazole-1-yl]acetohydrazide (DIBBA), for separation and preconcentration of Cu(II) ions in fruit and water samples through a new carrier element free coprecipitation (CEFC) method was researched for the first time. Flame atomic absorption spectrometer (FAAS) was used for the analyses of Cu(II) ions. The main effective experimental factors such as solution pH, DIBBA quantity, waiting time, centrifuge speed and duration and volume of sample on the recovery efficiency of Cu(II) ions were explored in detail. Under the optimized conditions the preconcentration factor (PF), relative standard deviation (RSD), and limits of detection (LOD) was achieved as 50, 3.4 % and 0.44 µg L-1, respectively. No interference effects were detected by virtue of the presence of various foreign ions. Satisfactory recoveries (in the range of 94.4 to 103.0 %) in the environmental sample matrix were acquired. After being validated the recommended selective, low cost, simple and rapid CEFC method by spike/recovery tests, it was properly implemented for the low levels detection of Cu(II) ions in sour cherry, mulberry, apple, and peach as fruit samples and stream and sea water samples without any significant matrix effects.
- DergiJournal of the Serbian Chemical Society