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Techno-Economic Analysis Of Monoglyceride And Diglyceride Production From Waste Cooking Oil, Napat Olarachin Jan 2021

Techno-Economic Analysis Of Monoglyceride And Diglyceride Production From Waste Cooking Oil, Napat Olarachin

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Monoglycerides (MGs) and their derivatives are widely used and considered the most important group of emulsifiers. These emulsifiers can be produced from waste cooking oils (WCOs) via two-step transesterification-glycerolysis or hydrolysis-glycerolysis processes. The transesterification-glycerolysis process has the advantages in terms of a high reaction rate and a high process yield. For hydrolysis, triglycerides are converted to free fatty acids (FFA) at higher reaction temperature, but water is used as a reactant. Therefore, the separation process is not complicated. This study simulated the techno-economic comparison of four different scenarios of MG and DG production using ASPEN Plus V11 simulation software. In …

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Assessment Of Physicochemical Properties, Nutritional Values, And Sensory Acceptability Of Pigeon Pea Flour Substitution In Chapati Flat Bread, Sirin Sachanarula Jan 2021

Assessment Of Physicochemical Properties, Nutritional Values, And Sensory Acceptability Of Pigeon Pea Flour Substitution In Chapati Flat Bread, Sirin Sachanarula

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

In recent years, an interest in plant–based protein increased dramatically. Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) is recognized as a good source of plant protein. The current study was aimed to develop pigeon pea flour (PPF) and whole wheat flour (WWF) blends, which were then used to make chapatis. The substitution levels of PPF for WWF ranged from 10%–40% w/w. The physical properties and nutritional values of the flour blends and the chapatis were investigated. The chapatis were also evaluated for sensory acceptability. Proximate analysis of the flours revealed protein content in PPF (26.10%) two times higher than that in WWF (13.52%). …

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The Association Of Reproductive Factors And Exogenous Hormone Use With Distal Sensory Neuropathy Among The Us Postmenopausal Women: Results From 1999–2004 Nhanes, Jiayu Li Jan 2021

The Association Of Reproductive Factors And Exogenous Hormone Use With Distal Sensory Neuropathy Among The Us Postmenopausal Women: Results From 1999–2004 Nhanes, Jiayu Li

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Background: Distal sensory neuropathy is a common disorder in the peripheral nervous system. We aimed to investigate the association between reproductive history factors and distal sensory neuropathy among the US postmenopausal women aged 40 years and over. We also explored the heterogeneity of these associations by age. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted with data from postmenopausal women aged 40 years and over in National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2004. Women with diabetes, stroke, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, thyroid disease, liver disease, weak/failing kidneys, or amputation were excluded. Distal sensory neuropathy was measured via 10-gram monofilament test and all …

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Development Of Hek-293t Cells Stably Expressing The C-X-C Chemokine Receptor Type 4 (Cxcr4) For Binding Assay Of Potential Anti-Breast Cancer Agents, Thi Thai Ha Dinh Jan 2021

Development Of Hek-293t Cells Stably Expressing The C-X-C Chemokine Receptor Type 4 (Cxcr4) For Binding Assay Of Potential Anti-Breast Cancer Agents, Thi Thai Ha Dinh

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4) has been recognized as a potential target in cancer drug discovery based on the high expression in cancer cells, particularly invasive breast cancer. This study aims to construct CXCR4-overexpressed cells to screen new anti-breast cancer agents targeting CXCR4 and identify the mediated target for anticancer effect. Firstly, five genetic isotypes of CXCR4, namely A, B, C, D and E, were amplified from Jurkat T cells. Amplicons of each CXCR4 isotype were ligated into cloning vectors and subcloned into expression vectors. They were transformed into competent Escherichia coli strain DH5-alpha cells. The presence of …

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Venom Characterization And Toxicology Of Box Jellyfish Chironex Indrasaksajiae, Chanikarn Yongstar Jan 2021

Venom Characterization And Toxicology Of Box Jellyfish Chironex Indrasaksajiae, Chanikarn Yongstar

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Box jellyfish is considered one of the most venomous animals. The genus Chironex (C. indrasaksajiae) is a multi-tentacle box jellyfish found in Thai waters that are dangerous to humans, particularly the venom that could cause death within minutes. This study aimed to perform a proteomic approach to characterize the protein components of C. indrasaksajiae venom. A total of 532 unique protein groups were identified, including toxins and proteins essential for nematocyte development and nematocyst formation (nematogenesis). Toxins CfTX-1 and CfTX-2, with sequence coverage of 39.3 percent and 34.8 percent, respectively, are the most abundant in the venom of C. indrasaksajiae. …

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Α-Glucosidase Inhibitors From The Stems Of Thunbergia Laurifolia, Khoa Nguyen Anh Jan 2021

Α-Glucosidase Inhibitors From The Stems Of Thunbergia Laurifolia, Khoa Nguyen Anh

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Alpha-glucosidase inhibitory assay-guided isolation of Thunbergia laurifolia L. stems yielded a new compound named 5-acetoxyfuranonapthoquinone (1) along with nineteen known compounds (2-20). The structure of the isolated compounds was elucidated by the analysis of multiple spectroscopic data as well as by comparison with the previous reports. The isolated compounds were evaluated for α-glucosidase inhibition. Syringaresinol (6), rosmarinic acid (11), 1,2,8-trihydroxyxanthone (17), and isojacareubin (18) showed the most potent inhibitory activity among isolated compounds. Kinetic study indicated that syringaresinol (6), 1,2,8-trihydroxyxanthone (17), and isojacareubin (18) could inhibit the maltase and sucrase function by non-competitive, and rosmarinic acid (11) was identified as …

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Integrating Human And Ecotoxicological Impacts Into Willingness To Pay Evaluation: Transition From Paraquat To Atrazine Use In Sweet Corn Cultivation, Patharanun Toolkiattiwong Jan 2021

Integrating Human And Ecotoxicological Impacts Into Willingness To Pay Evaluation: Transition From Paraquat To Atrazine Use In Sweet Corn Cultivation, Patharanun Toolkiattiwong

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The paraquat ban has led to a shift in the use of pesticides in sweet corn cultivation, atrazine as one of the alternative pesticides. This change has led to altered human-ecological impacts that have yet to be explored. The related monetary values of farmers as reflected through their willingness to pay is unknown. This study assessed the health and freshwater ecotoxicity impacts of paraquat and atrazine in soil cultivation using the USEtox 2.12 model. The value of farmers on the impact of the change was explained by willingness to pay (WTP). The theory of planned behavior (TPB) factors, a psychological …

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Nanocellulose-Chitosan-Metal Organic Framework Composites For Arsenic Removal, Yatika Paisart Jan 2021

Nanocellulose-Chitosan-Metal Organic Framework Composites For Arsenic Removal, Yatika Paisart

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

In this work, a new composite sponge of chitosan, nanocellulose, and MIL-53(Fe) metal-organic-framework were synthesized and applied for As(III) and As(V) removal. Nanocellulose with an average size of 433.5 ± 41.0 nm were prepared and used. The octahedron crystalline MIL-53(Fe) was successfully synthesized. The nanocellulose was mixed with chitosan and MIL-53(Fe) before crosslinking and freeze-drying. The obtained materials were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, nitrogen adsorption, scanning electron microscope, and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy. The results showed that the composite sponge was successfully fabricated with a suitable weight ratio of 2CS: 1NC: 1.5MIL-53(Fe). The CS-NC-MIL-53(Fe) composite exhibited a highly …

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การระบุอัตลักษณ์ทางชีวโมเลกุลของน้ำนมโคอินทรีย์ด้วยเทคโนโลยีเมตาโบโลมิกส์, ธนิตาภรณ์ เผื่อนพงษ์ Jan 2021

การระบุอัตลักษณ์ทางชีวโมเลกุลของน้ำนมโคอินทรีย์ด้วยเทคโนโลยีเมตาโบโลมิกส์, ธนิตาภรณ์ เผื่อนพงษ์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

จากกระแสความนิยมของกลุ่มผู้บริโภคที่ใส่ใจต่อสุขภาพและคำนึงสิ่งแวดล้อมในปัจจุบัน ส่งผลให้แนวโน้มการตลาดของผลิตภัณฑ์เกษตรและอาหารอินทรีย์มีการเติบโตอย่างต่อเนื่อง น้ำนมที่ได้จากฟาร์มโคนมอินทรีย์ซึ่งเน้นรูปแบบการเลี้ยงที่เป็นธรรมชาติ ปลอดจากการใช้สารเคมีและยาปฏิชีวนะ จัดเป็นหนึ่งกลุ่มสินค้าเกษตรที่มีมูลค่าสูง ส่งผลให้มีความต้องการพัฒนาวิธีการตรวจสอบคุณภาพ โดยเฉพาะการเปลี่ยนแปลงขององค์ประกอบทางเคมีในน้ำนมที่เป็นผลมาจากกระบวนการจัดการฟาร์มแบบอินทรีย์ เพื่อใช้ระบุอัตลักษณ์ของผลิตภัณฑ์กลุ่มดังกล่าว เมตาโบโลมิกส์ (metabolomics) นับเป็นเทคนิคทางเคมีวิเคราะห์สมัยใหม่ที่สามารถนำมาใช้เพื่อตรวจสอบอัตลักษณ์ทางชีวโมเลกุลของผลิตภัณฑ์อาหาร อย่างไรก็ตาม การนำเทคโนโลยีดังกล่าวมาประยุกต์ใช้ในการศึกษาข้อมูลแบบแผนทางชีวโมเลกุลของน้ำนมและผลิตภัณฑ์นมในประเทศไทยยังมีอยู่อย่างจำกัด ดังนั้นงานวิจัยนี้จึงมีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อ วิเคราะห์และเปรียบเทียบข้อมูลสารเมตาบอไลต์ชนิดระเหยยากและข้อมูลกรดไขมันของน้ำนมดิบที่ได้จากฟาร์มโคนมอินทรีย์และฟาร์มโคนมทั่วไปโดยใช้เทคนิค 1H-NMR และ GC-MS ร่วมกับการวิเคราะห์ทางสถิติพหุตัวแปร พร้อมทั้งติดตามอิทธิพลของฤดูกาลต่อการเปลี่ยนแปลงข้อมูลดังกล่าวในน้ำนมดิบ ผลการวิจัยพบว่าสามารถระบุชนิดของสารเมตาบอไลต์ชนิดระเหยยากและกรดไขมันในน้ำนมดิบได้ทั้งหมด 35 และ 32 ชนิดตามลำดับ ผลการวิเคราะห์ทางสถิติพหุตัวแปรแสดงให้เห็นว่า สามารถแยกความแตกต่างของข้อมูลสารเมตาบอไลต์ชนิดระเหยยากและข้อมูลกรดไขมันของกลุ่มตัวอย่างน้ำนมดิบที่ได้จากฟาร์มโคนมอินทรีย์ออกจากฟาร์มโคนมทั่วไปได้ โดยสามารถใช้ปริมาณสัมพัทธ์ของสารเมตาบอไลต์ carnitine, N-acetylglucosamine, lactate, glycerophosphocholine, 1,3 dihydroxyacetone,1,6-anhydro-β-D-glucose และกรดไขมันชนิด stearic acid และ linolenic acid เป็นตัวบ่งชี้ทางชีวภาพเพื่อระบุอัตลักษณ์ทางชีวโมเลกุลของน้ำนมโคอินทรีย์ได้ นอกจากนี้อิทธิพลของความแตกต่างระหว่างฤดูแล้งและฤดูฝนยังส่งผลต่อความผันแปรของปริมาณสารเมตาบอไลต์ acetoacetate, glucose, histidine, choline และกรดไขมันชนิด lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, margaric acid, saturated fatty acid (SFA), monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA), polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA), elaidic acid, linolelaidic acid, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) และ behenic acid ผลการวิจัยดังกล่าวแสดงให้เห็นถึงการประยุกต์ใช้เทคโนโลยีเมตาโบโลมิกส์ในการวิเคราะห์อัตลักษณ์ทางชีวโมเลกุลของน้ำนมโคอินทรีย์ รวมทั้งอิทธิพลของฤดูกาลต่อความผันแปรของข้อมูลดังกล่าวได้อย่างมีประสิทธิภาพ

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การเกิดนาโนเจลจากแป้งมันสำปะหลังและเจลาตินด้วยการฉายรังสีสำหรับการกักเก็บน้ำมันหอมระเหย, อภิชญาดา ขาวสุวรรณ์ Jan 2021

การเกิดนาโนเจลจากแป้งมันสำปะหลังและเจลาตินด้วยการฉายรังสีสำหรับการกักเก็บน้ำมันหอมระเหย, อภิชญาดา ขาวสุวรรณ์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

นาโนเจลคือพอลิเมอร์ที่เกิดการเชื่อมขวางภายใน และระหว่างโมเลกุลโดยสามารถเกิดได้จากวิธีการทางกายภาพ เคมี และวีธีการใหม่อย่างการฉายรังสี โดยนาโนเจลสามารถเกิดได้จากพอลิเมอร์หลายชนิด ทั้งพอลิเมอร์จากธรรมขาติและพอลิเมอร์จากการสังเคราะห์ มีการประยุกต์ใช้นาโนเจลในทางอาหาร โดยใช้สมบัติเฉพาะตัวของนาโนเจลทั้งด้านสัณฐานวิทยา สมบัติทางเคมีกายภาพ และสมบัติการกักเก็บของนาโนเจล ในการศึกษานี้เพื่อศึกษาการเกิดนาโนเจลจากแป้งมันสำปะหลังและเจลาตินด้วยการฉายรังสีด้วยลำอิเล็กตรอน โดยหาสภาวะที่เหมาะสมต่อการเกิดนาโนเจลด้วย response surface methodology (RSM) กำหนดตัวแปรเป็นค่าการเชื่อมขวาง (DC) และความคงตัวต่อความร้อน (TD) โดยแปรอัตราส่วนของแป้งมันสำปะหลัง-เจลาติน (1:9-9:1) ความเข้มข้นของสารผสม (10-40 mg/ml) และปริมาณรังสีดูดกลืน (10-40 kGy) พบว่าสภาวะที่เหมาะสมในการเกิดนาโนเจลจากแป้งมันสำปะหลังและเจลาตินคือที่อัตราส่วน 1:1 ที่ความเข้มเข้นของสารผสมที่ 25 mg/mL และฉายรังสีที่ 25 kGy ศึกษาสมบัติทางสัณฐานวิทยาของนาโนเจลที่ได้ด้วยภาพจากกล้องจุลทรรศน์แบบส่องกราด (SEM) กล้องจุลทรรศน์แบบส่องผ่าน (TEM) และกล้องจุลทรรศน์แรงอะตอม (AFM) และพบว่าโมเลกุลของแป้งมันสำปะหลังและเจลาตินมีการเชื่อมติดกันอันเนื่องจากการเกิดการเชื่อมขวาง และขนาดของโมเลกุลมีขนาดเล็กลงจนถึงระดับนาโนเมตรหลังจากการฉายรังสี วิเคราะห์สมบัติทางเคมีของนาโนเจลที่ได้ด้วยวิธี Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (FT-IR) และพบว่าไม่มีการเปลี่ยนแปลงหมู่ฟังก์ชันของแป้งมันสำปะหลังและเจลาติน แต่มีการเพิ่มขึ้นของหมู่ hydroxyl ที่เกิดจากปฏิกิริยา radiolysis และการเพิ่มขึ้นของพันธะเชื่อมขวาง ต่อมาจึงศึกษาสมบัติของการกักเก็บน้ำมันหอมระเหยของนาโนเจลที่ได้ โดยการวัดประสิทธิภาพของการกักเก็บ (LE) ผลได้ของการกักเก็บ ความสามารถในการละลาย และปริมาณสารระเหยสำคัญของน้ำมันหอมระเหยที่กักเก็บในนาโนเจล เมื่อเปรียบเทียบสมบัติของวิธีการกักเก็บโดยแปรสัดส่วนของ นาโนเจล:น้ำมันหอมระเหยตะไคร้ พบว่าที่สัดส่วน 2:1 มีสมบัติการกักเก็บดีที่สุด และสามารถควบคุมการปลดปล่อยของสารระเหยสำคัญของน้ำมันหอมระเหยตะไคร้ ได้แก่ geranial, neral, geraniol, linalool, geranyl acetate และ citronellol ไว้ได้ดีที่สุด นาโนเจลยังสามารถเพิ่มความคงทนต่อความร้อน และยืดอายุการเก็บรักษาของน้ำมันหอมระเหยโดยกักเก็บภายในนาโนเจล พบว่าสามารถรักษาปริมาณของสารระเหยสำคัญของน้ำมันหอมระเหยไว้ได้หลังจากผ่านการให้ความร้อน และระหว่างเก็บรักษาเมื่อเทียบกับน้ำมันหอมระเหยปกติ โดยการเปลี่ยนแปลงที่เกิดขึ้นระหว่างการเก็บรักษา มีเพียงลักษณะปรากฏของผงนาโนเจลที่กักเก็บน้ำมันหอมระเหยเท่านั้น จึงสามารถสรุปได้ว่า สามารถสังเคราะห์นาโนเจลจากแป้งมันสำปะหลังและเจลาตินด้วยการฉายรังสี และสามารถหาสภาวะที่เหมาะสมได้ด้วยวิธี RSM และนาโนเจลยังสามารถกักเก็บน้ำมันหอมระเหยไว้ได้ อีกทั้งยังสามารถปกป้องและยืดอายุสารสำคัญชองน้ำมันหอมระเหยจากสิ่งแวดล้อม จึงสามารถนำนาโนเจลนี้ไปประยุกต์ใช้ในอุตสาหกรรมอาหารได้อย่างหลากหลาย

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The Clinicopathological Study And Associated Causes Of Pleural Effusions In Cats, Hsu Mon Hla Jan 2021

The Clinicopathological Study And Associated Causes Of Pleural Effusions In Cats, Hsu Mon Hla

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Pleural effusion is an excessive and abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural space resulting from increased hydrostatic pressure, increased permeability of vascular capillary, and often leading to significant mortality. The objectives of this study were to investigate the clinicopathological parameters obtained by cytological and biochemical examination of pleural effusion and evaluate the correlations between the abnormality of these parameters and underlying causes of the pleural effusion in cats. This study was carried out in 127 cats with pleural effusion visiting the Small Animal Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University during the year 2020–2021. Pleural fluid samples were routinely …

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Osteogenic Effects Of Osteogenic Growth Peptide On Human Periodontal Ligament Stem Cells, Steven Dwi Purbantoro Jan 2021

Osteogenic Effects Of Osteogenic Growth Peptide On Human Periodontal Ligament Stem Cells, Steven Dwi Purbantoro

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

With the current global health burden of osteoporosis and periodontitis, an effective treatment is looked for to treat the bone resorption effect. Osteogenic growth peptide (OGP) is a short peptide that is known able to increase osteogenesis. The objective of this study is to investigate thoroughly the osteogenic effect of OGP on human periodontal ligament stem cells (hPDLSCs). This study found that low-dose OGP can increase the proliferation without cytotoxic effect. Enhanced osteogenic differentiation potential was also found at low concentration of OGP. Several signaling pathways, including bone morphogenetic protein (BMP), Hedgehog, transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β), and Wnt, are regulated …

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Transport And Interaction Of Arsenite And Goethite Particles Influencing By Seawater Intrusion, Satika Boonkaewwan Jan 2021

Transport And Interaction Of Arsenite And Goethite Particles Influencing By Seawater Intrusion, Satika Boonkaewwan

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The rapid development and variety of land use types in Rayong province have resulted in increased demands on groundwater usage, potentially inducing arsenite (As3+) contaminations and seawater intrusion. However, the knowledge about co-transport of goethite and As3+ to investigate the effect of goethite colloids on As3+ transport under various degrees of seawater intrusion, particular extremely conditions, in groundwater environment is still limited. The main objective is to investigate the influence of seawater intrusion on the sorption, migration, and reaction of As3+and goethite colloids into sand aquifer media under anoxic conditions by using the bench-scale and reactive geochemical modeling. The research …

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Substrate Binding Mechanism Of Glycerophosphodiesterase Towards Pesticides And Improvement Of Stability By Mutational Analysis, Nayana Bhat Jan 2021

Substrate Binding Mechanism Of Glycerophosphodiesterase Towards Pesticides And Improvement Of Stability By Mutational Analysis, Nayana Bhat

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Molecular dynamics studies have been providing a great number of atomistic details of biological systems to understand enzymatic activity and underlying reaction mechanisms. Herein, molecular dynamic (MD) simulations were employed to study the binding mechanisms of organophosphate pesticides towards two metallohydrolases, i.e., glycerophosphodiesterase (GpdQ) and methyl parathion hydrolase (MPH). OPH are the class of enzymes which breaks down harmful organophosphates, including the pesticides and warfare agents into less harmful byproducts. Hence, these enzymes are excellent candidates for bioremediation. In the present study, various nonspecific organophosphate pesticides were docked into GpdQ and MPH enzymes to construct the pesticide/protein complex for performing …

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Analysis Of Protein-Protein Interaction Network From Leukocyte Transcriptomic Profiles In Severe Covid -19 Patients, Pakorn Sagulkoo Jan 2021

Analysis Of Protein-Protein Interaction Network From Leukocyte Transcriptomic Profiles In Severe Covid -19 Patients, Pakorn Sagulkoo

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) still provides global public health issues although several vaccines and antiviral agents have been developed. Some patients experience severe conditions needed medical intensive care, and some are dead due to the failure of treatments. Therefore, identifying the key genes and underlying molecular mechanisms is necessary to discover precisely targeted drugs. Analysis of protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks provides invaluable information to find disease mechanisms and effective alternative drugs. Hence, PPI network analysis based on leukocyte transcriptomic profiles of severe COVID-19 collected from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) DataSets was proposed for this study. A network diffusion method called …

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Epidemiology, Molecular Genetic, And Evolutionary Analysis Of Humanrotavirus A Infection In Thailand, Fajar Budi Lestari Jan 2021

Epidemiology, Molecular Genetic, And Evolutionary Analysis Of Humanrotavirus A Infection In Thailand, Fajar Budi Lestari

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Rotavirus A (RVA) infection remains one of the major causes of viral diarrhea in young children worldwide. Despite the success of RVA vaccines including RotaTeq in significantly reducing morbidity and disease severity associated with hospitalization, national immunization against RVA have only just begun in Thailand in 2020. Consequently, possible RV vaccine shedding among pediatric vaccine recipients has not been rigorously documented here.The first part of my study was summarize the virology, disease burden, prevalence, distribution of genotypes and seasonality of RVs, and the current status of RV vaccination in Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, …

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Deprogramming Senescence By Genomic Stabilizing Molecules In Vivo, Sakawdaurn Yasom Jan 2021

Deprogramming Senescence By Genomic Stabilizing Molecules In Vivo, Sakawdaurn Yasom

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Aging is the inevitable, time-dependent, natural process in all living cells, resulting from the accumulation of cellular damage with insufficient cell repair. Global hypomethylation and Alu (B1) hypomethylation become aging indicators, which are commonly found not only in cellular aging but also in human clinical studies of age-related diseases. Much evidence indicates that Alu (B1) hypermethylation could promote both mammalian and yeast cell growth and considerably increase cell survival by reducing the susceptibility to DNA-damaging agents. Also, Box-A of high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1), a DNA chaperone protein with different roles, is reported to be a genomic stabilizing protein …

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Analysis Of Influenza A Genomes And Bacterial Microbiota In Upper Respiratory Tracts Of Influenza Patients, Somruthai Rattanaburi Jan 2021

Analysis Of Influenza A Genomes And Bacterial Microbiota In Upper Respiratory Tracts Of Influenza Patients, Somruthai Rattanaburi

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Seasonal influenza is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that infect the upper respiratory tract (URT) of humans and represent a major burden for public health. Furthermore, the URT is colonized by a diverse microbial community which is a key factor protective from pathogens and may directly or indirectly affect viral infection. Therefore, the first aim of this study focuses on influenza A genome characterization and mutation analysis based on NGS technology. The phylogenetic analysis based on the deduced amino acid sequences revealed that the recommended vaccine (A/H1N1) strain might be less effective, whereas the recommended vaccine (A/H3N2) …

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Mrna Vaccine Encoding Neoantigen For Cancer Immunotherapy Using Mouse Melanoma As A Model, Chutamath Sittplangkoon Jan 2021

Mrna Vaccine Encoding Neoantigen For Cancer Immunotherapy Using Mouse Melanoma As A Model, Chutamath Sittplangkoon

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Cancer is the leading cause of death globally with an urgent need to find more effective approaches for prevention and treatment. mRNA vaccine is a promising vaccine platform over conventional vaccines in terms of safety, ease of large-scale production and effectiveness in inducing both cellular and humoral immune responses. Breakthrough in mRNA technology allowed novel strategies to improve mRNA stability and efficacy including nucleoside modifications. Modification of mRNA with N1-methylpseudouridine (m1Ψ) was reported to enhance protein expression and decrease innate immunogenicity due to low binding affinity to pattern recognition receptors, and low type I interferon (IFN-I) secretion. Therefore, this study …

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Identification Of Α-Glucosidase Inhibitors From Black Garlic, Pattraporn Tantiwatcharachai Jan 2021

Identification Of Α-Glucosidase Inhibitors From Black Garlic, Pattraporn Tantiwatcharachai

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Black garlic has emerged as one of the fastest-growing health food products on the market. It is processed by incubating fresh garlic under high temperature and high humidity conditions. The process causes the changes in characteristics of black garlic such as texture, flavor, nutrient contents, chemical composition and it pharmacological properties, especially antidiabetic activity. In the present investigation, we applied α-glucosidase inhibition guided isolation to identify active compounds. Four compounds named 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF), 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furancarboxylic acid (HMFCA), 4-(hydroxymethyl)phenol and 2-deoxy-ribono-1,4 lactone were isolated. On evaluation against α-glucosidase, HMFCA, 4-(hydroxymethyl)phenol, and 2-deoxy-ribono-1,4 lactone were active against maltase with IC50 values of 18.83 …

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Production And Characterization Of Mannanase From Aureobasidium Sp. For Mannooligosaccharide Preparation From Spent Coffee Ground, Syahriar Nur Maulana Malik Ibrahim Jan 2021

Production And Characterization Of Mannanase From Aureobasidium Sp. For Mannooligosaccharide Preparation From Spent Coffee Ground, Syahriar Nur Maulana Malik Ibrahim

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The aims of this study are to produce and characterize mannanase from the selected Thai Aureobasidium strain and use the enzyme for hydrolysis of spent coffee ground extract (SCGE) to prepare mannooligosaccharide (MOs). The optimum condition for SCGE extraction by hot water was 1:30 solid to liquid ratio with 60 min incubation time at 121°C 15 lbs per in2. The maximum yield was 9.5 g/100 g substrate. The second dominant composition of SCGE was hemicellulose at 28 %. Aureobasidium pullulans NRRL 58524 was selected as the best mannanase producer with 8.07 U/mL. The mannanase production medium was optimized by using …

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Proteomics Analysis Of Bt-474 And Skov-3 Cancer Cell Lines Treated With Purified Compounds From Bee Pollen And Cerumen, Teeranai Ittiudomrak Jan 2021

Proteomics Analysis Of Bt-474 And Skov-3 Cancer Cell Lines Treated With Purified Compounds From Bee Pollen And Cerumen, Teeranai Ittiudomrak

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Breast and gynaecological cancers are the main causes of global cancer death in females. So far, several compounds have been identified from traditional medicine components and natural products that exhibited anticancer activity. Previously, α-mangostin (α-MG) and apigenin (APG) had been extracted and purified from cerumen of Tetragonula laeviceps and bee pollen of Apis mellifera respectively. Preliminary studies reported that these compounds express antiproliferative activity in several cancer cell lines. In this study, α-MG and APG were investigated for antiproliferation effect in breast cancer cell line BT-474 and ovarian adenocarcinoma cell line SKOV-3 using MTT assay, fluorescent staining coupled with flow …

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Electrochemical Synthesis Of Methoxide For Transesterification Of Palm Oil, Apiruedee Juntuma Jan 2021

Electrochemical Synthesis Of Methoxide For Transesterification Of Palm Oil, Apiruedee Juntuma

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Sodium methoxide (NaOCH3) is commonly used as an alkaline homogeneous catalyst in transesterification to produce fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) and glycerol as a by-product. However, this conventional process requires a few steps to remove the homogeneous catalyst from the products by neutralization and washing, creating waste salts to be treated with additional cost. This study investigates the electrochemical synthesis of methoxide. Amberlite IRA402 anion exchange resin is used to adsorb the generated methoxide and subsequently as a heterogeneous catalyst for transesterification to observe its catalytic activity. In contrast to many other similar works, this synthesis was performed with anion-exchange …

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Prediction Of Coke Formation Over A Catalyst Particle For Dry Reforming Of Methane, Chananun Rojanarungruengporn Jan 2021

Prediction Of Coke Formation Over A Catalyst Particle For Dry Reforming Of Methane, Chananun Rojanarungruengporn

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Nowadays, global warming is a significant environmental problem causing various impacts across the globe. Dry reforming of methane (DRM) is one of the reactions that can utilize CO2 effectively. However, the major problem of DRM process is the deactivation of catalysts caused by coke formation over the catalyst particle which mainly occurs from CH4 decomposition reaction. Coke formation leads to a decrease in catalytic performance by blocking the pores and active sites. In this study, the spatial catalyst deactivation caused by coke formation over a spherical alumina-supported nickel catalyst (Ni/Al2O3) particle in dry reforming of methane (DRM) was investigated using …

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Synthesis Of Molybdenum-Based Catalysts On Carbon Support For Partial Hydrogenation Reaction Of Biodiesel, Dolrudee Jaruwat Jan 2021

Synthesis Of Molybdenum-Based Catalysts On Carbon Support For Partial Hydrogenation Reaction Of Biodiesel, Dolrudee Jaruwat

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Nowadays, biodiesel is a renewable energy, which can decrease fossil fuel. It helped reducing air pollution. Partial Hydrogenation is one process which improves the biodiesel quality. In this research, activated carbon was produced from cattail leave via hydrothermal carbonization and chemical activation. The activated carbon was treated with 4 M of potassium hydroxide at 900oC, which exhibits 1323.38 m2g-1 of SBET. Several type of catalysts (Mo, Ni, Ci, Fe, MoNi, MoCu, and MoFe) were studied in this research, which were prepared using a rotary evaporation technique. The experiments reveal that MoNi/C catalyst indicate the highest dispersion of metal particle. The …

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Development Of Rotating Tube Reactor For Biodiesel Production From Palm Oil, Narita Chanthon Jan 2021

Development Of Rotating Tube Reactor For Biodiesel Production From Palm Oil, Narita Chanthon

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Rotating tube reactor (RTR), one of process intensification technologies, could highly increase the mixing performance and generate sufficient heat for biodiesel production. This research explored the optimum condition, essential characteristics of hydrodynamic regime and residence time distribution inside the rotating tube reactor (RTR) to enhance the biodiesel production rate using alkali-catalyzed transesterification. The operating condition of this RTR was 6:1 methanol-to-oil molar ratio, total flowrate of 30 mL/min and rotational speed of 1,000 rpm at room temperature, giving the highest biodiesel yield of 97.5% with yield efficiency of 3.75 × 10-3 g/J and the quality of biodiesel achieving the ASTM …

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Tetracycline Sorption By Magnetic Biochar Derived From Watermelon Rind: Performance And Influential Factors, Phisit Thairattananon Jan 2021

Tetracycline Sorption By Magnetic Biochar Derived From Watermelon Rind: Performance And Influential Factors, Phisit Thairattananon

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Tetracycline (TC) antibiotic is one of emerging contaminants in water reservoirs that causes undesirable effects on environment and human health. Magnetic biochar (MBC) is considered a promising sorbent in adsorption process for removal of contaminants with highly efficient and facile operation. In this work, MBC was synthesized by pyrolysis of watermelon rind impregnated with FeCl3 at different pyrolysis temperatures in a range of 600-900 °C prior to applying for TC adsorption. Characteristics of MBC were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy, elemental analyzer, N2 adsorption/desorption, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, vibrating sample magnetometry, and X-ray diffractometry. The adsorption kinetics, isotherm, effect …

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The Prediction Of Pm2.5 Dispersion In Bangkok (Pathumwan District)Using Cfd Modeling, Punyisa Chaisri Jan 2021

The Prediction Of Pm2.5 Dispersion In Bangkok (Pathumwan District)Using Cfd Modeling, Punyisa Chaisri

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

City configuration, meteorological conditions and emission source are the important factors affecting the concentration and dispersion of pollutants within urban street canyon. The dispersion of PM2.5 in Pathumwan district, Bangkok which has a characteristics of street canyon was predicted using a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model. Flow and dispersion of PM2.5 were analyzed using standard k-ε turbulence model. The concentrations of PM2.5 were investigated under different conditions to demonstrate the effect of city configuration in study area, meteorological characteristics, and lockdown due to COVID-19 on PM2.5 concentration. The numerical model was validated with the measured data from the air quality …

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Mesoporous Carbon/Silica Nanocomposites With Acid And Base Properties For Glucose Conversion Into Value Added Chemicals, Satit Yousatit Jan 2021

Mesoporous Carbon/Silica Nanocomposites With Acid And Base Properties For Glucose Conversion Into Value Added Chemicals, Satit Yousatit

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The purpose of this study is to prepare mesoporous carbon/silica (MCS) nanocomposites using natural rubber (NR) as a renewable carbon source. A series of mesoporous nanocomposites based on NR and hexagonal mesoporous silica (HMS), prepared via an in situ sol-gel process, were used as precursors, which were then converted into the MCS materials by carbonization. The sulfonic acid-functionalized mesoporous carbon/silica (MCS-SO3H) was prepared by direct sulfonation with H2SO4 solution. The silica surface of MCS-SO3H were then grafted by 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane to produce the acid–base catalysts (MCS-SO3H-NH2) and used as the solid catalysts in glucose conversion. The MCS nanocomposites exhibited enhanced structural, …

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Chemical Constituents Of Fan-Si Abutilon Indicum Stems, Arum Restu Widyasti Jan 2021

Chemical Constituents Of Fan-Si Abutilon Indicum Stems, Arum Restu Widyasti

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This study aimed to isolate secondary metabolites from the stems of Abutilon indicum and to evaluate their α-glucosidase, pancreatic lipase, α-chymotrypsin inhibitory activity. Chromatographic fractionation of the n-hexane crude extracts led to the isolation of three known metabolite (1-3). The crude extract from all parts of the plant were evaluated for inhibitory activity on the alpha-glucosidase enzyme. The DCM-soluble roots were active with 10.2% at 25 μg/mL. The hexane and MeOH-soluble stems were active with 11.0% at 25 μg/mL and 8.0% at 0.25 μg/mL. The hexane, DCM, and MeOH-soluble leaves are active with 20.2% at 0.025 μg/mL; 20.0% at 0.025 …

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