ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ACTIVE COMPOUNDS IN ALOE LEAF GEL
- The leaf gel of multipl Aloe plants contains compounds that suppress germination (yeast-like) and cause morphological abberations (hyphal) in fungi.
- Students evelop expertise in a variety of analytical methods to isolate and characterize the compound(s) responsible for these properties:
- flash chromatography, high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
- scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
- IR, mass spectrometry, 1H and 13C NMR
NUTRIENT REDUCTION IN POND WATER USING FLOATING TREATMENT WETLANDS
- Floating treatment wetlands (FTWs) consist of buoyant structures containing perennial, native, non-invasive, semi-aqauatic plants that rise and fall with the height of the water column, thereby maintaining optimal contact with the nutrient-rich pond water. We are interested in the nutrient uptake of the plants, where the plants store the nutrients, and new strategies to propagate the plants.
- FTWs have been deployed in a variety of land use areas: suburban, agricultural, and golf courses.
- Water quality is monitored through a variety of measures, including pH, turbidity, dissolved oxygen, and nitrate and phosphate content.
We gratefully acknowledge financial support from
- Butler Soil and Water Conservation District (BSWCD)
- Krohn Conservatory, Cincinnati, OH
- Miami Conservancy District
- Miami University-Hamilton Faculty Scholarship Fund
- National Science Foundation Award #1118749
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Divsion of Soil and Water Resources
- Target Inquiry, Miami University Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
- Weatherwax Golf Cours