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Factors determining distribution of mycotrophic plants
Novák, František ; Ponert, Jan (advisor) ; Kolaříková, Zuzana (referee)
Myco-heterotrophic plants acquire carbon from fungi. They are distributed all around the world except Antarctica. Despite wide distribution these plants are rare. The aim of this review is to find factors important for their distribution. They can be found only in places where their host fungi occur, but not at all places where the host fungi grow. Typical environment where we can find these plants are shady and moist sites in forest understoreys where competition of autotrophic plants is not so high. Their dust seeds are dispersed by wind, water or animals. However, air movement is usually limited in forest understoreys and dispersal by water is also limited in a layer of leaf litter, likely restricting distribution of the plants. Suitable sites apart from being moist, shady and containing host fungi, should also meet specific soil nutrient requirements. These plants usually occur on soils with low amount of available inorganic forms of nitrogen and phosphorus. In these environments autotrophic plants likely need mycorrhizal fungi to obtain nutrients, so they feed them with enough carbon that can be subsequently transported to myco-heterotrophic plants. Myco-heterotrophic plants can be observed only during flowering and fruiting so proper timing is necessary for observation. Understanding of interactions...
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Nutritional intake of macroelements in lactating women.
Doubková, Zuzana ; Hronek, Miloslav (advisor) ; Jílek, Petr (referee)
The thesis deals with the issue of nutrition in lactating women. The main objective of this work is to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the nutritional intake of Czech women during lactation, focusing on the intake of selected minerals, specifically sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus. Subsequently, the obtained results will be compared with the recommended daily intake of these macroelements. The results are based on the nutritional intake of six monitored women, from whom values were provided for all lactation periods L1 to L4 during the period from February 2022 to February 2023. For a larger dataset, the values of two additional women were included in the research, from whom values were obtained for periods L1 to L3. Further details of this limitation are provided in the relevant chapter 7.1.7. Limitation of the study. Women recorded their diets in questionnaire form, always a week before visiting the physiological laboratory of Professor PharmDr. Miloslav Hronek Ph.D. In the questionnaire, they recorded meals, foods, fluids, and their intake amounts. The gathered information was further processed using the NutriDan program and statistically evaluated in the Microsoft Excel program. A key finding of the study is an excessive intake of sodium, approximately 1000 mg of sodium...
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Determination of the risk elements and other elements concentration in animal feed
Křehlíková, Jana ; Juglová, Zuzana (referee) ; Diviš, Pavel (advisor)
This thesis deals with the determination of selected microelements and macroelements and risk elements in dog and cat food. The theoretical part describes the nutrition of dogs and cats and focuses on the safety of the food in the context of contamination with risk elements. Another topic discussed is the chemical analysis of feeds, specifically the determination of nutritionally important substances, beneficial elements, and contaminants. The experimental part deals with the preparation and digestion of feed samples and the subsequent analysis of these samples using ICP-OES and AAS methods. The detected concentrations of the elements of interest in the feeds were compared with the feed standards issued by the Department of Veterinary Medicine and the decree issued by the Ministry of Agriculture. The analysed feeds were found to be deficient in some elements. The content of the risk elements in the feed met the legal limits and did not pose a health risk to the animal. Elements for which the legislation does not provide a maximum permissible limit were present in the feed-in in high concentrations that could already harm the animal's health.
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The study of various methods of preparation of the milk sample for milk analysis by ICP-OES technique
Kaňová, Veronika ; Vítová, Eva (referee) ; Diviš, Pavel (advisor)
The theoretical part of the thesis deals with the chemical composition of cow’s milk, with the description of chosen methods of sample pretreatment and with the description of the used technique ICP-OES. The practical part is aimed at individual preparations of samples and at analysis of chosen chemical elements (Ca, Na, K and Mg). Milk is a really complicated polydisperse system, that’s the reason why the preparation of samples with milk is very important step before the measurement itself. In addition to accuracy choosing the sample adjustment method, other factors such as time, work intensity, or cost need to be considered when. In the thesis a comparison of four selected methods of sample preparation was made: direct analyse of milk, dilution with addition of Triton X-100, wet microwave ashing and destruction of matrix with TMAH (tetramethylammonium hydroxide). Selected elements were analysed with the help of ICP-OES. This diploma thesis builds on the bachelor thesis, which deals with the same problem. Final concentrations were compared with certified values of skimmed powdered milk. Data showed that the most accurate are methods of preparation of wet microwave ashing and destruction of matrix with TMAH. By using these methods, the effect of the dairy matrix that caused problems in the analysis, was largely eliminated. The diluted samples with and without Triton X-100 showed a bigger anomaly of measuring than the mineralization of wet ashing which came to the loss of analyte because of fat elements contained in milk.
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Influence of coffee making process on chemical composition of brewed coffee
Trenzová, Kristina ; Divišová, Radka (referee) ; Diviš, Pavel (advisor)
This bachelor thesis deals with the influence of baristic coffee preparations on the chemical composition of the obtained beverage. Teoretical part of this thesis focuses on coffee growing, processing technology and the chemical composition of coffee beans. In the experimental part were measured samples of espresso coffee, samples prepared by moca pot, flip-drip method, filtrated coffee, samples prepared by french-press technique, vacuum pot samples and boiled coffee. The samples were prepared according to the baristic techniques at first and later with adjusted water and amount of coffee so these methods could be compared with each other. This work focuses on the determination of caffeine and acrylamide content by liquid chromatography, validation of HPLC method, determination of total phenolic content by Folin-Ciocalteu reagent, determination of organic acids by ion chromatography, determination of selected macro and micro elements by inductively coupled plasma in optical emission spectrometry and analysis of aromatic substances using gas chromatography. Based on the processed results and compared methods, it was shown that the moca pot had the greatest influence on the content of caffeine, acrylamide, organic acids and total phenolic substances, and the flip-drip with vacuum pot method had the greatest influence on the content of aromatic substances. From a baristic point of view the highest concentration of caffeine was 3689 mg/l in coffee based on flip-drip method, and concentration of acrylamide was 25,4 mg/l in the coffee based on the same method. The highest value of total phenolic content was determined in moka pot to c = 5,23 g/l. Regarding the mineral representation, the mineral decomposition of coffee beans and espresso were compared, and the highest values were reached by potassium, namely the concentration was 577 mg/l per 1 g of mineralized sample, in the cup of espresso the potassium concentration was 2461 mg/l. The highest content of organic acids was determined in the beverage prepared by moca pot, in terms of selected acids, the largest representation had the succinic acid with the concentration 599,8 mg/l. The highest content of aromatic substances was found in coffee from a moca pot and in coffee by flip-drip method. The biggest part was~made by furfuryl alcohol.
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Monitoring of chemical composition changes in wine during the wine making process
Orságová, Marie ; Punčochářová, Lenka (referee) ; Diviš, Pavel (advisor)
The Chardonnay wine variety was harvested in the region of Znojmo on the wine rout Načeratický kopec. In connection with the entire winemaking process of this particular variety, research was focused on mineral concentration changes during the maturation process. The theoretical part characterizes the technology of wine production, as well as the classification and chemical composition of wine. In the experimental part, the analytical technique of inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) was used for the determination of minerals (K, Ca, P, Mg, Na, Zn, Cu, Fe and Mn) in wine. The data show the differences in the concentrations of all macroelements and microelements during the whole wine production technology.
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Analysis of milk by ICP-OES technique
Kaňová, Veronika ; Hrstka, Miroslav (referee) ; Diviš, Pavel (advisor)
The theoretical part of the thesis deals with the chemical composition of cow’s milk, with the description of chosen methods of sample pretreatment and with the description of the used technique ICP-OES. The practical part is aimed at individual preparations of samples and at analysis of chosen chemical elements (Ca, Na, K, Mg a P). Milk is a really complicated polydisperse system. The preparation of samples with milk is very important step before the measurement itself. In the thesis a comparison of four selected methods of sample preparation was made: bare dilution, dilution with addition of Triton X 100, wet ashing and sonication. Selected elements were analysed with the help of ICP-OES. Final concentrations were compared with CRM of dried milk. Data showed that the most accurate are methods of preparation of diluted sample and wet ashing. Four different types of milk were analysed with the help of those two selected methods. The diluted samples showed a bigger anomaly of measuring than the mineralization of wet ashing which came to the loss of analyte because of fat elements contained in milk.
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Concentration of selected metals in traditional and herbal teas
Brlíková, Eliška ; Křikala, Jakub (referee) ; Diviš, Pavel (advisor)
This thesis deals with determination of selected metals concentrations in loose green, black and herbal teas purchased in the Czech Republic and beyond. All samples were analyzed by ICP-OES. Most metals were not detected in the extracts. The final metal concentrations that have been detected in the tea extracts meet the legislative limits and do not bring a health risk to humans. The statistical processing of the measured results, based on different concentrations of selected elements, managed to distinguish the extracts from black and green teas.
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Determination of selected metals in fruit squashs
Drobilová, Marcela ; Vránová, Dana (referee) ; Diviš, Pavel (advisor)
The theoretical part of the thesis deals with the technology of fruit juices production and characteristics of the known varieties of elderberry. There are also summarized available information on the presence and properties of minerals in food. In the practical part of the thesis 17 different varieties of elderberry juice and commercially available juice sold as food supplements were analyzed using ICP-MS technique. The concentrations of 15 selected essential and toxic elements were determined in these juices.
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Mineral and vitamin deficiencies in the elderly and their supplementatin
Nesnidalova, Andrea ; Vágnerová, Tereza (advisor) ; Bárta, Michal (referee)
Seniors often buy inappropriate combinations of dietary supplements based on advertising or peer recommendations, but often to a lesser extent on the recommendation of a professional. It is important for seniors to pay attention to the quality and variety of their diet in order to maintain good health. The bachelor thesis is divided into theoretical and practical parts. In the theoretical part, the first chapter describes the individual vitamins and minerals. The next chapters deal not only with their deficiency and need in the elderly population but also with their correct consumption with regard to further pharmacotherapy. In particular, a chapter dealing with the reasons leading to insufficient food intake in the elderly is described. For the practical part, three main objectives have been set. The research was conducted by questionnaire survey to which a total of 67 respondents aged 65-90 years answered. The first objective was to find out what dietary habits seniors have in their home environment and what vitamins and minerals they are deficient in. A sub-objective of this question was to determine whether current supplementation is justified in this population given the results of the questionnaire survey. The second objective builds on dietary diversity and explores the principles of good...
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