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Determination of selected bioactive substances in grapes
Havlíková, Markéta ; Trachtová, Štěpánka (referee) ; Vítová, Eva (advisor)
The subject of this thesis was the determination of selected bioactive substances in grapes and the subsequent comparison of differences between the samples. Two fractions of grapes (skins and pulp with seeds) of 4 grape varieties - Hibernal, Johanniter, Riesling and Aurelius - were analysed. Two methods were used for the determination: for phenolic substances, high-performance liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry and for volatile substances, headspace solid-phase microextraction coupled with gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. For each of these methods, the optimal extraction technique was first selected and then used for the analysis of all samples. The linearity of the external standard method was also verified with a reliability coefficient R2 in the range of 0.9650-0.9989 for high-performance liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry and 0.8571-0.9999 for headspace solid-phase microextraction coupled with gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. 63 volatile and 9 phenolic compounds were identified in the samples. From these, specific compounds of grapes (20 volatile compounds and 5 phenolic compounds) were selected. On the basis of the amount of observed compounds, the two grape fractions and subsequently the grape varieties were compared with each other. There were differences in the content of selected compounds between grape fractions and across varieties, which could probably be due to the geographical origin of the samples.
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QoS in UMTS
Kavan, Radovan ; Hanus, Stanislav (referee) ; Kejík, Petr (advisor)
This thesis treats of QoS (Quality of Service) in UMTS system. The term quality of service is frequently used, recently, however not only in computer networks, but also more and more in mobile networks also. Present system of 2nd generation (2G) GSM enables only limited exploitation of QoS function. System UMTS is a system of 3rd generation (3G) already and contains quality of service in greater measure which is ensured with number of algorithms and functions. Individual QoS functions enable effective utilization of radio interface, support maintenance of planned coverage and offer high spectral efficiency. Functions that cater to quality of service are called RRM functions (Radio Resource Management). There exist five basic functions in UMTS system that are Admission control (AC), Power control (PC), Load control (LC), Handover control (HC) and Packet scheduler (PS). These functions are responsible for control of network access, control of power, control of network load, control of handover and packet (bit rate) scheduling. Last three functions are usually collectively designated as Congestion control, control of network overload. UMTS layer model, differentiation of services, traffic classes and 3GPP concept are also discussed. In thesis the attention is piad to Admission control algorithm – control of network access – in the uplink direction and to different ways of load (in the cell) modeling. Individual approaches are simulated in MATLAB. A possibility of using algorithm in the real system is discussed in conclusion.
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Multiresidual methods for the determination of pesticides in waters
Matušková, Monika ; Kubíčková, Kristýna (referee) ; Vávrová, Milada (advisor)
This bachelor´s work of theoretical character deals with multiresidual determination of pesticides in water. It is especially focused on pesticides generating residues in surface water, which - due to their toxicity and persistence in environment - require goal-directed monitoring. The division of pesticides is stated, and their properties, toxicity and elimination process are described in the work. Furthermore, possibilities of analytical determination, especially the methods of gas and liquid chromatography are introduced here. In the last chapter, the complete analytic procedure for determination of organochlorine pesticides is described.
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Influence of selected coffee bean roasting technology on its chemical composition
Šajdlerová, Kristýna ; Mikulíková, Renata (referee) ; Diviš, Pavel (advisor)
The subject of this diploma thesis is the monitoring of chemical changes taking place in the coffee bean during roasting using various devices. For these purposes an industrial coffee roaster and a home roaster were used in the practical part. The theoretical part deals mainly with the characterization of coffee beans in terms of the content of various compounds and a description of the changes that occur during roasting. Different types of roasting machines are also presented. In the experimental part the roasting of coffee beans and the determination of the concentration of selected substances in the samples taken during roasting were performed. The monitored parameters included the concentration of sucrose, organic acids (citric, acetic, lactic, malic, formic and chlorogenic), caffeine and aromatic substances. One of the biggest differences found between the both roasters is the reduction in the concentration of chlorogenic acid, which decreased by 33 % for domestic equipment, while the decrease was almost doubled for industrial roasters. Another significant difference was also observed in the change in sucrose content. Sucrose degradation occurred in 94 % of coffee bean samples roasted on an industrial roaster, while only 75 % of the second type of roaster.
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Influence of selected coffee bean roasting technology on its chemical composition
Šajdlerová, Kristýna ; Mikulíková, Renata (referee) ; Diviš, Pavel (advisor)
The subject of this diploma thesis is the monitoring of chemical changes taking place in the coffee bean during roasting using various devices. For these purposes an industrial coffee roaster and a home roaster were used in the practical part. The theoretical part deals mainly with the characterization of coffee beans in terms of the content of various compounds and a description of the changes that occur during roasting. Different types of roasting machines are also presented. In the experimental part the roasting of coffee beans and the determination of the concentration of selected substances in the samples taken during roasting were performed. The monitored parameters included the concentration of sucrose, organic acids (citric, acetic, lactic, malic, formic and chlorogenic), caffeine and aromatic substances. One of the biggest differences found between the both roasters is the reduction in the concentration of chlorogenic acid, which decreased by 33 % for domestic equipment, while the decrease was almost doubled for industrial roasters. Another significant difference was also observed in the change in sucrose content. Sucrose degradation occurred in 94 % of coffee bean samples roasted on an industrial roaster, while only 75 % of the second type of roaster.
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Analysis of diol diesters in vernix caseosa using HPLC/APCI-MS2
Šubčíková, Lenka ; Cvačka, Josef (advisor) ; Bosáková, Zuzana (referee)
Vernix caseosa is a natural biofilm which covers the skin of a human fetus from the third trimester of pregnancy. It has hydrating, regenerating and anti-microbial effects. The components responsible for these properties of vernix caseosa could be used in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. For this reason, the total composition is analyzed. The lipid components of vernix caseosa consist of squalene, wax esters, sterol esters, 1,2-diol diesters, triacylglycerides, free fatty acids, fatty alcohols, cholesterol, diacylglycerides, monoacylglyceridesů and phospholipids . This study is focused on structure analysis of the 1,2-diol diesters of vernix caseosa. Conditions were optimized for the HPLC separation. Nova -Pak C18 column was used and a gradient of acetonitrile:ethyl acetate was chosen as a mobile phase. Before entering the APCI source ammonium formate was added; ammonium adducts [M +18]+ were formed. Eight scan events was set in MS method. One for the full scan spectrum, second for MS2 spectrum of the precursor ions and six MS3 data-dependent spectra. The position of the double bonds of unsaturated 1,2-diol diesters was determined by fragmentation of their [M+C3H5N]+ adducts. There were identified over 2200 of 1,2-diol diesters differing in lengths of alcohol and fatty acid chains, and...
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Development of miniaturized ion source for atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (HPLC/MS)
Rumlová, Barbora ; Cvačka, Josef (advisor) ; Jelínek, Ivan (referee)
ionization in which the main component is a heated glass microfluidic chip. The ion source was assembled from the mirocfluidic chip placed on a micromanipulator and a needle electrode creating a corona discharge. The optimization of geometric arrangement of these components towards to inner heated capillary of the mass spectrometer LCQ Fleet (Thermo) was based on the signal intensity of reserpine. The solution of reserpine with concentration 10 µg/ w y g g y g . Furthermore, the flow rate of the nebulizing gas was optimized. The signal intensity of protonated molecule was two orders of magnitude higher than the signal generated by the commercial ion source for APCI (Thermo) using the same mass flow rate of the analyte. High signal instability of the detected ions is the persisting problem of the miniaturized ion source. Key words: mass spectrometry, micro APCI, microfluidic chip
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Localization of double bond positions in triacylglycerols using HPLC/APCI-MS2
Háková, Eva ; Cvačka, Josef (advisor) ; Lísa, Miroslav (referee)
Triacylglycerols are among the most abudant classes of lipid. Their chemical, physical and biological characteristics depend on degree of unsaturation and positions of double bonds in acyls. This thesis was focused on localization of double bonds using tandem mass spectrometry with atmospheric pressure chemical ionization. We studied 14 standards and 44 standard mixtures with different number of double bonds and lenght of hydrocarbob chain in acyls. Standards were obtained from commercial sources and prepared of randomizations reaction in microscale. Localization of double bonds was deduced from fragments of molecular aduct with C3H5N+· ([M+55]+·) created in presence of acetonitrile in the mobile phase. This metod was applied for HPLC/MS analysis of natural mixtures of triacylglycerols. Key words: triacylglycerols, randomization, localization of double bonds, atmospheric pressure chemical ionization, mass spectrometry, high performance liquid chromatography with mass detection
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The peculiar outburst activity of the symbiotic binary AG Draconis
Gális, R. ; Merc, J. ; Leedjärv, L. ; Vrašťák, M. ; Karpov, Sergey
AG Draconis is a strongly interacting binary system which manifests characteristic symbiotic activity of alternating quiescent and active stages. The latter ones consist of the series of individual outbursts repeating at about a one-year interval. After seven years of flat quiescence following the 2006–2008 major outbursts, in the late spring of 2015, the symbiotic system AG Dra started to become brighter again toward what appeared to be a new minor outburst. The current outburst activity of AG Dra was confirmed by the following three outbursts in April 2016, May 2017 and April 2018. The photometric and spectroscopic observations suggest that all these outbursts are of the hot type. Such behaviour is considerably peculiar in almost 130-year history of observing of this object, because the major outbursts at the beginning of active stages are typically cool ones. In the present work, the current peculiar activity of the symbiotic binary AG Dra is described in detail.\n
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