Sentence examples for components of smoke from inspiring English sources
This is because, among the functional components of smoke, phenols and acids have been shown to have the most antimicrobial activity, while carbonyls and acids have a wide spectrum of antibacterial activity even at low levels of phenols (Toledo 2008).
Lastly, the LAB have been reported to acquire resistance due to genetic changes resulting from acquisition of plasmids and/or transposon-encoding resistance proteins against the components of smoke in the smoked milk containers, and the LAB also secrete antimicrobial compounds particularly the production of bacteriocins (McDonnell and Russell 1999).
For example, gas analysers can assess simple gas components of smoke such as carbon monoxide [20], or time-of-flight mass spectroscopy (TOF-MS) could be used in the future to measure more complex species in tobacco smoke such as acetaldehyde, acetone, benzene and toluene [21].
Many chemical components of smoke have been connected with tissue damage that can lead to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other diseases that affect lung function.
Other compounds include titanium tetrachloride (TiCl4), a component of smoke screens and catalysts; and titanium trichloride (TiCl3), which is used as a catalyst in the production of polypropylene.
It covers the gamut from state-of-the-art chemistry to demonstrate that nCB is a prominent component of smoke toxicity and is the likely anthracotic pigment in emphysematous lungs to showing that nCB can cause emphysema in mice.
The mechanism of these and other reported effects is not known but may reflect alterations in hormone function by components of tobacco smoke, with smoking suggested as having antiestrogenic effects (Baron et al. 1990).
Altogether, these studies strongly suggest that (maternal) smoking and components of cigarette smoke significantly impact WNT signaling activity.
Because smoking in cars can contaminate the entire vehicle, exposure to hazardous components of secondhand smoke can occur long after smoking has stopped," he said.
We propose to further characterise whole smoke dosimetry relative to specific smoke constituents and to use this system for the evaluation of novel cigarette design modifications proposed to reduce toxicants in smoke and to further investigate individual components of cigarette smoke.
