CHARACTERIZATION OF BIOMATERIAL KAMBO (PHYLLOMEDUSA BICOLOR) BY FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY AND SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE
Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, vol.30, no.2, pp.1062-1066, 2021 (SCI-Expanded)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 30 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2021
- Journal Name: Fresenius Environmental Bulletin
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Aerospace Database, Aqualine, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), CAB Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts Core, Communication Abstracts, Environment Index, Geobase, Greenfile, Metadex, Pollution Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database, Civil Engineering Abstracts
- Page Numbers: pp.1062-1066
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Süleyman Demirel University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Kambo is a biomaterial that has been used for treatment and protection in many indigenous tribes in the Amazon for centuries against many health problems. This material is a kind of poison that the giant monkey frogs in some areas of the Amazon rainforest, secrete from their skin when they are stressed. This poison was examined by IR spectroscopy and SEM-EDX. Probable assignment of bands was made with respect to the functional groups present in the raw and used samples via IR spectroscopy technique. Thus, changes in the samples were recorded before and after the application. In addition, SEM images of used and raw samples were recorded and changes in the samples were shown. Percent concentrations of the elements in the samples were determined with EDX. The percentage elemental change in the samples has been discussed and recorded for before and after the application. Thus, the elements transferred to the body were observed.