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FTIR analysis of molecular composition changes in hazel pollen from unpolluted and urbanized areas.

J DepciuchI KasprzykO SadikM Parlińska-Wojtan
Published in: Aerobiologia (2016)
Anthropogenic factors such as air pollution and urbanization lead to changes in structure and chemical composition of hazel pollen. Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and Gaussian analysis showed structural changes in hazel pollen collected from sites with different absorbance values of individual chemical functional groups and changes in the secondary structure of proteins of the pollen.
Keyphrases
  • air pollution
  • particulate matter
  • lung function
  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease