JP2020002316A - Ambergris fluorescent substance and method for producing the same, fluorescent material, and method for discriminating ambergris - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a novel ambergris fluorescent substance and a method for producing the same, a fluorescent material, and a method for discriminating ambergris.SOLUTION: The ambergris fluorescent substance emits an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength in a range of 360 nm to 780 nm by irradiating an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength of less than 400 nm. The method for discriminating ambergris includes a step of irradiating an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength of less than 400 nm to an ambergris subject, and a step of measuring an electromagnetic wave emitted from an ambergris subject and including any wavelength within a wavelength range of 360 nm to 780 nm.SELECTED DRAWING: None

Description

  The present invention relates to an ambergris fluorescent substance and a method for producing the same, a fluorescent material, and a method for determining ambergris.

  Ambergris is a kind of fragrance also called scented scent, and is a calculus generated in the intestine of sperm whales (Non-Patent Documents 1-3). The price of natural ambergris has soared since whaling was banned, because the only option available was to pick up something that would land on the coast.

  On the other hand, inexpensive artificial ambergris flavors exist. Fake products containing artificial ambergris spices, which are fake natural ambergris, and oil balls (solidified fat from domestic wastewater) both in appearance and texture similar to ambergris are in circulation. There was a risk that such a fake would be mistakenly obtained for natural authentic Ambergris.

  As a method of determining whether or not it is ambergris, there is a method such as mechanical analysis using gas chromatography or the like, in addition to a method in which a perfumer uses the sense of smell. Judgment based on olfaction involves differences in sensitivity among individuals, and requires training such as memorizing the odor. Gas chromatography analysis is expensive. For this reason, a simple determination method for ambergris was required.

Fragrance No. 141 1983 December 1983 Ambergris Tomoyuki Tsuneya, Minoru Shiga Fragrance No. 219 September 2003 Ambergris Kenichi Kurino, Hiroshi Tamura Fragrance No. 273 March 2017 Study on scented scent Study on Ambergris Daijiro Ueda, Tsutomu Sato

Then, the inventor diligently searched for ambergris and found a new characteristic. A method for discriminating ambergris based on new characteristics has been invented.
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a novel ambergris fluorescent substance, a method for producing the same, a fluorescent material, and a method for distinguishing ambergris.

The Ambergris fluorescent substance of the present invention emits an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength of 360 nm to 780 nm by irradiating an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength of less than 400 nm.
The fluorescent material of the present invention contains an ambergris fluorescent substance, and the concentration of the ambergris fluorescent substance is in a range of 0.00001% by mass to 100% by mass.

The method for producing an ambergris fluorescent substance of the present invention includes at least one of the following steps (a) to (d).
(A) dissolving ambergris fluorescent substance in the solvent by mixing ambergris in the solvent,
(B) separating an ambergris fluorescent substance from an insoluble component by filtering a mixed solution having ambergris and a solvent,
(C) extracting ambergris fluorescent substance by distilling ambergris,
(D) a step of mixing ambergris with a solvent and then evaporating the solvent to concentrate the ambergris fluorescent substance.

The method of determining Ambergris of the present invention includes:
Irradiating the ambergris subject with an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength of less than 400 nm,
A step of measuring an electromagnetic wave emitted from the Ambergris specimen, the electromagnetic wave including any wavelength in a wavelength range of 360 nm to 780 nm,
Having.

An ambergris fluorescent substance and a method of manufacturing the same, a fluorescent material, and a method of determining ambergris according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
The ambergris fluorescent substance of the present embodiment emits an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength in a range of 360 nm to 780 nm by irradiating an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength of less than 400 nm.

The Ambergris fluorescent substance of the present embodiment emits an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength of 480 nm to 780 nm when irradiated with an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength of 300 nm to 400 nm.
The inventor has discovered that ambergris has certain fluorescent materials. Utilizing this property, it became possible to easily determine the presence or absence of ambergris, determine whether the product was improper or imitation, and determine the grade of ambergris. In addition, they have found the possibility of visually utilizing the light emission phenomenon caused by irradiation with ultraviolet light or the like.

Ambergris fluorescent material is ambergris-derived fluorescent material obtained from Ambergris. The ambergris fluorescent substance may be an extract of ambergris.
As the ambergris, there are black ambergris, gray ambergris, brown ambergris, yellow ambergris, gold ambergris, white ambergris and the like according to grade.

  Ambergris fluorescent substance of the present embodiment is (+)-ambrain, (+)-ambrox, (-)-ambrox, 3a-epi-(-)-ambrox, 9b-epi-(-)- Ambrox, α-ambrinol, β-ambrinol, α-ionone epoxide, β-ionone epoxide, β-ionone, γ-ionone, umbrenolide, dihydro-β-ionone, dihydro-γ-ionone, dihydro -γ-ionol, dihydroactinidiolide, dihydrololiolide, octahydro-5,5,8α-trimethyl-2-methylenenaphthylacetaldehyde, octahydro-2,5,8α-tetramethylnaphthylacetaldehyde, 2- (2,2 -Dimethyl-6-methylenecyclohexyl) acetaldehyde, 2- (2,2-dimethyl-6-methylenecyclohexyl) ethyl acetate, 2- (2,2-dimethyl-6-methylenecyclohexyl) ethanol, (3,3-dimethyl- 1-cyclohexyl) methanol, 2,2,6-trimethyl-2-hydroxycyclohexanone, 8α, 13-epoxy-14,15,16-trinobroabdo-12-ene, 12-epoxy-8α-12-epoxy-13 , 14,15,16-Tartanolavudane, 13-epoxy-8α, 13-epoxy-14-15-16-trinorrabudane, 2-methyl-4- (2-methylene-6,6-dimethyl- (Cyclohexyl) -2-butanal, 24-methyl-5β-cholestano-3α-ol, β-cyclocitral, 4-oxo-β-cyclocitral, 4-oxo-β-ionol, 4-oxo-β-ionone, γ -It may include at least one of the group of coronal and sclareolide.

The method for producing an ambergris fluorescent substance of the present embodiment may include at least one of the following steps (a) to (d).
(A) dissolving ambergris fluorescent substance in the solvent by mixing ambergris in the solvent,
(B) separating an ambergris fluorescent substance from an insoluble component by filtering a mixed solution having ambergris and a solvent,
(C) extracting ambergris fluorescent substance by distilling ambergris,
(D) a step of mixing ambergris with a solvent and then evaporating the solvent to concentrate the ambergris fluorescent substance.

  The solvent used in (a), (b) or (d) is one selected from the group consisting of water, alcohols, organic solvents, vegetable oils and fats, animal oils and fats, waxes, polymers, polar solvents and non-polar solvents. It is desirable to have the above.

  The fluorescent material of the present embodiment includes an ambergris fluorescent substance. Since the fluorescent material contains ambergris, it is possible to cause a photoluminescence phenomenon. The fluorescent material can be used visually.

  In the fluorescent material of the present embodiment, the concentration of the ambergris fluorescent substance is preferably in the range of 0.00001% by mass to 100% by mass. If the concentration of the ambergris fluorescent substance is less than 0.00001% by mass, it may be difficult to detect the fluorescence.

The fluorescent material of the present embodiment may further include at least one of water, alcohol, organic solvent, vegetable fat, animal fat, wax, polymer, polar solvent, and non-polar solvent.
The fluorescent material of the present embodiment is an ambergris solution in which an ambergris fluorescent substance is dissolved in a solvent, and the ambergris solution may have a turbidity corresponding to an index of 0.5 to 8.0 of ASTM D1500.

  Ambergris solutions also differ in turbidity depending on grade, authenticity or fake. Therefore, by measuring the turbidity of the ambergris solution, it is possible to determine the ambergris grade, genuine product or fake product.

  The method of determining Ambergris of the present embodiment includes a step of irradiating an Ambergris subject with an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength of less than 400 nm, and a step of irradiating the Ambergris subject with any one of wavelengths in a wavelength range of 360 nm to 780 nm emitted from the Ambergris subject. And the step of measuring

  The wavelength of an electromagnetic wave emitted when an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength of less than 400 nm differs depending on the degree of maturation, grade, presence / absence of a component, presence or absence of a genuine product or imitation, and the like, of the ambergris sample. For this reason, by measuring the wavelength of the electromagnetic wave emitted when the Ambergris subject is irradiated with an electromagnetic wave of less than 400 nm, the degree of maturation of Ambergris, grade, presence or absence of the component, genuine product or fake, content Etc. can be determined.

  Illumination for irradiating an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength of less than 400 nm includes, for example, the following. Illumination for irradiating electromagnetic waves in the UV-C region of 200 to 280 nm includes xenon arc lamps, deuterium arc lamps, mercury xenon arc lamps, metal-halide arc lamps, tungsten halogen incandescent lamps, metal halide lamps, and the like. . Illumination for irradiating electromagnetic waves in the UV-C to B region of 200 to 315 nm includes a mercury lamp. A black light having a wavelength of 300 to 400 nm can also be used.

It is possible to easily identify whether or not the ambergris subject contains an ambergris-specific component.
The ambergris subject includes ambergris or ambergris to be measured. The ambergris subject may be irradiated with electromagnetic waves in a state of being dissolved or dispersed in a solvent. The ambergris subject may be an ambergris solution having ambergris, and the ambergris solution may be irradiated with electromagnetic waves.

  When the ambergris solution in which ambergris was dissolved was compared by grade, the turbidity of the ambergris solution was different. By irradiating the ambergris solution with ultraviolet light or the like, the photoluminescence properties of ambergris are exhibited. The dried ambergris solution obtained by drying the ambergris solution to remove the solvent has the same photoluminescence property as the solution. By utilizing these characteristics, it is possible to easily determine whether the product contains an ambergris component or not, whether the product is an authentic product or a fake, and determine the grade of ambergris.

  Ambergris fluorescent substance and fluorescent material of the present embodiment are food, confectionery, beverages, alcohol, cosmetics, basic cosmetics, hair supplies, body cleansing, daily necessities, cleansing, perfume, aroma, health hair, pharmaceuticals, paints, It can be used by adding to various products such as tobacco, industrial products, and religious equipment.

  Foods include liquid seasonings, solid seasonings, powder seasonings, food flavors, roux, noodles, pastas, breads, frozen foods, instant foods, oils and fats, dairy products, processed meat, smoked and dried foods , Cans, dietary supplements and the like. As the confectionery, chocolates, cookies, snacks, fried confectionery, baked confectionery, cakes, jellies, gummy puddings, whipped cream, candy, ice cream, syrup, Japanese confectionery, bean jam, and the like can be used. As the beverage, water, milk, soy milk, coffees, teas, juices, lactic acid bacteria beverages, carbonated beverages, and the like can be used. As the sake, beer, low-malt beer, wine, sparkling wine, whiskey, brandy, shochu, awamori, sake, shaoxing sake, vodka, cocktail, liqueur, and the like can be used. As cosmetics, antiperspirant products, lipsticks, lip glosses, lip balms, foundations, eye shadows, eye liners, mascaras, eyebrows, eyebrow, teak, nail polish, and the like can be used. As the basic cosmetics, emulsions, lotions, cleansing oils, massage oils, wipe sheets, beauty packs, hair removers, sunscreens, and the like can be used. As a hair product, a hair oil, a hair tonic, a hair restorer, a hair spray, a hair wax, a hair milk, a wig, a wig, a hair coloring agent, a bleach agent, a perm agent, and the like can be used. Shampoos, rinses, hair conditioners, body soaps, facial cleansers, soaps, toothpastes, mouthwashes and the like can be used as body cleansing agents. As the cleaning agent, a laundry detergent, a laundry softener, a kitchen detergent, a toilet detergent, a bathroom detergent, an eyeglass washing solution, a contact lens washing solution, a car shampoo, and the like can be used. Daily necessities include insect repellents, notebooks, books, letters, postcards, business cards, printing paper, photo paper, cloth, envelopes, splits, paper cups, paper plates, tissue paper, toilet paper, disposable diapers, sanitary products As the napkin, sanitary tampon, condom, sensual lotion, and perfume, eau de cologne, eau de toilette, eau de parfum, parfum, condensed perfume, application type perfume, spray type perfume and the like can be used. Aromas include fragrances, added fragrances for aroma diffusers, fragrances, combustion fragrances, evaporative fragrances, spray fragrances, ultrasonic spray fragrances, candle fragrances, ingestible fragrances, products containing wearable fragrances, bath agents , Air fresheners, and the like. As health care, tonic beverages, energy drinks, supplements, aphrodisiac items, and the like can be used. As the medicine, powders, tablets, liquid medicines, encapsulated medicines, infusions, injections, inhalants, percutaneous absorptions, eye drops, nasal drops, mouthwashes, disinfectants, odorants, enemas, and the like can be used. As the paint, paint, ink, ink, pencil, crayon, paint, printing toner, ink cartridge and the like can be used. As tobacco, cigarettes, filters for cigarettes, cigars, heated tobacco, water tobacco, chewing tobacco, heated steam tobacco, electronic cigarettes, and the like can be used. As an industrial product, a resin product, a packing material, a cushioning material, and the like can be used. Candles, incense sticks, burning incense, holy water, offerings, coffins, and the like can be used as religious tools. In addition, it is possible to use aphrodisiacs for livestock.

(Example 1)
Three levels of black ambergris, brown ambergris, and white ambergris were prepared according to the grade of ambergris. Untreated various ambergris specimens were irradiated with 365 nm and 395 nm ultraviolet rays (ultraviolet light, model number: TANK007). Black ambergris and brown ambergris did not emit fluorescence, whereas white ambergris emitted pink to red (630 nm to 780 nm) light, although weak, but did not emit light at a luminance that could be clearly distinguished visually. Not confirmed. From this result, it was found that it was impossible for Ambergris to judge a genuine product or a fake in the untreated state even if it was irradiated with ultraviolet light.
(Example 2)
1.0 g of each of black ambergris, brown ambergris and white ambergris of Example 1 were weighed and dissolved in 33 ml of ethanol to obtain a 3% by mass ambergris solution. The ambergris solution was filtered through filter paper to remove insoluble components. All of the insoluble component residues attached to the filter paper after the filtration exhibited a brown color, and fecal odor was accumulated in the residues. The fecal odor of the ambergris solution after filtration was found to be reduced. It was also found that the residue did not emit fluorescence when irradiated with ultraviolet rays.

(Example 3)
The color and turbidity of the ambergris solution after filtration of Example 2 were measured.
As shown in Table 2, the appearance of the ambergris solution under a normal light source was copper-brown to brown for black ambergris, brown to dark blue for brown ambergris, and dark blue to brown for white ambergris. . As a result of comparing this with a color sample of ASTM D1500, black ambergris corresponded to 4.0 to 6.0, brown ambergris corresponded to 2.5 to 4.0, and white ambergris corresponded to 0.5 to 2.5.

  For comparison, a 3% by mass oil ball solution was prepared by dissolving an oil ball in ethanol. As a result of comparing the turbidity of the 3% by mass oil ball with a color sample of ASTM D1500, a clear hue of less than 0.5 was exhibited.

  From these results, it was found that ambergris dissolved at the same concentration can distinguish a grade and a genuine product or a fake product based on a difference in turbidity.

(Example 4)
The solvent (ethanol) of the ambergris solution of Example 3 was evaporated to dryness to obtain a dried ambergris substance having a concentration of 100%. As a result of comparing the turbidity of the dried ambergris with a color sample of ASTM D1500, black ambergris, brown ambergris, and white ambergris each exhibited a hue of 6.0 to 8.0.
(Example 5)

  Next, the various ambergris solutions of Example 3 were irradiated with an ultraviolet light having a wavelength of 365 nm (model number: TANK007). As a result, black ambergris was dark brown to yellowish yellow (480 nm to 530 nm), and brown ambergris was white green to green. It was found that the young seedling color (500 nm to 630 nm) and white ambergris exhibited a color ranging from scarlet to reddish (630 nm to 780 nm) and a fluorescent phenomenon.

  Also, the dried ambergris substance obtained by evaporating and drying the various ambergris solutions of Example 3 exhibited the same color tone as above. In the test of Example 1, no light emission phenomenon was observed during irradiation with ultraviolet light in the untreated ambergris state. From this fact, it was discovered that Ambergris fluorescent substance can be extracted by extracting Ambergris with a solvent.

For comparison, an oil ball solution obtained by dissolving an oil ball in ethanol exhibited a bluish white color (435 nm to 500 nm) when irradiated with ultraviolet light, and exhibited a coloration different from that of ambergris, although a fluorescent phenomenon was observed. From this fact, it was found that the determination of the genuine or fake Ambergris and the grade of Ambergris became simple.
(Example 6)
Next, the various ambergris solutions of Example 3 were distilled by heating at 100 ° C. As a result of irradiating the ethanol fraction of the Ambergris solution with ultraviolet light (model number: TANK007) having a wavelength of 365 nm, fluorescence emission was observed in the ethanol fraction after distillation. From this fact, it was found that the ambergris fluorescent substance could be separated by distillation.

Claims (10)

  An ambergris fluorescent substance that emits an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength in the range of 360 nm to 780 nm when irradiated with an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength of less than 400 nm.   An ambergris fluorescent substance that emits an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength in the range of 480 nm to 780 nm when irradiated with an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength of 300 nm to 400 nm.   (+)-Ambrain, (+)-Ambrox, (-)-Ambrox, 3a-epi-(-)-Ambrox, 9b-epi-(-)-Ambrox, α-Ambrinol, β- Ambrinol, α-ionone epoxide, β-ionone epoxide, β-ionone, γ-ionone, ambrenolide, dihydro-β-ionone, dihydro-γ-ionone, dihydro-γ-ionol, dihydroactinidiolide , Dihydrololiolide, octahydro-5,5,8α-trimethyl-2-methylenenaphthylacetaldehyde, octahydro-2,5,8α-tetramethylnaphthylacetaldehyde, 2- (2,2-dimethyl-6-methylenecyclohexyl) acetaldehyde, 2- (2,2-dimethyl-6-methylenecyclohexyl) ethyl acetate, 2- (2,2-dimethyl-6-methylenecyclohexyl) ethanol, (3,3-dimethyl-1-cyclohexyl) methanol, 2,2, 6-trimming Tyl-2-hydroxycyclohexanone, 8α, 13-epoxy-14,15,16-trinobroabdo-12-ene, 12-epoxy-8α-12-epoxy-13,14,15,16-tertanollabdane, 13-epoxy-8α, 13-epoxy-14-15-16-trinorlabdane, 2-methyl-4- (2-methylene-6,6-dimethyl-cyclohexyl) -2-butanal, 24-methyl-5β At least one of the group of -cholestano-3α-ol, β-cyclocitral, 4-oxo-β-cyclocitral, 4-oxo-β-ionol, 4-oxo-β-ionone, γ-coronal, and sclareolide 3. The ambergris phosphor of claim 1 or 2, comprising one.   A fluorescent material comprising the ambergris fluorescent substance according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a concentration of the ambergris fluorescent substance is in a range of 0.00001% by mass to 100% by mass.   The fluorescent material according to claim 4, further comprising at least one of water, alcohol, organic solvent, vegetable oil, animal oil, wax, polymer, polar solvent, and non-polar solvent.   The said fluorescent material is an ambergris solution which melt | dissolved the ambergris fluorescent substance in the solvent, The said ambergris solution shows the turbidity corresponding to 0.5-8.0 of the index | index of ASTM D1500, The claim | item 4 or 5 characterized by the above-mentioned. Fluorescent material. A method for producing an ambergris fluorescent substance, comprising at least one of the following steps (a) to (d):
(A) dissolving ambergris fluorescent substance in the solvent by mixing ambergris in the solvent,
(B) separating an ambergris fluorescent substance from an insoluble component by filtering a mixed solution having ambergris and a solvent,
(C) extracting ambergris fluorescent substance by distilling ambergris,
(D) a step of mixing ambergris with a solvent and then evaporating the solvent to concentrate the ambergris fluorescent substance.   The solvent used in (a), (b) or (d) is selected from the group consisting of water, alcohols, organic solvents, vegetable oils and fats, animal oils and fats, waxes, polymers, polar solvents and non-polar solvents. The method for producing an ambergris fluorescent substance according to claim 7, comprising one or more kinds. Irradiating the ambergris subject with an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength of less than 400 nm,
Measuring an electromagnetic wave including any one of wavelengths in a wavelength range of 360 nm to 780 nm emitted from the ambergris subject.   The method for determining ambergris according to claim 9, wherein the electromagnetic wave is irradiated in a state where the ambergris subject is dissolved or dispersed in a solvent.