Timothy Omara, Erisa Kigenyi, Fortunate Laker, Monica Adokorach, George Otim, Raymond Kalukusu, Bashir Musau, Sarah Kagoya & Brenda Victoria Nakabuye·Asian Journal of Applied Chemistry Research·2019
Aims: To investigate the effects of continuous deep fat frying of white (Irish) potatoes on the physical and chemical attributes of ten brands of edible cooking oils: Fortune Butto, Roki, Tamu, Best Fry, Mukwano, Golden Fry (hard oils); Sunseed, Sunny, Sunvita and Sunlite (soft o...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2019/v3i230086
Aims: To determine the potential of sweet sorghum (Epuripur 1995) and the effect of organic biostimulators: NPK fertilizer, cow dung and sewage sludge in remediation of petroleum oil-adulterated soils from a garage in Kampala Metropolis, Uganda. Place and Duration of Study: The c...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2019/v3i130085
Ouattara Wawohinlin Patrice, Bamba Kafoumba, N’guessan Nobel Kouakou, Koné Mamadou Guy Richard, Kodjo Charles Guillaume & Nahossé Ziao·Asian Journal of Applied Chemistry Research·2019
The theoretical study of α-, β-, γ-, δ-, ε- MCl2(Azpy)2 isomers with (M = Fe, Os and Ru) complexes is carried out using Density Functional Theory (DFT) at the B3LYP / LANL2DZ level. This study is focused not only on the effect of metals over geometric, electronic and reactivity p...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2019/v3i130084
The study is aimed at developing methods which have a complete validation as stipulated in the ICH guidelines and to be applied for the determination of Bepotastine besilate (BB) in pure form and in pharmaceutical formulations in the presence of its oxidative degradation product....
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2019/v3i130083
The objective of the study was to survey the common pesticides used in postharvest storage of agricultural produce within Makurdi, Nigeria and to test the knowledge of the farmers and marketers on the health effects of these chemicals. The study provides information on the type o...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2019/v3i130082
1-amino anthraquinone (2) is the most important intermediate in the synthesis of acid dyes. This paper presents a new method for the preparation of title compound (2) in a highly chemo- and regioselective reduction of 1-nitro anthraquinone (1) by NaHS in water under mild conditio...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2019/v3i130081
A new method for the preparation of 2-methyl-5,6-dimethoxy-1,4-benzoquinone (Coenzyme Q0) was developed. This improved process in one step by the oxidation of 3,4,5-trimethoxytoluene to coenzyme Q0 by simple oxidation using potassium or ammonium persulfate under transition -metal...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v2i3-430080
The present work involves extraction of phytochemicals from aerial part of Phyllanthus amarus Schum. & Thonn with n-hexane and 85% methanol. The isolation and characterization of Phytoconstituents was done from the methanol extract through portioning with chloroform and ethyl...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v2i3-430079
Aim: This work was carried out to determine the chemical compositions of Ocimum gratissimum leaf (Fig. 1) using GC-MS and its antifungal potential against some plant pathogenic fungi. Study Design: The study was designed to determine its chemical compositions by GC-MS and to test...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v2i3-430078
Background: Increasing activities have led to serious environmental problems due to Pullution caused by toxic materials such as poly aromatic carbons whose levels are rising in the environment. Objective: The study presented here carried out the ultra-trace Quantification of Poly...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v2i3-430077