Hydrothermal treatment is an environmentally friendly technique with a wide range of applications such as extraction, hydrolysis, and wet oxidation of organic compounds. In this work, water under hydrothermal conditions was used to extract b-glucan from Ganoderma lucidum (G. luci...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/22842
In the present study, the Jordanian zeolite was modified with cationic surfactant, hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (HDTMA-Br), and this organo-zeolite was used to remove the nitrate ion (oxyanion). Batch experiments were carried out using zeolite at different parameters; isoth...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/22053
Zinc oxide nanoparticles were successfully synthesized by alkaline precipitation method from zinc formate dihydrate and sodium hydroxide using sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) as a surface active agent. In another experiment, the zinc salt was heated at 600°C for comparison with the...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/22660
Aims: The main objective of the study was to isolate biomolecules from Sacoglottis gabonensis, and also to identify its antimicrobial active principles. Study Design: Chromatographic separation of biomolecules from the stem bark extract of S. gabonensis and spectral...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/22314
The cytotoxicity data of 46 naphthylisoquinoline derivatives that will inhibit 50% of cell growth (pIC50) were used to develop quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSAR). 433 molecular descriptors was obtained from DFT (B3LYP/6-311+G*) level of calculation for each mole...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/22639
In this work the synthesis of intermetallic Mg2Cu is presented. Elemental particles of magnesium with a purity of 99.8% and Cu 99.9% were mixed in desired quantity to reach a nominal composition of 40-60 and 80-20 wt% for magnesium and copper in each composition respectively. The...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/22845
In-situ atmospheric monitoring of carbon monoxide (CO) was carried out in ten homes where n-butane gas, kerosene stove and firewood were used as cooking fuels respectively. Of the ten houses, four houses surveyed used n-butane gas only as the fuel type, four other houses used ker...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/22075
Cu(II), Zn(II), Ni(II) and Cd(II) complexes with Schiff base ligand derived from piperonal and sulfanilamide have been synthesized and characterized by elemental (C, H and N) analysis, UV-Vis, IR, 1H and 13C NMR, mass spectra, thermal analysis (TG/DTA) and molar conductance measu...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/22807
V. А. Babkin, D. S. Andreev, А. А. Pristanskov, L. М. Lisina, А. I. Rakhimov, N. А. Rakhimova, V. S. Belousova & G. E. Zaikov·Chemical Science International Journal·2015
The relationship between the antimicrobial properties of benzylpenicillin and its electronic structure, the analysis of which has been carried out by the quantum chemical DFT-PBE0 / 6-311g **method, has been examined for the first time. The carbonyl groups of benzylpenicillin r...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/22022
Our search for anthelminthics from nature led to the isolation of 3β-hydroxylolean-12,18-diene, from the aerial Parts of Canarium schweinfurthii for the first time. A plant used in the treatment of parasitic worms in Nigeria, the structure was elucidated using spectral data and b...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/21377