Thallium (Tl) is a non-essential element for human being and is considered as a highly toxic trace element at a concentration above 2 µg/L. To assess the source of thallium contamination in ground and surface waters in the locality of Yamtenga village (11°43'35.1'' N and 00°11'50...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2019/v19i430122
This study was undertaken to evaluate the concentrations of heavy metals in the liver, kidney and tissue of Africa giant rat (Cricetomys gambianus) in three (3) processing centers in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria with a view to determine its safeness for consumption. Atomic Absor...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2019/v19i430121
The study evaluates pesticide residues in fresh vegetables from three major markets in Lagos and verified compliance of these fresh vegetables with the maximum residue levels (MRLs) as specified by Codex Alimentarius Commission. The residues were extracted by means of multi resid...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2019/v19i430120
Citrus aurantifolia essential oils are volatile phytochemicals obtained from various part of the plant which has found wide range of domestic, medicinal and industrial applications. The research seeks to investigate the effect of time of harvest on the yield and phytochemical com...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2019/v19i430119
Lot of attention is focused on the development of value-added foods that promote wellbeing and improve health due to increased awareness among consumers, rapid urbanization and globalization. Many by-products may be useful as source of nutrients and potential functional ingredien...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2019/v19i330114
The combination of nanotechnology with molecular biology, information technology and instrumentation, is opening the door to a new industrial age. The aim of this review article is to summarize the current knowledge of nanotechnology in synthesizing, identifying and characterizat...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2019/v19i430117
Aims: Penta and tetra coordinated stannyl derivatives of N, N'-Bis(2-pyridyl)pyridine-2,6-dicarboxamide (H2L) and N-(pyridine-2-yl)picolinamide (HL1) have been synthesized. The structure of the complexes has been well established by Sn119 NMR and computational studies (GAUSSIAN 0...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2019/v19i330112
Aims: To develop methods with complete validation according to ICH guidelines and to be applied for the determination of both drugs in laboratory prepared mixtures and in synthetic tablets. Study Design: Ultra high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC), High performance thin...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2019/v19i330109
The present study was undertaken to study the evaluate the effect of processing of Chhattisgarh local paddy variety to flaked rice (Poha) on proximate, functional and chemical characteristics. In the proximate analysis, change in crude fat content from paddy 3.20% to 0.96% for th...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2019/v19i330110
A novel thermoalkalophilic α-amylase producing bacterial strain Bacillus sonorensis GV2 |KJ775811.1| was isolated from mushroom compost. The purification of α-amylase was performed through different chromatography techniques. After purification with SDS-PAGE and Sephadex G-75 gel...
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Research Article10.9734/irjpac/2019/v19i330111