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Molecular Dynamics Simulation of the Electrochemical Cell Design for All- vanadium Redox Flow Battery

Anant Babu Marahatta · Asian Journal of Chemical Sciences · 2023

Being the most potential battery candidate for the electrical grids connections due to having promising electrochemical energy storing abilities, vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) is widely recognized state-of-the-art technology in renewable energy sectors. Despite its uniquenes...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajocs/2023/v13i1229

Isolation, Characterization and Anti-Pepsin (HIV-Protease) Activity of Vernonia amygdalina Del and Cymbopogon citratus (de Condole) Stapf

Saidu Garba & Okubanjo, O. Olubukola · Asian Journal of Chemical Sciences · 2022

The anti-pepsin enzyme (HIV-1) activities of crude extract of Vernonia amygdalina and Cymbopogon citratus were investigated using standard methods. A portion (0.5cm3) of pepsin enzyme solution was measured and transferred into viels, 2 cm3 of hemoglobin and 1 cm3 of the extracts...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajocs/2022/v12i4226

The Effect of Physical and Electrical Properties on the Synthesis of Manganese Oxide Carbon from Leaching Rocks as Supercapacitor Electrodes

Asri Saleh · Asian Journal of Chemical Sciences · 2022

Manganese rocks are classified into manganese oxide, silicate, and carbonate. The research was carried out to synthesize carbon manganese oxide from the leaching of manganese rock and how to influence the physical and electrical properties of carbon manganese oxide from the leach...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajocs/2022/v12i4227

Metal-Salen Complexes: Structural Characterization and Antibacterial Activity

Ummay Salma, Md. Sohel Rana, Jannatul Ferdous, Md. Faruk Hossen, Md. Kudrat-E-Zahan, Rausan Zamir & Md. Ali Asraf · Asian Journal of Chemical Sciences · 2022

The ligand, N,N'-bis(salicylidine)ethylenediamine or salen (L), and its complexes 1-3 with Ni(II), Cu(II) and Mn(II) were synthesized. Various analytical methods such as microanalysis, 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, ESI-MS and FT-IR spectroscopy has been used to characterize the synthesized co...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajocs/2022/v12i4228

Application of UV-Visible Spectroscopy in Kinetic Study of Molybdate Complexation Reactions and Phosphate Content Quantitation

Josphat Kipkoech & John Onyango Adongo · Asian Journal of Chemical Sciences · 2022

UV-visible spectroscopic measurements were used to characterize the formation of two ammonium-molybdate complexes, to elucidate its kinetics, and to carry out spectrophotometric quantitation of percent phosphate content in selected commercially available fertilizers. The kinetic...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajocs/2022/v12i4225

Study of the Photodegradation Kinetics of Fluometuron by UV Absorption Spectrophotometry and Fluorescence

Diégane Sarr, Diène Diégane Thiaré, Pape Abdoulaye Diaw, Khémesse Kital, Adama Saba, Cheikh Sall, Atanasse Coly, François Delattre & Alphonse Tine · Asian Journal of Chemical Sciences · 2022

In order to predict the fate of fluometuron in the aquatic environment and to assess the risk that it may pose, we studied its photolysis reaction in aqueous media. This reaction was monitored by UV absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy. UV irradiation source consisting of a 2...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajocs/2022/v12i3223

Comparative Phytochemical, Proximate and In vitro Antihyperglycemic Analyses of the Stem Bark Extracts of Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth and Annona senegalensis Pers

C. E. Anarado, O. F. Obumselu, N. U. Ejimofor, N. P. Okafor, C. L. Igwe, J. C. Udekute, C. E. Igwe & C. B. Nsofor · Asian Journal of Chemical Sciences · 2022

The present research aimed to investigate the phytochemical bioactive constituents and proximate composition of the methanol extract of Kigelia africana and Annona senegalensis stem bark, as well as its in vitro antidiabetic potential. The results suggest that the presence of bio...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajocs/2022/v12i3222

Larger Intrinsic Rate Constants of Alpha-amylase is Possible if Intrinsic Forward Rate Constant is ≠ Diffusion limited Rate of Encounter

Ikechukwu I. Udema · Asian Journal of Chemical Sciences · 2022

Background: Previous research has shown that the intrinsic reverse (backward) and forward rate constants are larger than the effective or apparent rate constants for the formation and dissociation of an enzyme-substrate complex (ES). It is speculated that such intrinsic rate cons...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajocs/2022/v12i3219

Kinetic and Thermodynamic Behavior of Extraction of Oleoresin Containing Curcuminoids from Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) in Acetone and Their Bioavailability

A. B. Kunyima, J. C. Kuburhanwa, H. M. Kaseya & M. B. Kunyima · Asian Journal of Chemical Sciences · 2022

Background: Why this miraculous and amphiphilic compound, the curcumin, which has a very extraordinary therapeutic potential (because can react with many targets in the organism), has a weak bioavailability in the organism and is metabolized in compounds having very weak activity...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajocs/2022/v12i3220

Physico-chemical Characterization of Some Metal Complexes Formed by Substituted Thiourea

G. Swarnabala, S. B. Khatavkar, G. S. Sadana & Anahita Bharadwaj · Asian Journal of Chemical Sciences · 2022

In view of unique physico-chemical observations affecting the geometry and various properties of the substituted thiourea complexes in literature along with several biological activities, N-(hydroxy)-N,N-diphenyl thiourea was taken up for study.  Complexes with geometries of high...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajocs/2022/v12i2218

Synthesis and Characterization of Mango Wood Nanocellulose Fibers

J. K. Prasannakumar, G. K. Prakash, B. E. Basavarajappa & B. Suresh · Asian Journal of Chemical Sciences · 2022

Agricultural biomasses are the prominent natural sources of cellulose currently available on the planet. When this was treated chemically, this acquire the properties such as toughness, good biocompatibility, and higher thermal stability. In this study, Nanocellulose was extracte...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajocs/2022/v12i219145

Bermuda Triangle in Chemistry

Dumitru Petru I. Iga, D. Popescu & V. I. R. Niculescu · Asian Journal of Chemical Sciences · 2022

It is believed that the place called Bermuda triangle is able to hide of human seeing objects entered its area. A Bermuda triangle in chemistry is able to hide (mask) atoms or planar molecular fragments cut by their mirror plane of symmetry, not of human eyes but, of polarized li...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajocs/2022/v12i219143