Aims: To find new thiosemicarbazone derivatives with antitumor activity and good physico-chemical parameters. Study Design: A preliminary SAR study with pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, and morpholinyl heterocycles as well as hydrogen, alkyl and phenyl groups in the thiosemicarbazone...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v1i49695
The use of vegetable oils as a renewable source for the production of ecofriendly biolubricant is gaining the attention of the renewable energy researchers and lubricating oil producers. This study evaluates the quality assessment parameters of ecofriendly biolubricant from waste...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v1i49691
Study on the evaluation of the nutritional quality of poorly utilized plant products is of immense importance. This research work, therefore, evaluates the amino acid profile and mineral content of Balanites aegyptiaca kernel using standard analytical methods. The amino acid prof...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v1i49683
Aims: Development of a simple and accurate spectrophotometric method for the determination of Cu, Zn and Pb in adult Egyptians’ blood, plasma and serum using dithizone. Place of Study: Hematology Laboratory, Armed Forces Laboratories for Medical Research and Blood Bank, Kobry El...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v1i39677
In the present study, the variation in polar metabolites in Gossypium hirsutum L. during water stress was observed by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) techniques. Discriminating metabolites were elucidated by 1H NMR measurements and 2D-NMR (COSY and HSQC) techniques....
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v1i39670
Thermodynamic and mass balance studies of Pb(II) and Cu(II) biosorption from aqueous solution using chicken feathers (CF) were carried out. Thermodynamic parameters such as standard free energy (ΔG0), enthalpy (ΔH0) and entropy (ΔS0) changes were calculated from the data obtained...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v1i39662
The physicochemical properties of oils extracted from three locally available plant seeds in Nigeria namely: Alchomea cordiforlia, Cyperus esculentum and Irvingia gabonensis using n-Hexane were determined. The results of the analysis revealed that their % yield were 37.00, 27.50...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v1i39656
Telfairia occidentalis rind extract has been studied as a potential green inhibitor for mild steel corrosion in 1 M H2SO4 using weight loss and hydrogen evolution methods. The results of the investigation reveal that Telfairia occidentalis rind extract is a good inhibitor of mild...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v1i39643
In this work the formation of vinylphosphines was studied through the hydrophosphination reaction. The study aims to rationalize the stereoselectivity of these compounds using quantum DFT methods. This theoretical study of chemical reactivity was conducted at B3LYP/6-311 + G (d,...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v1i29638
Aims: The use of economical, simply obtained and green adsorbents has been employed as a perfect alternative to the expensive methods of removing dyes from aqueous solution. The capability of rice straw and rice straw ash to remove brilliant green dye by the adsorption process ha...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v1i29633
Leachates from dumpsite basically contain a wide range of heavy metals and selenium. However, heavy metals have negative public health and environmental impacts once the leachates are allowed to infiltrate into groundwater. This is one of the oldest, growing problems threatening...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v1i29627
The pollution status of some selected heavy metals namely: Pb, Fe, Zn, Cu, Cr, Ni and Cd, in spent oil-contaminated soil were investigated. The soil samples were obtained from different spots of the automobile mechanic workshop, wet digested and the concentrations of the heavy me...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v1i29623
The HIV-1 reverse transcriptase (RT) is a major target for drug development. Inhibition of this enzyme has been one of the primary therapeutic strategies in suppressing the replication of HIV-1. A series of 2-amino-6-arylsulfonylbenzonitrile derivatives were subjected to quantita...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v1i29617
Novel cationic polymeric surfactants were synthesized throughout the reaction of monoester of triethanol amine and two saturated fatty acids (palmitic acid and stearic acid) and TDI (toluene diisocyanate). The obtained polyurethane (PU) then was reacted by acetyl chloride to yiel...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v1i19611
The main aim of this work is determine the feasibility of palm kernel shell (PKS) with phosphoric acid impregnation to biosorb methylene blue (MB) from aqueous solution by carrying out isotherm studies of the process. The influence of various factors such as contact time, initial...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v1i19608