Assessment of the phytochemical, proximate, vitamins and mineral composition of S. gilo L was undertaken using standard methods. The phytochemical screening revealed that the plant contained tannins, saponins, phenols, cyanogenic glycosides, alkaloids and flavonoids, The results...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/12484
An easy and cost effective method of synthesis of Li4Fe(CN)6 has been reported. The material, as obtained, has been characterized by UV-VIS, FTIR, powder XRD and SEM-EDX. Cyclic-voltametry and charge-discharge studies were carried out for electrochemical characterization of the s...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/10924
Fatty acids (FAs) play a major role in many physiological functions and offer various health benefits. Separation and isolation of fatty acids thus, is of great interest. A set of experiments were conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of select transition metal salts in separat...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/11921
Samples of extracts from Hibiscus sabdariffa calyxes were stored with different preservatives (sodium benzoate, sodium metabisulphite, boric acid and citric acid) for eight weeks and studied forthnightly for change in certain parameters. A sample (control) was also stored without...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/10940
The bioavailability of lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd) and chromium (Cr) in blood and urine samples of electronic repairers in Kaduna-Nigeria was assessed using Fast Sequential Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry. The mean blood concentrations of Pb, Cd and Cr in the subjects were 29.33±...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/12580
A novel fluorescent biosensor with ultra-sensitivity and selectivity for telomerase detection has been designed based on oligonucleotide-adsorption to graphene oxide (GO). This PCR-free method employs fluorescent ssDNA as a probe, which exhibits minimal background fluorescence in...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2014/12197
Biosorption of copper on raw and activated (AC) spines of Bombax buonopozense in a batch system was studied. The percentage removal of copper was found to be a function of pH, contact time, dosage, initial metal concentration and temperature. The experimental results were analyze...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2014/12083
Human activities had been the major causes of water pollution, and the presence of heavy metals could be an indicator that water bodies are polluted. This research examined the concentration of heavy metals in well and bore hole water from three different areas (Bodiga, Labana fa...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2014/11640
Rice straw is a locally available lignocellulosic material. In this study rice straw was pretreated by soaking it in water for 48 hours at room temperature. The pretreated straw was cooked in 5% NaOH at 100ºC and atmospheric pressure. The structure and mechanical properties of pa...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2014/7347
Eight samples of iron slag and two metallic artefacts from two Early Iron Age sites in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, Čolaci and Pod, were analysed using chemical instrumental methods. Atomic absorption spectrometry was applied to determine major (Fe, Al, Ca, Na, Mg, K and Mn) a...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2014/12248