Amaranthus spinosus is a herb which belongs to the Amaranthaceae family and used by ethnic people in the treatment of various infections and ailments. As a result of its medicinal properties, it is gaining the attention of many researchers. This research work was carried out to i...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2023/v13i4252
Schiff bases and their metal complexes has been a subject of research for a long period till date. Various researchers are focusing on synthesis of various Schiff bases with different metal salts to form complexes and their unique properties tried to be identified. The coumarin p...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2023/v13i4250
Azido impurities are known to be mutagenic and carcinogenic. A small exposure to these impurities may lead to cancer. These impurities may be formed and get incorporated into drug substances or drug products through reagents, catalysts, solvents, or raw materials used in the proc...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2023/v13i4251
Introduction: Chip liquid chromatography (LC) is a form of liquid chromatography (LC) that has been scaled down to suit a microchip for quick, high-throughput analysis with tiny sample volumes and minimal reagent usage. The term also goes by To date, four distinct on-chip LC stra...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2023/v13i4249
The Photocatalytic performance of the Calcium doped lanthanum manganite nanocomposite for photodegradation of Methylene Blue(MB) dye as an Organic water pollutant,was evaluated over visible light irradiation, at a pH of 4, at constant dose for several hours. The result showed La...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2023/v13i3247
The influence of the concentration of ions in a nutrient medium both on the surface charge and potential of a yeast cell and diffusion of nutrients through its membrane and on the productivity of baking yeast was studied theoretically. It was shown that the ionized molecules of a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2023/v13i3246
Analysis of proximate and antinutrient composition of Hura crepitans (Sandbox tree) seeds obtained from campus of Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic Ikot Osurua, Ikot Ekpene were carried out using standard analytical procedures. The result of the proximate composition analysis showed th...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2023/v13i3245
The research reports the characterization and antimicrobial profiling of an ethanol-toluene extract of the Pentaclethra macrophylla Benth pod. The sample was powdered and extracted with a solvent system of ethanol-toluene (2:1). The extract was characterized with Fourier transfor...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2023/v13i3244
Green route synthesis of nanoparticles has been known to be beneficial as one of the non-toxic methods of synthesizing potential drugs. The aqueous extracts of Vigna subterranean (Bambara nut) leaves discarded after harvest were used in the synthesis of silver and zinc nanopartic...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2023/v13i3243
Electron transfer reaction of theobromine (hereafter referred to as TB) and permanganate ion has been studied using spectrophotometric technique under pseudo first-order conditions at T = 24, [H+] = 3.2 × 10–1 mol dm–3and I = 1.0 mol dm–3 (Na2SO4). Stoichiometric study depicted t...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2023/v13i2242
The study reports on the effect of acetylation on the physicochemical parameters of Caladium bicolor starch. The starch was extracted and acetylated using various acetic acid volumes and reaction periods (30, 60, and 90 minutes). Both unmodified and acetylated starches were chara...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2023/v13i2241
This study investigates the photodegradation of a mixture of 4 azo dyes (direct orange 39, chlorantine fast red 5B, viscose black B and direct sky blue K) present in textile effluents and the influence of catalyst dose, irradiation time, UV power intensity on the overall photodeg...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2023/v13i2240
In this study lead oxide nanoparticles were synthesized by using ecofriendly and non-toxic Morus rubra extract. The obtained lead oxide nanoparticles were characterized by XRD, SEM, EDX, BET and FTIR techniques. Powder X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that synthesized PbO nano...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2023/v13i2239
This research examined the total extractable hydrocarbon content comprising of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPHs), total hydrogen carbon (THC) and total organic nitrogen (TON) of an oil-spill-impacted site in Ogoni land, Okenta Alode, Ele...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2023/v13i2238
Some legumes are commonly used as commercial food crops in West Africa while others are lesser known, neglected or underutilized. This research work is aimed at the evaluation of the chemical compositions and possible utilization of the legume Lablab purpureus and Phaseolus lunat...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2023/v13i1237