1-amino anthraquinone (2) is the most important intermediate in the synthesis of acid dyes. This paper presents a new method for the preparation of title compound (2) in a highly chemo- and regioselective reduction of 1-nitro anthraquinone (1) by NaHS in water under mild conditio...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2019/v3i130081
A new method for the preparation of 2-methyl-5,6-dimethoxy-1,4-benzoquinone (Coenzyme Q0) was developed. This improved process in one step by the oxidation of 3,4,5-trimethoxytoluene to coenzyme Q0 by simple oxidation using potassium or ammonium persulfate under transition -metal...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v2i3-430080
The present work involves extraction of phytochemicals from aerial part of Phyllanthus amarus Schum. & Thonn with n-hexane and 85% methanol. The isolation and characterization of Phytoconstituents was done from the methanol extract through portioning with chloroform and ethyl...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v2i3-430079
Aim: This work was carried out to determine the chemical compositions of Ocimum gratissimum leaf (Fig. 1) using GC-MS and its antifungal potential against some plant pathogenic fungi. Study Design: The study was designed to determine its chemical compositions by GC-MS and to test...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v2i3-430078
Background: Increasing activities have led to serious environmental problems due to Pullution caused by toxic materials such as poly aromatic carbons whose levels are rising in the environment. Objective: The study presented here carried out the ultra-trace Quantification of Poly...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v2i3-430077
In Kenya overuse of inorganic fertilizers have rendered soils in arable areas acidic leading to poor crop production and hence great risk of food insecurity. An alternative source of plant nutrients that can also address soil acidity is needed if the country is to be food secure....
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v2i3-430075
Sample of natural bitumen were taken from bitumen well in Agbabu town in Odigbo Local Government of Ondo State. These samples were separately irradiated with infrared radiations for a period of seven hours. Part of the sample was withdrawn at interval of One, Three and Seven hour...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v2i3-430074
G. V. Pavan Kumar, N. V. V. S. S. Lakshmi, Ch. Deena, V. Chandra Sekhar, N. Mehar Nikhitha, Md. Mb. Husnara Begum, V. B. Bhavani & P. Rajendra Kumar·Asian Journal of Applied Chemistry Research·2019
Aim: The study sought to assess the quality of coconut oil extracted from fresh copra milk by Traditional fermentation(FWCE) and from dry copra balls by continuous processing using expellers(TDCE,DMCE) method with respect to moisture content (MC), free fatty acid (FFA) content, A...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v2i3-430076
The extraction of oil from African locust bean seeds was carried out in this work. Standard procedures were followed to determine the yield present in the oil feed stocks using n-hexane in a Soxhlet extraction apparatus. Analyses were carried out to determine their proximate comp...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v2i229677
In this study, the powder of Allcemilla vulgaris was used in the sythesis of silver and zinc nanoparticle. Biologically synthesized nanoparticles were characterized using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), UV-Vis spectroscopy, X-ra...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v2i229675
Aim: 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 pharmaceutical formulation Study Design: High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), densitometric and di...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v2i229673
The quality of water from surface and ground water sources in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State was studied to determine their suitability or otherwise for drinking and domestic purposes. Nine (9) samples, three (3) each from streams, dug wells and boreholes were random...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v2i229671
Aims: The present study is part of a project concerning the characterisation of a limited number of selected Albanian Byzantine and post-Byzantine icons, through the identification of pigments, of painting technique and the state of conservation of the artworks. The Albanian icon...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v2i229668
Increased anthropogenic activities have led to serious environmental problems due to pollution caused by toxic materials such as heavy metals whose levels are rising in the environment. The inefficiency and high cost of conventional methods of waste treatment have prompted the in...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v2i19595
Present work was aimed at studying the variation of non polar metabolites content in Gossypium hirsutum L. under water stress condition using a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) technique. A total of 17 non-polar metabolites were detected in control and water stressed...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2018/v2i19590