Background: Bioactive compounds (BACs) are active ingredients responsible for the biological activities of some animal and medicinal plant extracts. Among the plants foods considered as functional foods due to the presence of such BACs compositions, are cocoyam (CY), soya bean (S...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2025/v16i1321
Pyrolytic oil usually contains high nitrogen and sulphur content which reduces its efficiency in addition to posing crucial environmental and health concerns. Hence the need for desulphurization and denitrogenation of pyrolytic oil obtained from waste tire for efficient applicati...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2025/v16i1320
Alkylphenols (APs) and Alkylphenols ethoxylates (APEs), are ubiquitous estrogenic chemicals, widely distributed in fish due to their persistence and lipophilicity. This study determined levels of APs and APEs, and the associated human health risk in two fish species, 16 Labeo cou...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2025/v16i1319
This study investigates the adsorption potential of silver nanocomposite synthesized from avocado pear seed for the removal of copper (II) ions from aqueous solutions. The agro waste underwent treatment processes such as chemical, physical and hydrothermal synthesis giving rise t...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2025/v16i1318
Aim: In this study, the antioxidant and antisickling properties of Mucuna pruriens and Gossypium hirsutum leaves were determined. Study Design: Experimental studies. Place and Duration of Study: A patient with confirmed sickle cell disesase blood was got from the hematology unit...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2025/v16i1316
Simon Bbumba, Moses Kigozi, Ibrahim Karume, Chinaecherem Tochukwu Arum, Moses Murungi, Prudence Mary Babirye & Solome Kirabo·Asian Journal of Applied Chemistry Research·2025
Herein we reviewed Artificial intelligence (AI) and Machine learning (ML) models in the prediction and optimization of process parameters during the removal of toxic heavy metals and textile dyes. Parameters normally optimized include pH, contact time, initial concentration, adso...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2025/v16i1317
A series of selenazole, (selenazol-nitrone) and selenazine derivatives were synthesized. The reaction of arylselenocarboxamides with substituted α-halo carbonyl compounds, such as 3-chlorobutan-2-one, 1-chloropropan-2-one, 2-bromomalonaldehyde and 2-chloroacetyl chloride, afforde...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2024/v15i4315
Two hydroxamic acids, N-phenyl-N-p-nitrobenzohydroxamic acid (i) and N-phenyl-N-m-nitrobenzohydroxamic acid (ii) were prepared by the partial reduction of nitro benzene with zinc dust and ammonium chloride to give β- phenyl hydroxyl amine which was coupled with p- nitrobenzoyl ch...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2024/v15i4314
This study was done to assess the physical-chemical properties of some boreholes in Pangani, Dandora and Kayole in Nairobi County, to assess the content of some heavy metals in some boreholes in Pangani, Dandora and Kayole and to determine the bacteriological quality of the water...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2024/v15i4313
It Indicated that the Prostate cancer is common it affects nearly one-third of male over the age of 45. For two fundamental reasons, prostate cancer (PCa) is a serious health issue and a good prospect for tissue-scale, individualized modeling of cancer progression. In vivo valida...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2024/v15i4312
Currently, researchers are seeking to reduce heavy metal contamination from the environment, using agricultural waste materials like rice husk, groundnuts shells among others. The study focused on the removal of Cu(II), Pb(II), Cd(II), Ni(II), and Cr(III) ions from aqueous soluti...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2024/v15i4311
The pour point depression of a Nigeria waxy crude oil was investigated using modified African pear seed oil. Waxy Crude oil sample collected from a marginal field in Delta state. African pear seeds sourced from Choba Port Harcourt were extracted from their oil content and the oil...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2024/v15i4310
The pour point depression of a Nigeria waxy crude oil was investigated using unmodified African pear seed oil. Crude oil sample collected from a marginal field in Delta state was analyzed for its physiochemical parameters such as; specific gravity, API, kinematic viscosity, pour...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2024/v15i4308
Combretum micranthum is a well-known medicinal plant in Africa and the decoction of its leaves is used as a drink or to treat various diseases such as malaria, high blood pressure and liver disorders, among others. Due to its high consumption by all sections of the Senegalese pop...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2024/v15i4309
The chromenes, coumarines, pyrido-pyrimidine and quinazoline cores possesses a vast number of biological activities such as anticancer, anti-malarial, anti-microbial, anti-fungal, anti-tubercular activities and the conventional classical synthetic methods have harsh conditions ha...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2024/v15i4307