O. U. Igwe

Chemistry of Trail Pheromones from Cubitermes Termites (Amitermes dentatus): An Innovation in Pest Management

O. U. Igwe & P. N. Eze · Chemical Science International Journal · 2015

Trail pheromones were extracted with petroleum ether from the sternal gland near the anterior portion of the fifth abdominal sternit of cubitermes termites (Amitermes dentatus) and fourteen pheromonal compounds were characterised using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ACSJ/2015/14256

Chemical Analyses of Volatile Compounds from Cuticular and Non-cuticular Abdominal Glands of African Weaver Ants (Oecophylla longinoda)

O. U. Igwe & P. N. Eze · Chemical Science International Journal · 2015

Chemicals from the abdominal glands of African weaver ants (Oecophylla longinoda) were extracted with petroleum ether and fifteen pheromonal compounds were characterised using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) Technique. The compounds analysed include decane (8.81%), u...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ACSJ/2015/14255

Isolation, Structural Elucidation and Anti-Lipid Peroxidation Activity of 3-(5-Hydroxy-2-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-4-Methyl-Chromen-3-Yl) Propanoic Acid from the Stem Bark of Brachystegia eurycoma Harms

O. U. Igwe & J. O. Echeme · International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry · 2014

Aim: To isolate, characterize and ascertain the anti-lipid peroxidation activity of a chromene propanoic acid from the stem bark of Brachystegia eurycoma Harms. Study Design: The study was designed to search, isolate and elucidate the structure of a novel compound and then test i...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IRJPAC/2014/8594