Dame Gadiaga, Aïssatou Alioune GAYE, Adama Sy, Bineta Diome, James Orton, Ibrahima Elhadji Thiam, Simon Coles, Ousmane Diouf & Mohamed Gaye·Asian Journal of Chemical Sciences·2026
A mononuclear manganese(II) complex of N′-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzylidene)isonicotinohydrazide (H₂L) was synthesised and characterised to examine its structural features and DPPH radical-scavenging activity relative to the free ligand. The ligand was prepared by condensation of i...
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Research Article10.9734/ajocs/2026/v16i6486
Background: Substituted 2-azetidinones are of interest as β-lactam frameworks for synthetic and antibacterial investigations. Aim: This study examined the synthesis, characterisation, antibacterial responses and predicted protein interactions of eight derivatives. Methods: Schiff...
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Research Article10.9734/ajocs/2026/v16i6487
Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe (Zingiberaceae), commonly called white turmeric or zedoary, is a chemically complex rhizomatous species used in Asian traditional medicines and increasingly investigated as a source of volatile and non-volatile bioactive constituents. This criti...
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Research Article10.9734/ajocs/2026/v16i5485
The utilisation of agricultural residues as reinforcement in polymer composites offers an approach for developing value-added materials from renewable resources. This study evaluated alkali-treated cassava tuber fibre as a reinforcing filler in urea-formaldehyde (UF) resin compos...
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Research Article10.9734/ajocs/2026/v16i5484
Anicet Frédéric Binaki, Bob Wilfrid Loumouamou, Hubert Makomo, Jerry Sakala Mackita, Fahoziath Disu Kofoworola, Jean Mathurin Nzikou & Thomas Silou·Asian Journal of Chemical Sciences·2026
Alchornea cordifolia seed oil is naturally enriched in a C20 epoxy fatty acid, but solvent comparisons may be misleading when extract composition is treated as equivalent to target-mass recovery. This study applied an explicit mass-balance approach to a batch-extraction screening...
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Research Article10.9734/ajocs/2026/v16i5481
Boroxine-linked covalent organic frameworks are difficult to form mechanochemically because dehydrative condensation generates water that can hydrolyse newly formed B₃O₃ linkages. This study examines whether deliberate preconditioning of 1,4-benzenediboronic acid (BDBA) can enabl...
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Research Article10.9734/ajocs/2026/v16i5482
SAEED ALI NAJI Zinab, DOKA DAOURA Amadou, HADJ Mimoun, ROGER ANNE Cécile, G. F. Camila, CHAIBOU O. M. Imrana, R. G. Diego & MANZOLA Abdou Salam·Asian Journal of Chemical Sciences·2026
This study evaluated the physicochemical, mineralogical, structural and textural characteristics of three natural bentonite samples collected from Adoua (BN-G₁), Mougia (Madaoua) (BN-G₂) and Bouza (BN-G₃) in the Tahoua region of Niger, with the aim of assessing their potential re...
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Research Article10.9734/ajocs/2026/v16i5483
Saidakhon B. Khaytmetova, Gulnoza A. Khalilova, Sevara R. Makkamboeva, Dilnoza A. Amonova, Abbaskhan S. Turaev & Bahtiyor I. Muhitdinov·Asian Journal of Chemical Sciences·2026
Background: Fungal β-glucans are structurally diverse polysaccharides whose linkage patterns and branching characteristics influence their physicochemical properties. Fomes fomentarius contains chemically heterogeneous polysaccharide fractions; however, fraction-specific structur...
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Research Article10.9734/ajocs/2026/v16i5480
Modern materials chemistry is highly effective at designing predefined structures, but target-driven strategies necessarily explore only structures that can be specified in advance. This Perspective proposes a complementary discovery framework in which reaction history is treated...
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Research Article10.9734/ajocs/2026/v16i5479
Issouf Soro, Manchondenin Soro, Ludovic Akonan, Niaré Adama, Boris Davy Bekono, Raymond Kre N’guessan & Eugene Megnassan·Asian Journal of Chemical Sciences·2026
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder associated with cholinergic dysfunction, and butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE) becomes increasingly relevant as disease pathology progresses. This study aimed to design sulfenylated 5-aminopyrazole (APS) analogues as potential...
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Research Article10.9734/ajocs/2026/v16i5478