New pyrrolidine-1,2-dicarboxamide derivatives were synthesized by the amidation reactions of some amines, an amino alcohol and an amino acid ester with (S)-1-(phenylcarbamoyl)pyrrolidin-2-carboxylic acid, which was obtained from the reaction of L-proline with phenylisocyanate. Ac...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/23201
This research describes the synthesis and spectral analysis of new N-substituted nalidixic acid hydrazide derivatives. New compounds were obtained by the substitution reaction of nalidixic acid hydrazide with trisubstituted s-triazines. The structure of all synthesized compounds...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/23144
The quality assessment of surface water used for irrigation within the vicinity of a Hospital liquid waste treatment plant in Zaria, Nigeria was conducted. A total of thirty-three (33) water samples were collected from four sampling sites in the study area. These samples were exa...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/23127
Hydrothermal treatment is an environmentally friendly technique with a wide range of applications such as extraction, hydrolysis, and wet oxidation of organic compounds. In this work, water under hydrothermal conditions was used to extract b-glucan from Ganoderma lucidum (G. luci...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/22842
In the present study, the Jordanian zeolite was modified with cationic surfactant, hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (HDTMA-Br), and this organo-zeolite was used to remove the nitrate ion (oxyanion). Batch experiments were carried out using zeolite at different parameters; isoth...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/22053
Zinc oxide nanoparticles were successfully synthesized by alkaline precipitation method from zinc formate dihydrate and sodium hydroxide using sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) as a surface active agent. In another experiment, the zinc salt was heated at 600°C for comparison with the...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/22660
Aims: The main objective of the study was to isolate biomolecules from Sacoglottis gabonensis, and also to identify its antimicrobial active principles. Study Design: Chromatographic separation of biomolecules from the stem bark extract of S. gabonensis and spectral...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/22314
The cytotoxicity data of 46 naphthylisoquinoline derivatives that will inhibit 50% of cell growth (pIC50) were used to develop quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSAR). 433 molecular descriptors was obtained from DFT (B3LYP/6-311+G*) level of calculation for each mole...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/22639
In this work the synthesis of intermetallic Mg2Cu is presented. Elemental particles of magnesium with a purity of 99.8% and Cu 99.9% were mixed in desired quantity to reach a nominal composition of 40-60 and 80-20 wt% for magnesium and copper in each composition respectively. The...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/22845
In-situ atmospheric monitoring of carbon monoxide (CO) was carried out in ten homes where n-butane gas, kerosene stove and firewood were used as cooking fuels respectively. Of the ten houses, four houses surveyed used n-butane gas only as the fuel type, four other houses used ker...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/22075