American Journal of Applied Chemistry

Volume 6, Issue 2, April 2018

  • Nutritional Composition and Fatty Acids Analysis of Capparis decidua L. Fruits

    Ayat Ahmed Alrasheid, Sayadat El Tigani, Sakina Yagi

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 2, April 2018
    Pages: 39-42
    Received: 2 February 2018
    Accepted: 14 March 2018
    Published: 9 April 2018
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    Abstract: The aim of this study was to find out the nutritional value, fatty acids and mineral composition of fruits of Capparis decidua L. This has been carried out by analyzing chemical composition for samples of the plant collected from Goz Abu kelab, Algutaina Road, White Nile State, Sudan. The proximate analysis and fatty acids composition were determin... Show More
  • Fats of Pig and Beef from Benin: Purification, Stability Study, Chemical and Nutritional Composition

    Hermann Nounagnon, Bénédicta Kpadonou-Kpoviessi, Berenger Ladele, Pierre Dossou-Yovo, Joachim Gbénou, Salomé Kpoviessi

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 2, April 2018
    Pages: 43-50
    Received: 27 February 2018
    Accepted: 13 March 2018
    Published: 9 April 2018
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    Abstract: Animal fats, are used in several western countries in industrial sectors as energy, oleochemistry, animal and human feed but stay under-utilized through Africa. The aim of the present study was to purify and stabilize fats of Bos taurus Linnaeus (BTL) and Sus scrofa domesticus Erxleben (SSDE) from Benin for various uses. Fats from BTL and SSDE were... Show More
  • Extraction of Pectin from Orange Peels and Characterizing Its Physical and Chemical Properties

    Enkuahone Abebe Alamineh

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 2, April 2018
    Pages: 51-56
    Received: 30 March 2018
    Accepted: 19 April 2018
    Published: 26 April 2018
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    Abstract: The aim of this study was to extract pectin from orange peels. In order to increase profits for citrus orange growers and processors, citrus orange peels, a by-product of citrus orange processing, were investigated as a source of pectin. An orange, specifically, the sweet orange is the most commonly grown tree orange in Ethiopia. The present work a... Show More
  • Sources and Distribution of Mercury Residues in Environmental and Food Matrices of the Mekrou River Watershed in Kèrou, Kouandé and Péhunco in Republic of Benin

    Alassane Youssao Abdou Karim, Mahamadou Daouda, Abdoul Kader Alassane Moussa, Daouda Mama, Issaka Youssao Abdou Karim

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 2, April 2018
    Pages: 57-63
    Received: 28 March 2018
    Accepted: 17 April 2018
    Published: 8 May 2018
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    Abstract: Environmental scientific research has been largely developed for about a century, and many disciplines have been interested in interactions and the role of hazardous chemical elements such as metallic mercury and its inorganic and organic compounds in the environment. This study aims to assess the mercury contamination level of some foodstuffs (wat... Show More
  • Synthesis, Characterization and Antimicrobial Properties of Some 1,3,4-Thiadiazolines

    Houssou Raymond Fatondji, Salomé Kpoviessi, Fernand Gbaguidi, Kamirou Chabi Sika, Joachim Gbenou, Georges Coffi Accrombessi, Mansourou Moudachirou, Jacques Poupaert

    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 2, April 2018
    Pages: 64-70
    Received: 13 April 2018
    Accepted: 26 April 2018
    Published: 18 May 2018
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    Abstract: Through The literature, there is little information about the antibacterial activity of 1,3,4-thiadiazoles. In order to verify if drugs based on this family of compounds could constitute an alternative to the antibiotics usually used in the antimicrobial fight, the aim of this work was to synthesize, to confirm the structures and then to test some ... Show More