When studying some organic ammonium salts as potential solubilizers [1—4] we found that they possessed good surface-active properties as well as significant antimicrobial activity. The assumption of favourable relationship between the effect of the ammonium group and the properties of the alkanecarboxylic acid and of its esters, respectively, prompted us to prepare the title compounds and study...

The correct usage of disinfectants is an important component of a successful biosecurity program. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of time, temperature, and organic matter (OM) on disinfectant efficacy. Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella Typhimurium were used to represent gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria commonly found in commercial poultry housing. The first st...

This paper extends the classical analytical solution for small perturbation analysis of the pressure-coupled response of a homogeneous propellant to any two-component composite propellant. The solution obtained is general and can be used with any particular model for propellant combustion. As an example, the Cohen and Strand ammoniumperchlorate propellantmodel for a single ammoniumperchlorate p...

Autotrophic nitrogen removal through sequential partial nitritation and anammox reactions can be achieved in biofilm reactors by controlling the oxygen concentration in the bulk liquid in such a way that nitrite oxidizers are outcompeted by anammox bacteria. In the case of granular sludge reactors, the granule size may influence the optimal range of oxygen concentration, as has been confirmed i...

There is great concern worldwide about air and water pollution arising from N-fertilizer. Considering the expansion of agriculture and fertilization practices in Argentina, the objective of this study was to determine the effect of Nfertilizers on soil N dynamics and then relationship with nitrate concentration in aquifers. Soil samples were taken during a maize crop cycle in two agricultural f...

Derivatization of peptides as quaternary ammonium salts (QAS) is a known method for sensitive detection by electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry. Hydrogens at α-carbon atom in N,N,N-trialkylglycine residue can be easily exchanged by deuterons. The exchange reaction is base-catalyzed and is dramatically slow at lower pH. Introduced deuterons are stable in acidic aqueous solution and a...

Optimization of various production parameters using response surface methodology (RSM) was performed to assess maximum yield of rifamycin B from Nocardia mediterranei MTCC 14. Plackett-Burman design test was applied to determine the significant effects of various production parameters such as glucose, maltose, ribose, galactose, beef extract, peanut meal, ammonium chloride, ammonium sulphate, b...

The present study utilized different methods for purification of alkaline protease by using ammonium sulphate and acetone. Ammonium sulphate was found the best purifying agent and gave 109.09 fold purification of protease with 49.7% yield at 60% saturation. Dialysis was performed by using phosphate and Tris-HCl buffer and phosphate buffer was optimized to good dialyzing agent at pH 8.0.

A facile spectrophotometric method is proposed for determination of Colchicoside (COLSID) in bulk and in dosage forms using ceric ammonium sulphate (CAS). Method involves addition of a known excess of CAS to COLSID and determination of residual CAS with a fixed amount of either Azure B (AB), measuring absorbance at 633nm or Safranin O (SO), measuring absorbance at 519 nm. Calibration graphs are...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain isolated from garden soil was tested for its abilities to hydrolyze the structural polysaccharides. The effect of different production parameters such as pH, temperature, carbon source, nitrogen source (Organic and inorganic) incubation time inoculum sizes and surfactants on amylase production by the isolated bacterial strain was studied. The enzyme production was ...