Synthesis of CdO nanoparticles using direct chemical precipitation method: Fabrication of novel voltammetric sensor for square wave voltammetry determination of chlorpromazine in pharmaceutical samples

A chemically modified electrode was constructed and applied to the electrooxidation of the chlorpromazine (CPZ). The oxidation peak potential of the CPZ at a surface of CdO/nanoparticles (NPs) ionic liquid carbon paste electrode (CdO/NPs/IL/CPE) appeared at 695 mV. The CdO/NPs were characterized with different methods such as transmission electron microscope and X-ray diffraction. Under optimized (pH 7.0), linear calibration curves were obtained in the range of 0.1–350 µM for CPZ, which shows adequate for the quantification in real samples. The proposed method was successfully applied to the determination of CPZ in both pharmaceutical and urine samples. © 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC

The effect of oregano leaves on meat quality in broiler chicks

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of oregano leaves on meat quality in broiler chicks. The experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design with 4 treatment, 4 replicates of 10 chicks per replicate. The dietary treatments consisted of the 1) basal diet without additives, 2) basal diet containing 200 mg virginamycin/kg diet, 3,4) basal diet contain 0.1 and 0.2 percent oregano leaves, respectively. The quality parameters were measured included: Thiobarbituric acid (TBA), pH, water hold capacity, dripping loss and cooking loss. Data from the experiment were analyzed in a completely randomized design by SAS software and comparison means were performed with using of Duncan's multiple range tests at 5% level. The result showed that feeding with different levels oregano leaves caused reduction of TBA, dripping loss and cooking loss (