Papers by Ahmed Abouelwafa
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Dicyanoaurate reacts with the organic acceptor molecule, 1,1′-<i>bis</i>-(2,4-dinitro... more Dicyanoaurate reacts with the organic acceptor molecule, 1,1′-<i>bis</i>-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)-4,4′-bipyridinium, <b>DNP</b>, to form a supramolecular complex with the general formula {[Au(CN)<sub>2</sub>]<sub>2</sub><b>DNP</b>}·4H<sub>2</sub>O. The complex was characterized by X-ray crystallography, and its photophysical properties were investigated in the solid-state. Although the initial (<b>DNP</b>)Cl<sub>2</sub> compound does not show photoluminescence behavior and the dicyanoaurate shows photoluminescence only in the UV range, the resulting supramolecular complex displays two simultaneous, essentially independent, photoluminescence bands in the visible range originating from individual contributions of the <b>DNP</b> unit and the dicyanoaurate dimers. This unusual simultaneous photoluminescence behavior displayed by both the dicyanoaurate donor units and the redox-active...
Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries
Antimicrobial resistance is a main public health problem that can possibly cause an expected 10 m... more Antimicrobial resistance is a main public health problem that can possibly cause an expected 10 million mortalities per year by 2050 (Sugden et al., 2016). The crisis of antimicrobial resistance has been attributed to the absence of new agents or misuse of ARTICLE INFO
Background Biosynthesis of nanoparticles has fueled using materials to produce different metallic... more Background Biosynthesis of nanoparticles has fueled using materials to produce different metallic nanoforms for aquaculture applications. This study investigates the capability of marine Aspergillus flavus amylase (Amy) to synthesize silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) and studied its impact on Dicentrarchus labrax (sea bass) larvae growth performance. Characterization of Amy-AgNPs was carried out by FTIR, UV–Vis’s spectroscopy and SEM. The effect of Amy-AgNPs for antimicrobial and antioxidant were studied.Results The colloidal brown color of Amy-AgNPs with FTIR analysis indicated that amylases were responsible for the capping of the nanoparticles and made it more stable. Spherical Amy-AgNPs had size of 22.88 to 26.35 nm. Significantly, Amy-AgNPs inhibited the growth of fish tested microbes by maximum zone of inhibition 13-20 mm and maximum MICs ranged from 1.6 to 6.3 µg/ml. Also, it acted as scavenged DPPH by 31.46 to 94.0 %. Sea bass larval morphometric measurements including: mean total...
The Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research, 2022
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world's repository for small molecule cr... more An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world's repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available from the CCDC and typically includes 3D coordinates, cell parameters, space group, experimental conditions and quality measures.
Rice straw (RS) is one of the main agriculture residues in Egypt. So, this study was performed on... more Rice straw (RS) is one of the main agriculture residues in Egypt. So, this study was performed on rice straw as a resource for production of bioethanol. Fermenting agricultural biomass, such as rice straw to ethanol is a promising solution to an ongoing waste problem. However, the biomass must first be pretreated to break down lignin, thereby increasing accessibility of the substrate to fermentative organisms. Biological pretreatment by microorganisms represents a potentially economic strategy to prepare the biomass for fermentation. In a series of laboratory experiments, rice straw was pretreated with sodium hydroxide, sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide in single and combination treatments followed by biological treatments for bioethanol production by bacteria; Bacillus subtilis were successfully grown on cellulose, hemicellulose of rice straw hydrolysis. Acid hydrogen peroxide treatment was found to be the best chemical treatment. Cellulases from Bacillus subtilis was produced in...
This study aimed to investigate the effect of probiotic (yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, bacillus... more This study aimed to investigate the effect of probiotic (yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, bacillus subtilis and bacillus cereus) and synbiotic (Microban aqua®) on growth performance, nutrient utilization, biochemical composition, blood parameters, gut pathogens and stress response of the fingerlings of grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella. Results indicated an enhancement in growth and feed utilization for all fish groups fed by probiotic followed by synbiotic compared with the control group. The biochemical analyses exhibited significant decrease in moisture contents in fish fed probiotic. The obvious increment in lipid contents was reported for in fish fed synbiotic. Serum total protein, albumin and globulin levels indicated positive effects when fish fed probiotic. Also, results exhibited decrease in serum cholesterol levels in the groups that treated with probiotic (bacillus subtilis, bacillus cereus and yeast). The tolerance to gut pathogens and stress test has been enhanced in al...
As a result of rapid growth in the population and manufacturing, the demand for ethanol is increa... more As a result of rapid growth in the population and manufacturing, the demand for ethanol is increasing continuously in worldwide. Because, biofuels produced from first and second-generation became unable to meet the international demand of bioethanol because of their needed value for food and feed. So, algae are among the most important sources of potential biofuels in the future of renewable energy because of accumulating high cellulose and also algae are distributed widely in the natural environment. This paper shows the ability of algae for bioethanol production, by pretreatment, hydrolysis, and fermentation of algal biomass. Two types of algae, Chlorella vulgaris and Arthrospira platensis were cultured under pre-treated rice straw with advantages as crop residues, a low-cost and carbon-rich source for algal cultivation. The chemical hydrolysates of rice straw (RS) were used for heterotrophic cultivation of Chlorella vulgaris and Arthrospira platensis for bioethanol production. Al...
Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, 2018
This study was conducted to investigate the effects of replacing commercial feed with vinegar-imm... more This study was conducted to investigate the effects of replacing commercial feed with vinegar-immersed poultry viscera on growth performance, physiological status and bacterial load of the catfish, Clarias gariepinus. Fish were fed on a commercial diet (T1), poultry viscera (T2) and poultry viscera immersed in commercial vinegar (T3). Catfish with an average body weight of 520g were stocked in circular fiberglass tanks each of 2 m 3 water volume for 98 days. Water quality parameters, growth performance, feed utilization, flesh composition, serum analysis and bacterial load of feed, water and fish, were measured. Ammonia content in rearing water decreased significantly in T3 compared to T2. There were not any significant differences detected (P>0.05) in survival and growth performance, while significant (P≤0.05) differences in feed utilization and wholebody composition were detected among treatments. The quality indices of fish in terms of flesh composition were in favor of T3. A decrease in the serum's total protein and albumin and an increase in the serum's globulin and cholesterol levels were observed when fish was fed on poultry viscera only. Pathogenic bacterial load in feed, rearing water and fish intestine were at their lowest limit in T3. This study shows that C. gariepinus can feed on poultry viscera immersed in commercial vinegar as an alternative feedstuff source to commercial high-priced feed. The ecological impacts of treating environmentally hazardous by-products, like poultry viscera and converting it to a high value by-product are a matter of interest for both aquaculurists and environmentalists alike. More research work is needed to take advantage of the current results in a commercially applicable scale. African Catfish are famous to be omnivorous in their food habits (Anyanwu et al., 2012).They are also strong and tolerant to variety range of stressful environmental conditions (Nwani et al., 2015). They are greatly cultivated in freshwater farms because of their ease in reproduction, high growth performance, tolerance to high density culture conditions, resistance to diseases, good flesh quality and capability to usage a vast diversity of feed (Nyina-wamwiza et al., 2007; Khan and Abidi, 2011; Chor et al., 2013). Water quality parameters Water quality parameters (temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen and ammonia) were measured once a week according to the standard method described in APHA (1998). Growth performance and feed utilization Growth performance and feed utilization were evaluated as, gained weight (GW) = [(fw-iw)/ iw], specific growth rate (SGR% day-1) =100× [ln (fw)-ln (iw)] t-1 , feed conversion ratio (FCR) =FI-GW, protein efficiency ratio (PER) = (GW-FI), protein productive value (PPV) =100 (PI/PF) and energy utilization (EU%) =100 (E.g./ EI). Where iw and fw= mean initial and final body weight (g), respectively, t is the duration of the experiment (98 days), FI is the total feed intake (g), PI is protein intake (g), PF is protein fed (g), EG is the energy gained (Kcal/100g) and EI is energy intake (Kcal/100 g). Biometric parameters At the end of the experiments, the general viscera, liver and gut were taken from each experimental fish for biometric parameters. Visceral somatic indexes (VSI), hepatosomatic index (HSI) and relative gut length (RGL) were calculated as the following equation: VSI=visceral weight (g)/fish weight (g), HSI=liver weight (g)/fish weight (g) and RG L=absolute gut length (cm)/total body length (cm). Condition factor (K %)= (FW/FL 3) × 100,
The Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research, 2019
The main goal of this study was to investigate the potential antimicrobial effects and fish perfo... more The main goal of this study was to investigate the potential antimicrobial effects and fish performance of dietary supplementation with Arak, Salvadora persica. The impacts of three levels of powdered Arak supplementation (0.25, 0.5 and 1%) compared with the control diet on growth, survival, feed utilization, whole-body composition, some blood parameters, pathogenic bacterial loads and cold-water stress tolerance were evaluated in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus fingerlings. Treatment with 0.25 and 0.5% powdered Arak had significant positive effects on growth and feed utilization, with the highest values obtained for 0.25% Arak. The results of some blood parameter analysis showed that the 0.25% Araksupplemented group exhibited significantly higher levels of total protein and albumin and lower levels of A/G than the other groups. The Arak-supplemented diets significantly increased the recorded levels of glucose compared with the control diet. The final pathogenic bacterial loads recorded in water and intestine samples were lower for the Arak-supplemented diets than for the control diet. Araksupplemented diets also enhanced the tolerance of tilapia to cold-water shock. In conclusion, Arak is a promising antibacterial feed additive. Addition of fine Arak powder to tilapia feeds at levels of 0.25-0.5% may be beneficial. However, further detailed studies are necessary to elucidate other advantages of potential uses of S. persica in the contexts of fish diets and health.
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Inorganic Chemistry, 2017
K 3 Fe(CN) 6 reacts with the viologen 1,1′-bis(2,4-dinitrophenyl)-4,4′bipyridinium dication, (DNP... more K 3 Fe(CN) 6 reacts with the viologen 1,1′-bis(2,4-dinitrophenyl)-4,4′bipyridinium dication, (DNP) 2+ , to form a supramolecular complex, (DNP) 3 [Fe-(CN) 6 ] 2 •10H 2 O (1). The crystal structure of 1 reveals that there are two [Fe(CN) 6 ] 3− anions within an organic framework of three (DNP) 2+ cations with the shortest Fe(III)•••Fe(III) distances of ca. 9.8 Å, distances that minimize extensive long-range magnetic exchange coupling interactions between the [Fe(CN) 6 ] 3− anions, and, thus, 1 is paramagnetic above ca. 17 K and exhibits weak ferromagnetic coupling between 17 and 3 K and antiferromagnetic coupling between 3 and 1.8 K. The long Fe(III)••• Fe(III) distances permit slow spin−spin and slow spin−lattice paramagnetic relaxation, relative to the iron-57 Larmor precession frequency, as is evidenced by the Mossbauer spectra measured between 3 and 60 K; between 85 and 295 K, rapid paramagnetic relaxation is observed. Both the slow spin−spin and slow spin−lattice relaxation are mediated by the organic, π-conjugated viologen cations. The Fe−C distances, the Mossbauer isomer shifts, the temperature dependence of the magnetic susceptibility, and the 3 K magnetization results all indicate the presence of low-spin Fe(III) ions in the [Fe(CN) 6 ] 3− anions in 1. There is no unequivocal indication of the presence of any formal electron delocalization or transfer from the [Fe(CN) 6 ] 3− anion to the (DNP) 2+ cations in the results obtained from X-ray crystallography, magnetic measurements, and Mossbauer spectra. Because of enhancement of the spin−orbit coupling by the heavy-atom or-ion effect, the Fe(III) ions in the [Fe(CN) 6 ] 3− anions interact with the (DNP) 2+ cations, causing them to fluoresce with increasing intensity upon cooling from 90 to 25 K when excited at 300 nm. The resulting luminescence of the viologen (DNP) 2+ cation induced by the [Fe(CN) 6 ] 3− anions indicates the presence of significant mixing of the molecular orbitals derived from the [Fe(CN) 6 ] 3− anions and the molecular orbitals associated with the (DNP) 2+ cations to yield bonding supramolecular orbitals in 1, a mixing that is also observed between 50 and 3 K in the temperature dependence of the isomer shift of 1.
Inorganic Chemistry, 2013
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Inorganic Chemistry, 2012
Dicyanoaurate reacts with the organic acceptor molecule, 1,1′-bis-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)-4,4′-bipyri... more Dicyanoaurate reacts with the organic acceptor molecule, 1,1′-bis-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)-4,4′-bipyridinium, DNP, to form a supramolecular complex with the general formula {[Au(CN) 2 ] 2 DNP}•4H 2 O. The complex was characterized by X-ray crystallography, and its photophysical properties were investigated in the solidstate. Although the initial (DNP)Cl 2 compound does not show photoluminescence behavior and the dicyanoaurate shows photoluminescence only in the UV range, the resulting supramolecular complex displays two simultaneous, essentially independent, photoluminescence bands in the visible range originating from individual contributions of the DNP unit and the dicyanoaurate dimers. This unusual simultaneous photoluminescence behavior displayed by both the dicyanoaurate donor units and the redox-active 4,4′-bipyridinium acceptor have lifetimes of 0.5 μs and several hundred μs, respectively.
IOSR Journal Of Pharmacy And Biological Sciences, 2019
Rice straw (RS) is one of the main agriculture residues in Egypt. So, this study was performed on... more Rice straw (RS) is one of the main agriculture residues in Egypt. So, this study was performed on rice straw as a resource for production of bioethanol. Fermenting agricultural biomass, such as rice straw to ethanol is a promising solution to an ongoing waste problem. However, the biomass must first be pretreated to break down lignin, thereby increasing accessibility of the substrate to fermentative organisms. Biological pretreatment by microorganisms represents a potentially economic strategy to prepare the biomass for fermentation. In a series of laboratory experiments, rice straw was pretreated with sodium hydroxide, sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide in single and combination treatments followed by biological treatments for bioethanol production by bacteria; Bacillus subtilis were successfully grown on cellulose, hemicellulose of rice straw hydrolysis. Acid hydrogen peroxide treatment was found to be the best chemical treatment. Cellulases from Bacillus subtilis was produced in suitable quantities (2.2 IU ml-1) after 144 h, where Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation (SSF) of cellulose by Saccharomyces cerevisiae and cellulases was evaluated in basal media and ethanol was produced at 18.9% v/v (189 mg/g of dry mass) after 72 h at 30°C and pH 5.DNS, FTIR, XRD and GC analysis were done.
Egyptian J. of Phycol., 2019
As a result of rapid growth in the population and manufacturing, the demand for ethanol is increa... more As a result of rapid growth in the population and manufacturing, the demand for ethanol is increasing continuously in worldwide. Because, biofuels produced from first and second-generation became unable to meet the international demand of bioethanol because of their needed value for food and feed. So, algae are among the most important sources of potential biofuels in the future of renewable energy because of accumulating high cellulose and also algae are distributed widely in the natural environment. This paper shows the ability of algae for bioethanol production, by pretreatment, hydrolysis, and fermentation of algal biomass. Two types of algae, Chlorella vulgaris and Arthrospira platensis were cultured under pre-treated rice straw with advantages as crop residues, a low-cost and carbon-rich source for algal cultivation. The chemical hydrolysates of rice straw (RS) were used for heterotrophic cultivation of Chlorella vulgaris and Arthrospira platensis for bioethanol production. Algal biomasses of the two microalgae were treated chemically with 4% H 2 SO 4 at 121°C in autoclave for 90 min, followed by biological treatment with Bacillus subtilis for 72 hours at 30°C and pH 4.5 to increase the reducing sugars production. The fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae for 72 hours and distillation of Chlorella vulgaris and Arthrospira platensis solutions were resulted in ethanol productivity of 8.7% and 2.5 % respectively after 24 hours at 30°C and pH 4.5.
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