African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12496

Full Length Research Paper

Isolation and partial characterization of the active metabolite of ascidian, Polyclinum madrasensis from the Palk Bay Region, Southeast coast of India

Kathirvel Iyappan
  • Kathirvel Iyappan
  • Tunicate Biology Laboratory, Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai University, Parangipettai - 608 502, TN, India.
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Gnanakkan Ananthan*
  • Gnanakkan Ananthan*
  • Tunicate Biology Laboratory, Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai University, Parangipettai - 608 502, TN, India.
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  •  Received: 19 June 2014
  •  Accepted: 18 November 2014
  •  Published: 28 November 2014

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