African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12488

Full Length Research Paper

Antioxidant activities in extracts of selected indigenous vegetables from Kenya and Malawi

Wakisa Lenard Kipandula*
  • Wakisa Lenard Kipandula*
  • Department of Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, Kamuzu Central Laboratory, Kamuzu Central Hospital, P.O. Box 149, Lilongwe, Malawi; Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 30197, 00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Benzon Mwanza
  • Benzon Mwanza
  • Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 30197, 00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Edward Nguu
  • Edward Nguu
  • Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 30197, 00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
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Dorington Ogoyi
  • Dorington Ogoyi
  • Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Technical University of Kenya, P.O. Box 52482, 00200, Nairobi, Kenya.
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  •  Received: 31 October 2013
  •  Accepted: 24 March 2014
  •  Published: 23 April 2014

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