Screening for total antioxidant activity, flavonoids and phenolics variability in forty-five accessions of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.)

W. Nunekpeku; H. M. Amoatey; S. Agbenyegah; M. Owusu-Ansah; V. Oduro; K. E. Danso; D. K. Asare; E. Achoribo

doi:10.5897/AJB2017.16286

African Journal of
Biotechnology

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

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Screening for total antioxidant activity, flavonoids and phenolics variability in forty-five accessions of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.)

W. Nunekpeku

W. Nunekpeku
Nuclear Agriculture Research Center, Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P. O. Box LG 80, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
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H. M. Amoatey

H. M. Amoatey
Nuclear Agriculture Research Center, Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P. O. Box LG 80, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
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S. Agbenyegah

S. Agbenyegah
Applied Radiation Biology Center, Radiological and Medical Science Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P. O. Box LG 80, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
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M. Owusu-Ansah

M. Owusu-Ansah
Nuclear Agriculture Research Center, Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P. O. Box LG 80, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
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V. Oduro

V. Oduro
Biotechnology Center, Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P. O. Box LG 80, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
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K. E. Danso

K. E. Danso
Biotechnology Center, Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P. O. Box LG 80, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
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D. K. Asare

D. K. Asare
Nuclear Agriculture Research Center, Biotechnology and Nuclear Agriculture Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P. O. Box LG 80, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
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E. Achoribo

E. Achoribo
Applied Radiation Biology Center, Radiological and Medical Science Research Institute, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, P. O. Box LG 80, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
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Article Number - 832C86257296
Vol.17(22), pp. 694-699 , May 2018
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJB2017.16286

Received: 19 December 2017
Accepted: 07 May 2018
Published: 30 May 2018

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