African Journal of
Biochemistry Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biochem. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0778
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 425

Full Length Research Paper

Studies on some physicochemical properties of Rhodanese synthesized by Bacillus cereus isolated from the effluents of iron and steel smelting industry

Babamotemi Oluwasola Itakorode
  • Babamotemi Oluwasola Itakorode
  • Department of Chemical Sciences, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Oduduwa University Ipetumodu Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.
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Raphael Emuebie Okonji
  • Raphael Emuebie Okonji
  • Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.
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Odunayo Adedeji
  • Odunayo Adedeji
  • Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Federal University Oye Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
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Nkem Torimiro
  • Nkem Torimiro
  • Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.
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Chinwe Onwudiegwu
  • Chinwe Onwudiegwu
  • African Institute for Science Policy and Innovation, Faculty of Technology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.
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Ademakinwa Oluwaseyi
  • Ademakinwa Oluwaseyi
  • Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Science, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 22 October 2018
  •  Accepted: 28 December 2018
  •  Published: 31 January 2019

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