African Journal of
Food Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Food Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0794
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJFS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 976

Full Length Research Paper

Nutritional composition of Meristotheca senegalense (Rhodophyta): A new nutrient source

Bodian Moussa Yagame
  • Bodian Moussa Yagame
  • Département de Biologie végétale- Laboratoire de Botanique et de Biodiversité. Faculté des Sciences et techniques, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Sénégal.
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Ayessou Nicolas Cyrille Mensah*
  • Ayessou Nicolas Cyrille Mensah*
  • Laboratoire de Electrochimie et des Procedes, École Supérieure Polytechnique, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, B.P 5085 Dakar Fann, Sénégal.
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Cisse Mady
  • Cisse Mady
  • Laboratoire de Electrochimie et des Procedes, École Supérieure Polytechnique, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, B.P 5085 Dakar Fann, Sénégal.
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Ndiaye Cheikh
  • Ndiaye Cheikh
  • Laboratoire des Biotoxines et Contrôle des Aliments, Institut de Technologie Alimentaire (ITA) Route des Pères Maristes, B.P 2765 Dakar, Sénégal.
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Kandioura Noba
  • Kandioura Noba
  • Département de Biologie végétale- Laboratoire de Botanique et de Biodiversité. Faculté des Sciences et techniques, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Sénégal.
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  •  Received: 13 September 2016
  •  Accepted: 20 October 2016
  •  Published: 31 January 2017

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