African Journal of
Food Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Food Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0794
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJFS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 989

Full Length Research Paper

Nutritional value of a dietary supplement of Moringa oleifera and Pleurotus ostreatus

F. Corka Kane
  • F. Corka Kane
  • Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon.
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L. Souk Tounkara
  • L. Souk Tounkara
  • Laboratore de Biotechnologie, Institut de Technologie Alimentaire, Dakar, Sénégal.
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D. Kimassoum
  • D. Kimassoum
  • Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon.
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M. Guewo-Fokeng
  • M. Guewo-Fokeng
  • Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon.
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A. Tahir Diop
  • A. Tahir Diop
  • Laboratoire de Biotechnologies des champignons, Département de Biologie et Physiologie Végétale, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Sénégal.
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Wilfred F. Mbacham*
  • Wilfred F. Mbacham*
  • Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon.
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  •  Received: 29 November 2016
  •  Accepted: 10 April 2017
  •  Published: 30 June 2017

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