African Journal of
Pharmacy and Pharmacology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0816
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPP
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 2288

Full Length Research Paper

Distinct radical scavenging and antiproliferative properties of Spondias mombin and antioxidant activity-guided isolation of quercetin-3-O-β-D-glucopyranoside and undec-1-ene

Afolabi C. Akinmoladun*
  • Afolabi C. Akinmoladun*
  • Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
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Mohammad Faheem Khan
  • Mohammad Faheem Khan
  • Department of Biochemistry, TheFederal University of Technology, Akure, Ibadan, Nigeria.
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Jayanta Sarkar
  • Jayanta Sarkar
  • CSIR-Division of Pharmacology, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226001, UP, India.
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Ebenezer O. Farombi
  • Ebenezer O. Farombi
  • CSIR-Medicinal and Process Chemistry Division, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow226001, UP, India.
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Rakesh Maurya
  • Rakesh Maurya
  • CSIR-Drug Target Discovery and Development Division, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226001, UP, India.
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  •  Received: 20 January 2015
  •  Accepted: 25 March 2015
  •  Published: 08 May 2015

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