International Journal of
Biotechnology and Molecular Biology Research

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biotechnol. Mol. Biol. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2154
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBMBR
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 105

Full Length Research Paper

The value of Vitellaria fruit pulp beyond energy and heat generation

Abdul-Mumeen Iddrisu
  • Abdul-Mumeen Iddrisu
  • Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biosciences, University for Development Studies, Nyankpala Campus, Nyankpala, Ghana.
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Zakpaa Hilary D.
  • Zakpaa Hilary D.
  • Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, College of Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Felix Charles Mills-Robertson
  • Felix Charles Mills-Robertson
  • Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, College of Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
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Samuel T. Lowor
  • Samuel T. Lowor
  • Physiology and Biochemistry Division, Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG), New Tafo Akyem, Eastern Region, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 07 March 2022
  •  Accepted: 22 December 2022
  •  Published: 31 March 2023

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