In vitro anti-infective and antioxidant activities of Garcinia cola Heckel and Morinda lucida Benth

John Antwi Apenteng; David Ntinagyei Mintah; Michael Worlako Klu; Anna Kwarley Quartey; Akosua Bemah Oppong; Elizabeth Harrison; Millicent Awurama Antwi

doi:10.5897/JMPR2017.6413

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Medicinal Plants Research

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In vitro anti-infective and antioxidant activities of Garcinia cola Heckel and Morinda lucida Benth

John Antwi Apenteng

John Antwi Apenteng
Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Central University, Accra, Ghana.
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David Ntinagyei Mintah

David Ntinagyei Mintah
Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Central University, Accra, Ghana.
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Michael Worlako Klu

Michael Worlako Klu
Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Central University, Accra, Ghana.
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Anna Kwarley Quartey

Anna Kwarley Quartey
Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Central University, Accra, Ghana.
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Akosua Bemah Oppong

Akosua Bemah Oppong
Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Central University, Accra, Ghana.
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Elizabeth Harrison

Elizabeth Harrison
Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Central University, Accra, Ghana.
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Millicent Awurama Antwi

Millicent Awurama Antwi
Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Central University, Accra, Ghana.
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Article Number - 28E0EDF65743
Vol.11(32), pp. 507-512 , August 2017
https://doi.org/10.5897/JMPR2017.6413

Received: 04 May 2017
Accepted: 08 August 2017
Published: 25 August 2017

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