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Research Article

Inhibition of key enzymes linked to type 2 diabetes by compounds isolated from Aframomum melegueta fruit

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Pages 1010-1016 | Received 02 Jul 2016, Accepted 20 Jan 2017, Published online: 08 Feb 2017

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