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Anti-proliferative study and isolation of Ochnaflavone from the ethyl acetate-soluble fraction of Ochna kibbiensis Hutch & Dalziel

Abdullahi M. IsmailDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
,
Aliyu M. MusaDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
,
Tajuddeen NasirDepartment of Chemistry, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mohammed G. MagajiDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
,
Yusuf A. JegaDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
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Iliya IbrahimDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria
Pages 2149-2152 | Received 09 Oct 2016, Accepted 03 Dec 2016, Published online: 29 Dec 2016

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