Analysis of fatty acid, elemental and total protein of Calotropis procera medicinal plant from Sindh, Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1913-1921

  Khanzada, Samina Kabir ^a,b,c   Shaikh, W ^a,b,c   Kazi, T G ^a,b,c   Sofia, S ^a,b,c   Kabir, Amina ^a,b,c   Usmanghani, K ^a,b,c   Kandhro, Aftab A ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SINDH   (Pakistan)

^b HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c PCSIR LABORATORIES COMPLEX   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; APOCYNACEAE; CALOTROPIS; CALOTROPIS PROCERA;

EID: 62249129256     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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