Sodium metabisulphite induced polymerization ofsickle cell haemoglobin incubated in extracts of three medicinal plants (Anacardium occidentale, Psidium guajava and Terminalia catappa)

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 32, 2011, Pages 6154-6161

  Chikezie, Paul Chidoka ^a  

^a IMO STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anacardium occidentale; DeoxyHBS; Polymerization; Psidium guajava; Terminalia catappa

Indexed keywords

ANACARDIC ACID; GUAVA EXTRACT; HEMOGLOBIN S; PLANT EXTRACT; SODIUM METABISULFITE; TERMINALIA CATAPPA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CASHEW NUT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GUAVA; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; MALE; POLYMERIZATION; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA CATAPPA;

ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA; TERMINALIA CATAPPA;

EID: 79960100868     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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