Food, pharmaceutical and industrial potential of Carissa genus: An overview

Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 201-208

  Patel, Seema ^a  

^a LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anticancer; Antidiabetic; Antimicrobial; Carissa; Functional food; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

CARISSA;

EID: 84881074781     PISSN: 15691705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11157-012-9306-7     Document Type: Review

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