The Chemistry and Biological Activities of Natural Products from Northern African Plant Families: From Taccaceae to Zygophyllaceae

Natural Products and Bioprospecting

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 63-96

  Ntie Kang, Fidele ^a,b   Njume, Leonel E ^b   Malange, Yvette I ^b   Günther, Stefan ^c   Sippl, Wolfgang ^a   Yong, Joseph N ^b  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

African flora; Biological activities; Ethnobotany; Natural products; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

EID: 84997653585     PISSN: 21922195     EISSN: 21922209     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13659-016-0091-9     Document Type: Review

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