African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12487

Full Length Research Paper

Antiproliferative activity of cytotoxic tuber lectins from Solanum tuberosum against experimentally induced Ehrlich ascites carcinoma in mice

Imtiaj Hasan*
  • Imtiaj Hasan*
  • Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi - 6205, Bangladesh; Laboratory of Glycobiology and Marine Biochemistry, Department of Life and Environmental System Science, Graduate School of NanoBio Sciences, Yokohama City University, Yokohama- 236-0027, Japan.
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Farhadul Islam
  • Farhadul Islam
  • Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi - 6205, Bangladesh.
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Yasuhiro Ozeki
  • Yasuhiro Ozeki
  • Laboratory of Glycobiology and Marine Biochemistry, Department of Life and Environmental System Science, Graduate School of NanoBio Sciences, Yokohama City University, Yokohama- 236-0027, Japan.
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Syed Rashel Kabir*
  • Syed Rashel Kabir*
  • Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi - 6205, Bangladesh.
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  •  Received: 14 January 2014
  •  Accepted: 03 April 2014
  •  Published: 09 April 2014

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