African Journal of
Pure and Applied Chemistry

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pure Appl. Chem.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0840
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPAC
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 368

Full Length Research Paper

Copper-paracetamol complexes: Promising lead antibacterial drug candidates

Samuel Mawuli Adadey
  • Samuel Mawuli Adadey
  • Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Ghana.
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Justice Kwabena Sarfo
  • Justice Kwabena Sarfo
  • Department of Biochemistry, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
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  •  Received: 23 August 2016
  •  Accepted: 07 October 2016
  •  Published: 31 October 2016

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