African Journal of
Plant Science

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Plant Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0824
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPS
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 807

Full Length Research Paper

Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of extracts from medicinal plant ginger (Zingiber officinale) and identification of components by gas chromatography

Dara Muhammed Aziz*
  • Dara Muhammed Aziz*
  • Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, University of Raparin, Kurdistan, Iraq.
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Mohammed Ahmad Wsoo
  • Mohammed Ahmad Wsoo
  • Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, University of Raparin, Kurdistan, Iraq.
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Bnar Mahmud Ibrahim
  • Bnar Mahmud Ibrahim
  • Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, University of Raparin, Kurdistan, Iraq.
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  •  Received: 20 August 2015
  •  Accepted: 29 September 2015
  •  Published: 31 October 2015

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