Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3835

Review

Therapeutic and pharmaceutical benefits of native and modified plant pectin

Sutapa Biswas Majee
  • Sutapa Biswas Majee
  • Division of Pharmaceutics, NSHM College of Pharmaceutical Technology, NSHM Knowledge Campus, Kolkata-Group of Institutions, 124 B.L. Saha Road, Kolkata 700053, India.
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Dhruti Avlani, Priyanka Ghosh
  • Dhruti Avlani, Priyanka Ghosh
  • Division of Pharmaceutics, NSHM College of Pharmaceutical Technology, NSHM Knowledge Campus, Kolkata-Group of Institutions, 124 B.L. Saha Road, Kolkata 700053, India.
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Gopa Roy Biswas
  • Gopa Roy Biswas
  • Division of Pharmaceutics, NSHM College of Pharmaceutical Technology, NSHM Knowledge Campus, Kolkata-Group of Institutions, 124 B.L. Saha Road, Kolkata 700053, India.
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  •  Received: 15 November 2017
  •  Accepted: 13 December 2017
  •  Published: 03 January 2018

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