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Betow JY, Qaseem A, Bekono BD, Feng Y, Moumbock AFA, Simoben CV, Babiaka SB, Tanyi SA, Shu VA, Ndi AT, Onguéné PA, Metuge CS, Akame S, Eni DB, Namba-Nzanguim CT, Tjegbe MJM, Dikande MNL, Akeh PT, Balgah S Jr, Meh CD, Ibezim A, Tabi IF, Malange YI, Ndingkokhar B, Njume LE, Telukunta KK, Amrani S, Ebob OT, Sippl W, Günther S, Ntie-Kang F. African Natural Products Database (ANPDB): A resource for exploring the therapeutic potential of natural compounds from Africa. Nucleic Acids Res., 2026; 6; 54 (D1), D1336–D1344. doi:10.1093/nar/gkaf1186

Simoben CV, Qaseem A, Moumbock AFA, Telukunta KK, Günther S, Sippl W, Ntie-Kang F. Pharmacoinformatic investigation of medicinal plants from East Africa. Molecular Informatics, 2020, 39 (11), e2000163. doi:10.1002/minf.202000163

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