Bioassay-guided isolation of a vasorelaxant active compound from Kaempferia galanga L.

Phytomedicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 61-66

  Othman, R ^a   Ibrahim, H ^a   Mohd, M A ^a   Mustafa, M R ^a   Awang, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bioassay guided isolation; Ethyl cinnamate; Gas chromatography analysis; Kaempferia galanga L.

Indexed keywords

CINNAMIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ETHYL 4 METHOXYCINNAMIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ARTEMIA; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SCREENING; FRACTIONATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYPERTENSION; KAEMPFERIA GALANGA; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BLOOD PRESSURE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RHIZOME; VASODILATION; ZINGIBERACEAE;

ANIMALIA; ANOSTRACA; ARTEMIA; KAEMPFERIA GALANGA;

EID: 29144464964     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2004.07.004     Document Type: Article

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