Anticancer and antimicrobial activities of zerumbone from the rhizomes of Zingiber zerumbut

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 301-304

  Abdul, Ahmad Bustamam ^a   Abdelwahab, Siddig I ^a   Al Zubaira, Adel S ^a   Elhassan, Manal M ^a   Murali, Syam M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biological activities; Structure activity relationship; Zerumbone

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; CISPLATIN; CRYSTALLIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; KETONE; METICILLIN; NYSTATIN; SESQUITERPENE; STREPTOMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZERUMBONE;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS OCHRACEUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DISK DIFFUSION; DISTILLATION; DRUG CONJUGATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; GINGER; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHIZOME; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SALMONELLA CHOLERAESUIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR; WILD PLANT;

EID: 60249101209     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2008.301.304     Document Type: Article

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