Cytotoxic effect of damnacanthal, nordamnacanthal, zerumbone and betulinic acid isolated from Malaysian plant sources

International Food Research Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 711-719

  Alitheen, N B ^a   Mashitoh, A R ^a   Yeap, S K ^a   Shuhaimi, M ^a   Abdul Manaf, A ^b   Nordin, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI SULTAN ZAINAL ABIDIN   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Betulinic acid; Cytotoxic; Damnacanthal; Nordamnacanthal; Zerumbone

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956624060     PISSN: 19854668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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