ANTI-TUMOR ACTIVITIES AND OIL CONSTITUENTS OF ZINGIBER OFFICINALE (ZINGIBERACEAE | ||||
| Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences | ||||
| Article 10, Volume 19, Issue 1, March 2011, Page 153-159 PDF (291.84 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ajs.2011.14642 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| El-Swaify Zeinab A.* ; Abd AL-Kawy Aisha M. | ||||
| Botany and Microbiology Dept., AL-Azhar University (Girl Branch), Nasr City, Cairo | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| The phytochemical studies on Zingiber officinale rhizomes revealed that it contains traces of flavonoid, carbohydrates, tannins, steroles or terpenoids and it is free from alkaloids.Assay of essential oil of Zingiber officinale rhizome was also carried out. The alcoholic extract of the plant rhizome, was examined against five tumor cell lines, BHK-2, HEPG-2, MCF-7, HCT-2 and HEP-2, using SRB. assay. All cell lines were growth inhibited in a dose dependent manner after exposure to the plant extract. The antitumor activity of the plant extract using E.A.C. method, showed a high activity against mice tumor. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| : Zingiber officinale; Sesquiterpenes; cell lines; Essential oils | ||||
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