Alpinia zerumbet (Pers.): Food and medicinal plant with potential in vitro and in vivo anti-cancer activities

• Main Authors: Hussein Zahra, Maram, Salem, Tarek A.R., El-Araag, Bishoy, Yosri, Nermeen, EL-Ghiban, Samah, Zaki, Kholoud, H. Marei, Amel, Abd El_Wahed, Aida, Saeed, Aamer, Khatib, Alfi, Alajmi, Mohamed Fahad, M. Shatili, Abdulrahman, Xiao, Jianbo, Khalifa, Shaden Ali M., El-Seedi, Hesham Rushdey
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: MDPI AG 2019
• Subjects: RS Pharmacy and materia medica
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/78882/1/78882_Alpinia%20zerumbet%20%28Pers.%29.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/78882/2/78882_Alpinia%20zerumbet%20%28Pers.%29_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/78882/; https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/24/13/2495; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24132495
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Background/Aim: Plants play an important role in anti-cancer drug discovery, therefore, the current study aimed to evaluate the biological activity of Alpinia zerumbet (A. zerumbet) flowers. Methods: The phytochemical and biological criteria of A. zerumbet were in vitro investigated as well as in mo...