Cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of mahanimbine and girinimbine, pure compounds from murraya koeniggi on acanthamoeba spp. and human corneal epithelial cell line

• Main Author: Fatimah Hashim
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Fakulti Sains dan Teknologi 2012
• Subjects: SB 295 .C87 F3 2010; Fatimah Hashim; Tesis FST 2010; Curry leaf tree
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1376
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Terengganu

Mahanimbine (MH) and girinimbine (GR) are two carbazole alkaloids isolated from a local plant species, Murraya koenigii of the Rutaceae family. Both compounds have been shown to have insecticidal, antimicrobial, antifungal and anticancer properties.