Phytochemicals, antioxidant properties and anticancer investigations of the different parts of several gingers species (Boesenbergia rotunda, Boesenbergia pulchella var attenuata and Boesenbergia armeniaca).

• Main Authors: Rahmat, Asmah, Ling, Jing Jing, Mohamed, Maryati, Abu Bakar, Mohd Fadzelly
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Academic Journals 2010
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16218/1/Phytochemicals.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16218/; http://www.academicjournals.org/jmpr
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Extracts (methanol) of the leaves, stem and rhizome of Boesenbergia species were studied for their phytochemical constituents, total phenolics and flavonoid contents, antioxidant as well as anticancer properties. The plants revealed the presence of polyphenols such as quercetin, kaempferol, rutin, n...