Variation in secondary metabolite production as well as antioxidant and antibacterial activities of Zingiber zerumbet (L.) at different stages of growth

• Main Authors: Ghasemzadeh, Ali, E. Jaafar, Hawa Z., Ashkani, Sadegh, Rahmat, Asmah, Juraimi, Abdul Shukor, Puteh, Adam, Tengku Muda Mohamed, Mahmud
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53227/1/Variation%20in%20secondary%20metabolite%20production%20as%20well%20as%20antioxidant%20and%20antibacterial%20activities%20of%20Zingiber%20zerumbet%20%28L.%29%20at%20different%20stages%20of%20growth.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53227/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Background:Zingiber zerumbet (L.) is a traditional Malaysian folk remedy that contains several interesting bioactive compounds of pharmaceutical quality. Methods:Total flavonoids and total phenolics content from the leaf, stem, and rhizome of Z. zerumbet at 3 different growth stages (3, 6, and 9...