Ginger extract inhibits human telomerase reverse transcriptase and c-Myc expression in A549 lung cancer cells.

• Main Authors: Tuntiwechapikul W., Taka T., Songsomboon C., Kaewtunjai N., Imsumran A., Makonkawkeyoon L., Pompimon W., Lee T.R.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79953009010&partnerID=40&md5=0c57a66db58015aa8821a3c8d2ccfcbb; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/3611
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

The rhizome of ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) has been reputed to have many curative properties in traditional medicine, and recent publications have also shown that many agents in ginger possess anticancer properties. Here we show that the ethyl acetate fraction of ginger extract can inhibit t...