The phytochemical studies on Zingiber officinale rhizomes revealed that it contains traces of flavonoid, carbohydrates, tannins, steroles or terpenoids and it is free from alkaloids.Assay of essential oil of Zingiber officinale rhizome was also carried out. The alcoholic extract of the plant rhizome, was examined against five tumor cell lines, BHK-2, HEPG-2, MCF-7, HCT-2 and HEP-2, using SRB. assay. All cell lines were growth inhibited in a dose dependent manner after exposure to the plant extract. The antitumor activity of the plant extract using E.A.C. method, showed a high activity against mice tumor.
Zeinab A., E., & Aisha M., A. A. (2011). ANTI-TUMOR ACTIVITIES AND OIL CONSTITUENTS OF ZINGIBER OFFICINALE (ZINGIBERACEAE. Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 19(1), 153-159. doi: 10.21608/ajs.2011.14642
MLA
El-Swaify Zeinab A.; Abd AL-Kawy Aisha M.. "ANTI-TUMOR ACTIVITIES AND OIL CONSTITUENTS OF ZINGIBER OFFICINALE (ZINGIBERACEAE". Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 19, 1, 2011, 153-159. doi: 10.21608/ajs.2011.14642
HARVARD
Zeinab A., E., Aisha M., A. A. (2011). 'ANTI-TUMOR ACTIVITIES AND OIL CONSTITUENTS OF ZINGIBER OFFICINALE (ZINGIBERACEAE', Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 19(1), pp. 153-159. doi: 10.21608/ajs.2011.14642
VANCOUVER
Zeinab A., E., Aisha M., A. A. ANTI-TUMOR ACTIVITIES AND OIL CONSTITUENTS OF ZINGIBER OFFICINALE (ZINGIBERACEAE. Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2011; 19(1): 153-159. doi: 10.21608/ajs.2011.14642
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