In Vitro Anticancer Activity Guided Investigation Of The Phytochemicals Of Typhonium Flagelliforme (Lodd.) Blume (Araceae)

Typhonium flagelliforme (Lodd.) Blume is an indigenous plant of Malaysia used as a traditional herbal medicine to treat various types of cancer. In order to effectively understand its pharmacological action, safety and efficacy, it is essential to firstly identify and characterise its chemical const...

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Main Author: Lai , Choon Sheen
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/42986/1/Lai_Choon_Sheen24.pdf
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description Typhonium flagelliforme (Lodd.) Blume is an indigenous plant of Malaysia used as a traditional herbal medicine to treat various types of cancer. In order to effectively understand its pharmacological action, safety and efficacy, it is essential to firstly identify and characterise its chemical constituents and their biological relevance to the healing effect of the plant. A suitable extraction methodology was carefully selected at the preliminary stage of this study. Three types of extraction methods with different modes of action, namely soxhlet, ultrasonic-assisted extraction and maceration methods were evaluated. The maceration method proved to be the most suitable extraction methodology for the purpose of this study with regard to the better activity and greater diversity of the chemical constituents obtained in the extract although the extraction yields were lower. The study also found that extraction carried out using non-polar solvents like hexane and dichloromethane is most suitable in obtaining the active chemical constituents.
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spelling usm.eprints-429862019-04-12T05:26:51Z http://eprints.usm.my/42986/ In Vitro Anticancer Activity Guided Investigation Of The Phytochemicals Of Typhonium Flagelliforme (Lodd.) Blume (Araceae) Lai , Choon Sheen RS1-441 Pharmacy and materia medica Typhonium flagelliforme (Lodd.) Blume is an indigenous plant of Malaysia used as a traditional herbal medicine to treat various types of cancer. In order to effectively understand its pharmacological action, safety and efficacy, it is essential to firstly identify and characterise its chemical constituents and their biological relevance to the healing effect of the plant. A suitable extraction methodology was carefully selected at the preliminary stage of this study. Three types of extraction methods with different modes of action, namely soxhlet, ultrasonic-assisted extraction and maceration methods were evaluated. The maceration method proved to be the most suitable extraction methodology for the purpose of this study with regard to the better activity and greater diversity of the chemical constituents obtained in the extract although the extraction yields were lower. The study also found that extraction carried out using non-polar solvents like hexane and dichloromethane is most suitable in obtaining the active chemical constituents. 2010-06 Thesis NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/42986/1/Lai_Choon_Sheen24.pdf Lai , Choon Sheen (2010) In Vitro Anticancer Activity Guided Investigation Of The Phytochemicals Of Typhonium Flagelliforme (Lodd.) Blume (Araceae). PhD thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
spellingShingle RS1-441 Pharmacy and materia medica
Lai , Choon Sheen
In Vitro Anticancer Activity Guided Investigation Of The Phytochemicals Of Typhonium Flagelliforme (Lodd.) Blume (Araceae)
title In Vitro Anticancer Activity Guided Investigation Of The Phytochemicals Of Typhonium Flagelliforme (Lodd.) Blume (Araceae)
title_full In Vitro Anticancer Activity Guided Investigation Of The Phytochemicals Of Typhonium Flagelliforme (Lodd.) Blume (Araceae)
title_fullStr In Vitro Anticancer Activity Guided Investigation Of The Phytochemicals Of Typhonium Flagelliforme (Lodd.) Blume (Araceae)
title_full_unstemmed In Vitro Anticancer Activity Guided Investigation Of The Phytochemicals Of Typhonium Flagelliforme (Lodd.) Blume (Araceae)
title_short In Vitro Anticancer Activity Guided Investigation Of The Phytochemicals Of Typhonium Flagelliforme (Lodd.) Blume (Araceae)
title_sort in vitro anticancer activity guided investigation of the phytochemicals of typhonium flagelliforme lodd blume araceae
topic RS1-441 Pharmacy and materia medica
url http://eprints.usm.my/42986/1/Lai_Choon_Sheen24.pdf
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