Antioxidant properties of selected Etlingera and Zingiber Species (Zingiberaceae) from Borneo Island by Sabli, F., Mohamed, M., Rahmat, A., Ibrahim, H., Abu Bakar, M.F.

“…In this study, total phenolic and flavonoid contents as well as antioxidant properties of methanolic extracts of rhizomes and stems of four Zingiberaceae (Etlingera belalongensis, Etlingera velutina, Zingiber vinosum and Zingiber pseudopungens) were investigated. …”
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Screening of selected zingiberaceae extracts for dengue-2 virus protease inhibitory activities by Tan, S.K., Pippen, R., Yusof, R., Rahman, N.S.A., Ibrahim, H., Khalid, N.Z.

“…The crude extracts and the methanol and hexane partitioned fractions from the rhizomes of six Zingiberaceae comprising five Curcumas and one Zingiber were screened for dengue-2 (Den2) virus NS2B/NS3 protease inhibition. …”
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Scaphochlamys disticha (Zingiberaceae), a new species with distichous inflorescence from Peninsular Malaysia by Sam, Yen Yen, Ibrahim, Halijah

Chemical constituents of essential oils of Boesenbergia armeniaca and B. stenophylla (Zingiberaceae) endemic to Borneo by Nor, Norlailatul Asikin Mohamad, Ibrahim, Halijah

De novo assembly of transcriptomes, mining, and development of novel EST-SSR markers in Curcuma alismatifolia (Zingiberaceae family) through Illumina sequencing by Taheri, Sima, Abdullah, Thohirah Lee, Rafii, M.Y., Harikrishna, Jennifer Ann, Werbrouck, Stefaan P.O., Teo, Chee How, Sahebi, Mahbod, Azizi, Parisa

“…This species of herbaceous perennial from the Zingiberaceae family, includes cultivars with a wide range of colours and long postharvest life, and is used as an ornamental cut flower, as a potted plant, and in exterior landscapes. …”

Chemical characterization and antimicrobial activity of rhizome essential oils of very closely allied zingiberaceae species endemic to borneo: Alpinia ligulata K.... by Yusoff, Mashitah Mohd, Ibrahim, Halijah, Hamid, Nurulhusna A.

Transcriptome profiling shows gene regulation patterns in a flavonoid pathway in response to exogenous phenylalanine in Boesenbergia rotunda cell culture by Md-Mustafa, N.D., Khalid, N., Gao, H., Peng, Z., Alimin, M.F., Bujang, N., Ming, W.S., Mohd-Yusuf, Y., Harikrishna, J.A., Othman, R.Y.

“…Boesenbergia rotunda is a plant from the Zingiberaceae family commonly used as a food ingredient and traditional medicine in Southeast Asia and China. …”

Optimization of two-dimensional gel electrophoresis protocols for boesenbergia rotunda in vitro suspension culture by Chong, T.E., Teck, F.G., Ming, W.S., Rahman, N.A., Khalid, N., Karsani, S.A., Othman, S., Yusof, R.

“…Boesenbergia rotunda belongs to the Zingiberaceae family and is abundant in the Southeast Asia. …”
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A new bis-labdanic diterpene from the rhizomes of Alpinia pahangensis by Sivasothy, Y., Ibrahim, H., Paliany, A.S., Alias, S.A., Md Nor, N.R., Awang, Khalijah

“…This is the second occurrence of compounds 2 and 12 in the Zingiberaceae family. Selected analogues exhibited moderate to strong inhibitory activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus.…”
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Cultivated gingers of peninsular Malaysia: ultilization profiles and micropropagation by Ibrahim, H., Khalid, Norzulaani, Hussin, K.

“…There are approximately 160 species of Zingiberaceae belonging to 18 genera in Peninsular Malaysia. …”
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Cytotoxic activity of leaf and rhizome extracts of Alpinia scabra (Blume) Naves, a wild ginger from peninsular Malaysia by Ibrahim, H., Sim, K.S., Syamsir, D.R., Nor, N.R.M., Nurestri, A.M.S., Awang, K.

“…The leaves and rhizomes of Alpinia scabra (Zingiberaceae) were investigated for their cytotoxic effect against selected human cancer cell lines, namely MCF7 (hormone-dependant breast carcinoma cell line), HT29 (colon carcinoma cell line) and SKOV-3 (ovarian cancer cell line) by using an in vitro neutral red cytotoxicity assay. …”

Spectaflavoside A, a new potent iron chelating dimeric flavonol glycoside from the rhizomes of Zingiber spectabile Griff by Leong, K.H.

“…This is the first report on the occurrence of a dimeric flavonol glycoside in the Zingiberaceae and the second in nature. Spectaflavoside A was found to be a potent iron chelating agent.…”
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Boesenbergia rotunda: From Ethnomedicine to Drug Discovery by Eng-Chong, T., Yean-Kee, L., Chin-Fei, C., Choon-Han, H., Sher-Ming, W., Li-Ping, C.T., Gen-Teck, F., Khalid, Norzulaani, Abd Rahman, N., Karsani, S.A., Othman, S., Othman, R., Yusof, R.

“…Boesenbergia rotunda is a herb from the Boesenbergia genera under the Zingiberaceae family. B. rotunda is widely found in Asian countries where it is commonly used as a food ingredient and in ethnomedicinal preparations. …”
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Chemicals Constituents Isolated from Cultivate Alpinia conchigera Griff. and Antimicrobial Activity by Mohamad Taib, Mohamad Nurul Azmi, Anuar, Nursyazwani, Mohd Hanafiah, Khayriyyah, Al-Shammary, Aeman Ali Kudayr, Saaid, Mardiana, Awang, Khalijah

“…Alpinia conchigera Griff. is a plant species from the family Zingiberaceae. Coloquially known as wild ginger, Alpinia conchigera Griff. is used as food condiment and for traditional treatment of skin diseases. …”

Proteomic analysis of cell suspension cultures of Boesenbergia rotunda induced by phenylalanine: identification of proteins involved in flavonoid and phenylpropanoid biosynthesis p... by Tan, Eng Chong, Karsani, Saiful Anuar, Foo, Gen Teck, Wong, Sher Ming, Abd Rahman, Noorsaadah, Khalid, Norzulaani, Othman, Shatrah, Yusof, Rohana

“…Boesenbergia rotunda belongs to the Zingiberaceae family. It is widely found throughout Southeast Asia and is commonly used as a food ingredient and in folk medicine. …”

1′S-1′-Acetoxyeugenol acetate: A new chemotherapeutic natural compound against MCF-7 human breast cancer cells by Nagoor, Noor Hasima, In, Lionel Lian Aun, Azmi, Mohamad Nurul, Aziz, Ahmad Nazif, Thirthagiri, Eswary, Ibrahim, Halijah, Awang, Khalijah

“…In this report, we describe the cytotoxic and apoptotic properties of 1′S-1′-acetoxyeugenol acetate (AEA), an analogue of 1′S-1′-acetoxychavicol acetate (ACA), isolated from the Malaysian ethno-medicinal plant Alpinia conchigera Griff (Zingiberaceae) on human breast cancer cells. Data from MTT cell viability assays indicated that AEA induced both time- and dose-dependant cytotoxicity with an IC50 value of 14.0 μM within 36 h of treatment on MCF-7 cells, but not in HMEC normal control cells. …”

Essential Oil Constituents of Alpinia scabra and Alpinia murdochii, Two Wild Highland Species from Peninsular Malaysia and Their Anti-Microbial Activity by Syamsir, Devi Rosmy, Tohar, Norsita, Ibrahim, Halijah, Mohamad Ali, Nor Azah, Mokhtar, Mastura, Sivasothy, Yasodha, Awang, Khalijah

“…This study investigates the chemical constituents of essential oils and their anti-microbial activity of Alpinia scabra and Alpinia murdochii, two wild Zingiberaceae species. The essential oils were obtained by hydrodistillation and the chemical components of the oils were determined by GC-FID (retention indices, RI) and GC/MS analysis. …”

1 ' S-1 '-acetoxyeugenol acetate: a novel phenylpropanoid from Alpinia conchigera enhances the apoptotic effects of paclitaxel in MCF-7 cells through NF-kappa B inactivation by In, L.L.A., Azmi, M.N., Ibrahim, H., Awang, K., Nagoor, N.H.

“…In this study, the apoptotic mechanism and combinatorial chemotherapeutic effects of the cytotoxic phenylpropanoid compound 1'S-1'-acetoxyeugenol acetate (AEA), extracted from rhizomes of the Malaysian ethnomedicinal plant Alpinia conchigera Griff. (Zingiberaceae), on MCF-7 human breast cancer cells were investigated for the first time. …”