Phytochemical and bioactivity studies of zingiber amaricans blume.

• Main Authors: S., Riyanto, Md.Sukari, Mohd. Aspollah, Rahmani, Mawardi, A.M, Ali, N. , Shaharudin
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: International Congress of Environment, Chemistry and Biology 2011
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24935/1/Phytochemical%20and%20bioactivity%20studies%20of%20zingiber%20amaricans%20blume.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24935/; http://www.icecb.org/

Phytochemical studies on the rhizomes of Zingiber amaricans afforded zerumbone1 as the major constituent, together with sterol mixtures containing, stigmasterol2, β-sitosterol3, cholesterol4 and campesterol5. The structures of the isolated compounds were elucidated using spectroscopic methods. The c...