title: First isolation of sesquiterpenes and flavonoids from Zingiber spectabile and identification of zerumbone as the major cell growth inhibitory component.
abstract: Nine sesquiterpenes and eight flavonoids were isolated from Zingiber spectabile for the first time. Structures were determined by spectroscopic methods. The major compound zerumbone (1) was found to be the most active (IC(50) 13 microg mL(-1)) in cell growth inhibitory assay against colon carcinoma SW480 cells.
authors: Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, Japan.
authors: Samir Kumar
authors: SK
authors: Sadhu
authors: Amina
authors: A
authors: Khatun
authors: Takashi
authors: T
authors: Ohtsuki
authors: Masami
authors: M
authors: Ishibashi
mesh_terms: D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D030521:Zingiberaceae / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005419:Flavonoids; D010936:Plant Extracts; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; C403304:zerumbone