Abstract
A bioassay-guided fractionation of the active chloroform extracts of the rhizomes of Zingiber cassumunar Roxb. led to the isolation of a potential cytotoxic principle, curcumin (1), along with two inactive compounds, (E)-4-(3′,4′-dimethoxyphenyl)but-3-en-1-ol (2) and (E)-4-(3′,4′-dimethoxyphenyl)but-3-en-1-yl acetate (3). Curcumin (1) showed a significant cytotoxicity against several human cancer cell lines (Col2; 2.30, A549; 12.30, SNU638; IC50 18.80 μg/ml).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 109-111 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Natural Product Sciences |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 2 |
State | Published - Jun 2003 |
Keywords
- (E)-4-(3′,4′- dimethoxyphenyl)but-3-en-1-ol
- (E)-4-(3′,4′-dimethoxyphenyl) but-3-en-1-yl acetate
- Curcumin
- Cytotoxicity
- Rhizome
- Zingiber cassumunar
- Zingiberaceae