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Cytotoxic activity of Alpinia murdochii Ridl.: A mountain ginger species from Peninsular Malaysia

Sim KS 1 , Ibrahim H 1 , Malek SN 1 , Syamsir DR 2 , Awang K 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Pharmacogn Mag, 2014 Jan;10(37):70-2.
PMID: 24695515 DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.126666

Abstract

Alpinia murdochii (Zingiberaceae) is a wild ginger species restricted to mountain areas of Peninsular Malaysia. Due to rapid development and deforestation activities, this species is becoming rare. This is the first report of the cytotoxic activity of A. murdochii.

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