Antityrosinase Inhibitory Activity of Phytochemicals from Alpinia aquatica Roscoe [PDF]
Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2020 Background: Genus Alpinia are commonly used as spices and ingredients in traditional medicines. In the present study, we attempted to isolate the phytochemicals from Alpinia aquatica and evaluate their tyrosinase inhibitory activity.Methods ...
Nissha Bharrathi Romes +3 more
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Metabolites, 2023 Zingiberaceae plants are widely used in the food and pharmaceutical industries; however, research on the chemical composition and interspecific differences in the metabolome and volatilome of Zingiberaceae plants is still limited.
Youjin Zhang +6 more
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Loss of YABBY2-Like Gene Expression May Underlie the Evolution of the Laminar Style in Canna and Contribute to Floral Morphological Diversity in the Zingiberales. [PDF]
, 2015 The Zingiberales is an order of tropical monocots that exhibits diverse floral morphologies. The evolution of petaloid, laminar stamens, staminodes, and styles contributes to this diversity.
Almeida, Ana MR +3 more
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Ethnobotany of Hmong ethnic groups in Bolikhamxay province, central Laos PDR
Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 2023 Results from an ethnobotany study of Hmong ethnic groups in Bolikhamxay Province, Laos PDR between 2021 and 2023 identifies plant uses for 133 species, 104 genera, and 50 families. The research focusses on specific plant uses.
Kajonesuk PHENGMALA +3 more
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Morphological and Molecular Characters of Mimegralla Spp. (Diptera: Micropezidae) on Zingiberaceae in Central Java [PDF]
, 2016 Rhizome fly, Mimegralla sp. (Diptera: Micropezidae) is a major pest on Zingiberaceae plants. Some of those fly species have been reported attacking some of Zingiberaceae plants, but in Indonesia, only one species, Mimegralla coeruleifrons has been ...
Putra, N. S. (Nugroho) +2 more
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The effect of elevation on species richness in tropical forests depends on the considered lifeform: results from an East African mountain forest [PDF]
, 2019 Elevation gradients in tropical forests have been studied but the analysis of patterns displayed by species richness and elevation have received little attention.
Amani, Christian +3 more
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Curcuma longa extract inhibits the activity of mushroom tyrosinase and the growth of murine skin cancer B16F10 cells [PDF]
Journal of HerbMed Pharmacology, 2023 Introduction: Tyrosinase is considered an important target of melanin biosynthesis inhibitors. Curcuma longa L. has been used in the Javanese traditional whitening cosmetics. This work aimed to explore the effect of C.
Deni Firmansyah +3 more
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Molecular identification and high fidelity micropropagation of shell ginger (Alpinia zerumbet)
All Life, 2023 Alpinia zerumbet is a medicinal and ornamental plant of the Zingiberaceae family cultivated in many parts of the world. The plant is medicinally important and often misidentified with closely related species.
Shashanka Shekhar Sarker +6 more
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Plant dispersal across the tropical Atlantic by wind and sea currents [PDF]
, 2004 This review brings together evidence on the monophyly and ages of angiosperm lineages ranging across the tropical Atlantic with data on the direction, strength, and speed of sea currents and wind jets across that ocean. Mainly for pragmatic reasons (data
Renner, Susanne S.
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Phytochemistry and Biological Activities of Curcuma aeruginosa (Roxb.)
Indonesian Journal of Chemistry, 2022 Curcuma aeruginosa Roxb. is a stemless, aromatic rhizomatous plant, generally characterized by red corolla lobes, purple calyx, dark purple leaf sheath, purple-brown midrib, and greenish-blue rhizome.
Aprilia Permata Sari, Unang Supratman
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