In Silico Prediction of Selected Bioactive Compounds Present in Alpinia elegans (C.Presl) K.Schum Seed Oil as Potential Drug Candidates Against Human Cancer Cell Lines
Jane Marie Caasi,
Raiza Isabel Baldoza,
Mary Sophia Bauzon
et al.
Abstract:Objective:
Alpinia elegans
(Zingiberaceae) is a Philippine endemic plant reported to have various folkloric uses. The seed oil of
A. elegans
has been shown to contain a majority of the following bioactive compounds: D-limonene, α-pinene, and caryophyllene oxide. The study sought to determine if the bioactive compounds found in
A. elegans
seed oil would be a good natural, inexpensive, and less-detrimental alternative for cancer tr… Show more
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