Screening for high kaempferol content from different species of Malaysian medicinal plants

The flavonoids such as kaempferol that have anti-cancer properties are widely distributed in plants kingdom. The purpose of this study was to screen high kaempferol content in the selected medicinal plants and determine the kaempferol distribution in different plant organ. Kaempferol content in matu...

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Main Author: Zainol Abidin, Khairunnisa
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Language:English
Published: 2010
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spelling my-utm-ep.127112017-09-13T07:52:05Z Screening for high kaempferol content from different species of Malaysian medicinal plants 2010 Zainol Abidin, Khairunnisa QK Botany The flavonoids such as kaempferol that have anti-cancer properties are widely distributed in plants kingdom. The purpose of this study was to screen high kaempferol content in the selected medicinal plants and determine the kaempferol distribution in different plant organ. Kaempferol content in mature leaf of twenty two randomly selected Malaysian medicinal plants were determined using gas chromatography (GCFID). A commercial kaempferol was used as a standard (positive control). It was discovered that the highest kaempferol content was detected in Tibouchina semidecandra (4689.75 654.83 mg/kg) while the mature leaf contained higher kaempferol than young leaf and shoot. However, no kaempferol was detected in young stem of T. semidecandra. Therefore, this study suggests T. semidecandra as an alternative source for kaempferol. 2010 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/12711/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/12711/6/KhairunnisaZainolAbidinMFBB2010.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Biosciences and Bioengineering Faculty of Biosciences and Bioengineering
institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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language English
topic QK Botany
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Zainol Abidin, Khairunnisa
Screening for high kaempferol content from different species of Malaysian medicinal plants
description The flavonoids such as kaempferol that have anti-cancer properties are widely distributed in plants kingdom. The purpose of this study was to screen high kaempferol content in the selected medicinal plants and determine the kaempferol distribution in different plant organ. Kaempferol content in mature leaf of twenty two randomly selected Malaysian medicinal plants were determined using gas chromatography (GCFID). A commercial kaempferol was used as a standard (positive control). It was discovered that the highest kaempferol content was detected in Tibouchina semidecandra (4689.75 654.83 mg/kg) while the mature leaf contained higher kaempferol than young leaf and shoot. However, no kaempferol was detected in young stem of T. semidecandra. Therefore, this study suggests T. semidecandra as an alternative source for kaempferol.
format Thesis
qualification_level Master's degree
author Zainol Abidin, Khairunnisa
author_facet Zainol Abidin, Khairunnisa
author_sort Zainol Abidin, Khairunnisa
title Screening for high kaempferol content from different species of Malaysian medicinal plants
title_short Screening for high kaempferol content from different species of Malaysian medicinal plants
title_full Screening for high kaempferol content from different species of Malaysian medicinal plants
title_fullStr Screening for high kaempferol content from different species of Malaysian medicinal plants
title_full_unstemmed Screening for high kaempferol content from different species of Malaysian medicinal plants
title_sort screening for high kaempferol content from different species of malaysian medicinal plants
granting_institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Biosciences and Bioengineering
granting_department Faculty of Biosciences and Bioengineering
publishDate 2010
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/12711/6/KhairunnisaZainolAbidinMFBB2010.pdf
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