Zingiber officinale Uncovered: Integrating Experimental and Computational Approaches to Antibacterial and Phytochemical Profiling
Abdel Moneim Elhadi Sulieman, Safa Mustafa Ibrahim, Mamdouh Alshammari, Fahad Abdulaziz, Hajo Idriss, Naimah Asid H. Alanazi, Emad M. Abdallah, Arif Jamal Siddiqui, Sohair A. M. Shommo, Arshad Jamal, Riadh Badraoui · 2024
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Sulieman and co-authors profile Sudanese ginger against bacteria in a 2024 study. Ginger grown in Sudan's Gezira region had little published data on its chemistry or germ-fighting strength. A water extract of the rhizome was tested against five problem bacteria, from staph to salmonella, by disc and dilution methods.
The extract held all five back at low doses, and the kill levels showed a truly bactericidal effect rather than a pause. Chemical screening found a rich mix, including saponins, flavonoids, and alkaloids, though no tannins. A gas analysis separated twenty-two compounds in the rhizome. The authors present the work as groundwork for turning a local crop into standardized antimicrobial products.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Abdel Moneim Elhadi Sulieman, Safa Mustafa Ibrahim, Mamdouh Alshammari, Fahad Abdulaziz, Hajo Idriss, Naimah Asid H. Alanazi, Emad M. Abdallah, Arif Jamal Siddiqui, Sohair A. M. Shommo, Arshad Jamal, Riadh Badraoui |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 46 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |