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Factors Influencing Cucurbitacin-E-Glycoside Content in Bitter Hawkesbury Watermelon as Potential Synergist in Cucurbit Pest Management

open access: yesHorticulturae
Bitter Hawkesbury watermelon (BHW) Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. and Nakai (syn. Citrullus vulgaris Schad) contain high concentrations of cucurbitacin-E-glycoside (CEG), a compound that acts as an arrestant and feeding stimulant for diabroticine ...
Anna Wallingford   +5 more
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Obtain Cucurbitacin from Ecballium elaterium and Cucurbita pepo and Converting into a Pharmaceutical Form

open access: yesJournal of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2019
The squirting cucumber plant is widely used in the treatment of sinusitis, rheumatism, and hepatitis.It is reported that the liquid obtained from fruits is widely used in the treatment of sinusitis among people, especially in Turkey.
Derya Duran
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Identification of Cucurbitacin E Accumulated in Leaves and Fruits of the Iraqi Citrullus colocynthis During Two Seasons with Antioxidant Activity

open access: yesMaǧallaẗ al-baṣraẗ al-ʻulūm al-zirāʻiyyaẗ
The experiment was conducted by the Department of Pharmacognosy and Medicinal plants, College of Pharmacy, Basrah university during the agricultural season of 2023-2024, to investigate the content of cucurbitacin E in various portions of Citrullus ...
Hind E. Mohammed   +3 more
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Cucurbitacins and its Anticancer property: A Review

open access: yesHimalayan Journal of Health Sciences, 2019
Cucurbitacins which are structurally unlike triterpenes found in the members of Cucurbitaceae and several other plant families possess immense pharmacological activity. This diverse group of compounds may substantiate to be important lead molecules for the treatment of cancer.
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Cucurbitacin E Alleviates Colonic Barrier Function Impairment and Inflammation Response and Improves Microbial Composition on Experimental Colitis Models

open access: yesJournal of Inflammation Research
Fengxia Zhan,1 Wei Song,2 Yong Fan,3 Fangjian Wang,1 Qian Wang4,5 1Department of Clinical Laboratory, Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, People’s Republic of China; 2Key Laboratory of Marine Eco-Environmental Science and Technology, First ...
Zhan F, Song W, Fan Y, Wang F, Wang Q
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Cucurbitacins : A Promising Target for Cancer Therapy

open access: yesInternational Journal of Health Sciences, 2013
During the last decades a large number of cucurbitacins have been isolated from various plant species belonging to other plant families than Cucurbitaceae. Although the roots and the fruits of plant belong to these Cucurbitaceae species are very bitter, they have been used as folk medicines in some countries because of their wide spectrum of ...
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Bioassay-guided isolation of leishmanicidal cucurbitacins from Momordica charantia

open access: yesFrontiers in Pharmacology
IntroductionLeishmaniasis, a neglected tropical parasitic disease, is regarded as a major public health problem worldwide. The first-line drugs for leishmaniasis suffer from limitations related to toxicity and the development of resistance in certain ...
Maria Carolina Silva Marques   +4 more
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Aquilaria sinensis: An Upstart Resource for Cucurbitacin Production Offers Insights into the Origin of Plant Bitter (Bi) Gene Clusters

open access: yesPlants
Cucurbitacins, oxygenated tetracyclic triterpenoids that are found mainly in the Cucurbitaceae family, play essential roles as defensive compounds, serving as allomones against herbivores and pathogens and as signals for insect–parasite recognition ...
Xupo Ding   +5 more
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