Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 2008 A correlation between the levels of secondary and primary plant metabolites and food coefficient parameters with the population density of infested broccoli plants was studied.
Ayman Mohamed KAMEL +1 more
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Natural Bioactive Compounds of Sechium spp. for Therapeutic and Nutraceutical Supplements
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 Natural products are in great demand because certain secondary metabolites (SMs) are sources of antioxidants, flavorings, active substances, or anticancer agents with less aggressiveness and selectivity, among which triterpenes and flavonoids are of ...
María Isabel Iñiguez-Luna +11 more
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Gourds and squashes (Cucurbita spp.) adapted to megafaunal extinction and ecological anachronism through domestication. [PDF]
, 2015 The genus Cucurbita (squashes, pumpkins, gourds) contains numerous domesticated lineages with ancient New World origins. It was broadly distributed in the past but has declined to the point that several of the crops' progenitor species are scarce or ...
Clarke, Andrew C +5 more
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Cucurbitacin: Ancient Compound Shedding New Light on Cancer Treatment
The Scientific World Journal, 2010 Cucurbitacins and their derivatives are triterpenoids found in medicinal plants known for their diverse pharmacological and biological activities, including anticancer effects, throughout human history.
Dhong Hyun Lee +2 more
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Sensitization of renal carcinoma cells to TRAIL-induced apoptosis by rocaglamide and analogs [PDF]
, 2018 Rocaglamide has been reported to sensitize several cell types to TRAIL-induced apoptosis. In recent years, advances in synthetic techniques have led to generation of novel rocaglamide analogs.
Brown, Lauren E. +5 more
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Cucurbitacins from the Leaves of Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad
Molecules, 2015 Two new tetracyclic cucurbitane-type triterpene glycosides were isolated from an ethyl acetate extract of Citrullus colocynthis leaves together with four known cucurbitacins.
Rachid Chawech +7 more
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Biology and Management of Pest Diabrotica Species in South America
Insects, 2020 The genus Diabrotica has over 400 described species, the majority of them neotropical. However, only three species of neotropical Diabrotica are considered agricultural pests: D. speciosa, D. balteata, and D. viridula. D. speciosa and D.
Guillermo Cabrera Walsh +5 more
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Cytotoxic Effect of Freeze-Dried Extract of Ecballium elaterium Fruit on Gastric Adenocarcinoma (AGS) and Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (KYSE30) Cell Lines [PDF]
Purpose Ecballium elaterium (L.) A. Rich (Cucurbitaceae), also known as the “squirting cucumber,” is a wild medicinal plant found abundantly in Moghan, Ardabil province, Iran.
بهلولی, شهاب +2 more
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Partial sequencing of the bottle gourd genome reveals markers useful for phylogenetic analysis and breeding [PDF]
, 2011 Background Bottle gourd [Lagenaria siceraria (Mol.) Standl.] is an important cucurbit crop worldwide. Archaeological research indicates that bottle gourd was domesticated more than 10,000 years ago, making it one of the earliest plants cultivated by man.
Pei Xu +8 more
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Evaluation of anticancer potential of Bacopa monnieri L. against MCF-7 and MDA-MB 231 cell line
Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 2015 Background: The ethanolic extract of Bacopa monnieri contains bacoside A and B, brahmin, cucurbitacins, and betulinic acid. Currently, cucurbitacins have also been reported for their strong anti-tumorigenic and anti-proliferative activity by inducing ...
Md. Nasar Mallick +5 more
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