Cucurbitacin biosynthesis in cucurbit crops, their pharmaceutical value and agricultural application for management of biotic and abiotic stress: A review

D Maja, S Mavengahama, J Mashilo - South African Journal of Botany, 2022 - Elsevier
The cucurbitaceae family comprises of economically important vegetable crops grown for
food and medicine. Most cucurbit crops produce cucurbitacins in leaves, flowers, fruit, seed …

[PDF][PDF] A comprehensive review on phytochemistry, nutritional and pharmacological properties of Momordica charantia

P Singh, P Pandey, PK Singh, M Tripathi… - IP Int J Compr Adv …, 2023 - academia.edu
Momordica charantia is known as the bitter gourd or bitter melon and is a member of the
family Cucurbitaceae. It is a medicinal plant and its fruit is consumed as a food also. This …

Applied mutagenesis could improve economically important traits in bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.)

S Dutta, P Hazra, S Saha, B Acharya, T Bhattacharjee… - Journal of genetics, 2021 - Springer
Mutants with unique characters have played a key role in discovery of gene, mapping,
functional genomics and breeding in many vegetable crops, but information on bitter gourd …

Thermal stability of stigmasterol and β-sitosterol glucosides in fresh-cut bitter melon fruit

JH Kim, S Duan, MY Baik, SH Eom - Food Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Charantin in M. charantia fruit comprises stigmasterol glucoside (STG) and β-sitosterol
glucoside (BSG). Despite numerous studies on charantin quantification and health …

Bitter Gourd for human health, nutrition, and value addition

GS Jat, TK Behera, UK Reddy - Vegetables for nutrition and …, 2023 - Springer
Bitter gourd has been traditionally used in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine in many Asian
countries. It is ranked first among cucurbits for its higher nutritive values like carbohydrates …

Evaluation of antioxidant, phytochemicals and antibacterial potential of Mormordica charantia (Linn) against pathogenic bacteria isolated from ready to eat food sold …

TA Ibisanmi, JO Aribisala - Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2022 - Springer
Background Food hygiene and safety is of utmost importance for public health, as it helps to
protect the health of consumers from foodborne illnesses. Although, hundreds of plant …

La web 'Etnobotànica dels Països Catalans': coneixement tradicional al servei de la societat

T Garnatje, A Gras, J Parada… - Collectanea …, 2021 - collectaneabotanica.revistas.csic.es
Presentamos en este trabajo la web 'Etnobotánica de los Países Catalanes'(https://
etnobotanica. iec. cat), una herramienta interactiva para redescubrir el saber popular sobre …

Cytogenetic Toxicity and Infertile Properties of the Aqueous Extract of Cucumis melo Seeds (Cucurbitaceae) in Male Zonocerus variegatus Cell Model (Orthoptera …

N Abdoul, SR Akwanjoh… - Asian Journal of …, 2024 - editor.journal7sub.com
Background: The Muskmelon, a variety of Cucumis melo L, is popular in Cameroon for its
high nutritional and medicinal values. However, the cytogenotoxic and infertile properties of …

Momordica charantia (bitter gourd), a potent antidiabetic phytomedicine

AK Anil, K Samanta - International Journal of Pharmacognosy and …, 2023 - saapjournals.org
Gourd bitter Grown mostly in India, China, and Southeast Asia, the tropical creeping plant
known as or bitter melon. Its edible fruit is the primary reason for the plant's cultivation …

Effects of grafting on some phytochemical traits and elemental composition in bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.)

Y Şavşatlı, A Karataş - 2021 - acikerisim.erdogan.edu.tr
Grafting method in vegetables has been used in common due to positive effects in
agriculture. In this context, it is focused that the studies aimed at increasing yield and quality …