Cucurbitaceae - Chemistry
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Two new cucurbitane-type glycosides obtained from roots of Siraitia grosvenori SWINGLE.

30 Jul 2009 Novel Cucurbitane-type glycosides, 5beta,19beta-epoxy-29-nor-3,11-dioxo-cucurbit-24-ene-27-oic acid 27-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->6)-beta-D-glucopyranoside (1) and 19,29-nor-3,11-dioxo-cucurbit-4,24-diene-27-oic acid ... Read more...

Gourd and squash artifacts yield starch grains of feasting foods from preceramic Peru.

22 Jul 2009 In a study of residues from gourd and squash artifacts, we recovered starch grains from manioc (Manihot esculenta), potato (Solanum sp.), chili pepper (Capsicum spp.), arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea), and algarrobo (Prosopis sp.) from feasting ... Read more...

Anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic activity of aqueous extract of fresh leaves of Coccinia indica.

20 Jul 2009 This study was aimed to evaluate both post- and pre-treatment anti-inflammatory activities of the aqueous extract of fresh leaves of Coccinia indica in rats using the carrageenan-induced paw oedema method at various dose levels. Analgesic and ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Cucurbitaceae - Chemistry'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Two new cucurbitane-type glycosides obtained from roots of Siraitia grosvenori SWINGLE. 30 Jul 2009
• Gourd and squash artifacts yield starch grains of feasting foods from preceramic Peru. 22 Jul 2009
• Anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic activity of aqueous extract of fresh leaves of Coccinia indica. 20 Jul 2009
• Influence of thermal and dense-phase carbon dioxide pasteurization on physicochemical properties and flavor compounds in Hami melon juice. 6 Jul 2009
• Oral supplementation with melon superoxide dismutase extract promotes antioxidant defences in the brain and prevents stress-induced impairment of spatial memory. 6 Jun 2009
• Identification of host attractants for the ethiopian fruit fly, Dacus ciliatus loew. 12 May 2009
• Structure and activity relationship of monogalactosyl diacylglycerols, which selectively inhibited in vitro mammalian replicative DNA polymerase activity and human cancer cell growth. 16 Apr 2009
• Structural characterization of dietary fiber of green chalcumra (Benincasa hispida) fruit by NMR spectroscopic analysis. 30 Mar 2009
• [Studies on triterpenoid saponins in Hemsleya chensnsis] 30 Jan 2009
• Suppressive effect of Siraitia grosvenorii extract on dicyclanil-promoted hepatocellular proliferative lesions in male mice. 30 Jan 2009
• Evaluation of the antitumoral effect of dihydrocucurbitacin-B in both in vitro and in vivo models. 28 Jan 2009
• Structural identification and cytotoxic activity of a polysaccharide from the fruits of Lagenaria siceraria (Lau). 17 Jan 2009
• Gastric anti-ulcer activity of leaf fractions obtained of polar extract from Wilbrandia ebracteata in mice. 30 Dec 2008
• Antifeedant activity of botanical crude extracts and their fractions on Bemisia tabaci (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae) adults: II. Sechium pittieri (Cucurbitaceae). 29 Nov 2008
• Anti-inflammatory activity of flavonoids from Cayaponia tayuya roots. 6 Nov 2008
• [Effect of Patrinia scabra extracts on the level of serum cytokine in sarcoma 180 ascitic tumor burdened mice] 30 Oct 2008
• Alternative sanitizers to chlorine for use on fresh-cut "Galia" (Cucumis melo var. catalupensis) melon. 30 Oct 2008
• [Studies on the constituents of cucurbitaceous plants] 29 Sep 2008
• Simultaneous determination of seven bioactive lignans in Herpetospermum caudigerum by RP-HPLC method. 29 Sep 2008
• Cogniauxia podolaena: bioassay-guided fractionation of defoliated stems, isolation of active compounds, antiplasmodial activity and cytotoxicity. 12 Aug 2008

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Technical information about 'Cucurbitaceae'

Definition: The gourd plant family of the order Violales, subclass Dilleniidae, class Magnoliopsida. It is sometimes placed in its own order, Cucurbitales. 'Melon' generally refers to CUCUMIS; CITRULLUS; or MOMORDICA.

Descriptor UI: D019662

Alternative terms: Cucurbitaceae; Fevillea; Melothria; Melons; Coccinia; Ivy Gourd; Gourd, Ivy;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; anatomy & histology; classification; cytology; drug effects; embryology; enzymology; genetics; growth & development; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; physiology; poisoning; radiation effects; toxicity; ultrastructure; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: B06.388.100.300;

History Note: 1998; for MELONS use CUCUMIS 2002-2004

Technical Notes: prefer specific plant; coord with specific PLANT COMPONENTS term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATION or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific plant chemical /ther use (IM) if pertinent; Manual 26.29