Chemical composition and biological activity of ripe pumpkin fruits (Cucurbita pepo L.) cultivated in Egyptian habitats

Natural Product Research

Volumn 25, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 1524-1539

  Badr, Sherif E A ^a   Shaaban, Mohamed ^b   Elkholy, Yehya M ^c   Helal, Maher H ^a   Hamza, Akila S ^a   Masoud, Mohamed S ^a   El Safty, Mounir M ^a  

^a Agricultural Research Center   (Egypt)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^c Helwan University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

antitumour; antiviral; chemical composition; Cucurbita pepo L; cytotoxic and antimicrobial activities

Indexed keywords

13(18) OLEANEN 3 OL; AMINO ACID; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; BETA CAROTENE; CALOTROPOLEANLY ESTER; CHOLESTEROL; DODECANE; FATTY ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; TETRADECANE; TETRAHYDROTHIOPHENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL LINE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ISOLATION; EGYPT; FIBER; FRUIT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HABITAT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; IN VITRO STUDY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; PUMPKIN; PURIFICATION; SQUASH; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

AMINO ACIDS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BETA CAROTENE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CHOLESTEROL; CUCURBITA; FATTY ACIDS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; OLEANOLIC ACID; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT OILS; SEEDS;

CUCURBITA PEPO;

EID: 80053063198     PISSN: 14786419     EISSN: 14786427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786410903312991     Document Type: Article

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