Phytochemicals of cucurbitaceae family – A review

International Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemical Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 113-123

  Rajasree, R S ^a   Sibi, P I ^b   Francis, Femi ^a   William, Helen ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Department of Pharmaceutical Analysis   (India)

Author keywords

Citrullus; Cucumis; Cucurbita; Cucurbitacins; Momordica; Trichosanthes

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; CAROTENOID; CUCURBITACIN; CUCURBITACIN B; GLYCOSIDE; INSULIN LIKE POLYPEPTIDE; LAGENARIA SICERARIA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; RESIN; SAPONIN; STEROID; STEROIDAL GLYCOSIDE; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; COLOCYNTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUCUMBER; CUCURBITA ANDREANA; CUCURBITA MAXIMA; CUCURBITA PEPO; CUCURBITACEAE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; HUMAN; LAGENARIA SICERARIA; LARYNX SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER PROTECTION; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; MOMORDICA DIOICA; MUSKMELON; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; REVIEW; TRICHOSANTHES CUCUMERINA; WATERMELON;

EID: 84956949443     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09754873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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