| purification and characterization of serine proteinase inhibitors form gourd (lagenaria leucantha rusby var. gourda makino) seeds. | gourd seed inhibitors were purified in the following manner: gourd seeds were ground and extracted with 10 mm ammonium carbonate, ph 7.8. the extract was precipitated with 65-90% acetone and the acetone precipitates were gel filtered in a cellulofine gcl-90-m column. fractions of 3000 da showing trypsin inhibitory activity were combined and purified further by ion exchange and reversed phase chromatographies. three inhibitors, llti-i, ii, and iii were thus purified to homogeneity and the amino a ... | 1992 | 1368303 |
| trypsin inhibitors from bottle gourd (lagenaria leucantha rusby var. depressa makino) seeds. purification and amino acid sequences. | two almost identical trypsin isoinhibitors, lldti-i and lldti-ii, from bottle gourd (lagenaria leucantha rusby var. depressa makino) seeds were purified by acetone precipitation, gel filtration and reversed phase chromatography. lldti-i and lldti-ii consist of 30 and 29 amino acid residues, respectively, and have identical sequences, except that lldti-i has one additional pyroglutamic acid residue at n-terminus. both proteins are strong inhibitors of bovine trypsin, with ki values of 2.4.10(-10) ... | 1992 | 1562585 |
| toxicity of five sudanese plants to young ruminants. | the toxicity of 5 sudanese plants credited with medicinal value for man, i.e. citrullus colocynthis, jatropha aceroides, j. glauca, solanum dubium and lagenaria siceraria, was studied by giving the dried or minced plants to nubian goats, desert sheep or zebu calves by mouth or stomach tube. the clinical, haematological and pathological changes indicated that all five plants reduced the ability of the liver to synthesize protein, although there was no evidence of interference with the excretion o ... | 1983 | 6643755 |
| effects of semi-purified dietary fibers isolated from lagenaria siceraria, raphanus sativus and lentinus edodes on fecal steroid excretions in rats. | rats were fed diets, each of which contained 5% of the semi-purified dietary fiber (df) preparations from three kinds of foods, continuously for a total of 7 weeks. the fat level was varied, and cholesterol (chol) was added toward the end of the experimental period. after 7 weeks, decreases of serum and liver chol concentrations were observed in the shiitake (lentinus edodes) group when compared to the cellulose (cp) group. in the absence of chol, fecal excretions of several secondary bile acids ... | 1996 | 8780968 |
| lagenin, a novel ribosome-inactivating protein with ribonucleolytic activity from bottle gourd (lagenaria siceraria) seeds. | the seeds of lagenaria siceraria (family cucurbitaceae) were extracted with water and the extract was lyophilized. the lyophilized extract was chromatographed on a deae-cellulose column in 10 mm tris-hcl buffer (ph 7.2). the unadsorbed fraction was applied to an affi-gel blue gel column previously equilibrated with the same buffer. after removal of unadsorbed materials, the adsorbed proteins were eluted with 1.5 m nacl in the tris-hcl buffer. after dialysis the adsorbed fraction was loaded on a ... | 2000 | 11104364 |
| agrobacterium-mediated transformation of bottle gourd (lagenaria siceraria standl.). | we describe a procedure for producing transgenic bottle gourd plants by inoculating cotyledon explants with agrobacterium tumefaciens strain agl1 that carries the binary vector pcambia3301 containing a glufosinate ammonium-resistance (bar) gene and the beta-d-glucuronidase (gus) reporter gene. the most effective bacterial infection was observed when cotyledon explants of 4-day-old seedlings were co-cultivated with agrobacterium for 6-8 days on co-cultivation medium supplemented with 0.1-0.001 mg ... | 2005 | 15480686 |
| an asian origin for a 10,000-year-old domesticated plant in the americas. | new genetic and archaeological approaches have substantially improved our understanding of the transition to agriculture, a major turning point in human history that began 10,000-5,000 years ago with the independent domestication of plants and animals in eight world regions. in the americas, however, understanding the initial domestication of new world species has long been complicated by the early presence of an african enigma, the bottle gourd (lagenaria siceraria). indigenous to africa, it re ... | 2005 | 16352716 |
| hypolipidemic and antihyperlipidemic effects of lagenaria siceraria (mol.) fruit extracts. | bottle gourd [(lagenaria siceraria (mol.) stand.] fruit is ascribed with many therapeutic effects. the present study was undertaken to explore the antihyperlipidemic effect of four different extracts viz. petroleum ether, chloroform, alcoholic and aqueous extracts from bottle gourd in triton-induced hyperlipidemic rats and their hypolipidemic effects in normocholesteremic rats. the study is comprised preliminary phytochemical screening of the extracts. oral administration of the extracts, at dos ... | 2006 | 17205712 |
| inoculum production and long-term conservation methods for cucurbits and tomato powdery mildews. | the behaviour of cucurbit powdery mildews (podosphaera xanthii and golovinomyces cichoracearum) and tomato powdery mildew (oidium neolycopersici) infesting detached cotyledons of lagenaria leucantha cv. 'minibottle' was studied in order to develop an easy culture method for pure inoculum production. high spore production was found with a combination of mannitol (0.1 m), sucrose (0.02 m) and agar (8 gl(-1)) in the cotyledon survival medium. sporulation on cotyledons and viability of conidia were ... | 2007 | 17604145 |
| nutritional and anti-nutritional compositions of cleome rutidosperma, lagenaria siceraria, and cucurbita maxima seeds from nigeria. | flours produced from the seeds of cleome rutidosperma (dc), lagenaria siceraria (mol.), and cucurbita maxima (duch) were evaluated for proximate and elemental compositions. preliminary phytochemical screening was also carried out on the seed flours, which revealed the presence of alkaloids, steroids, pentose, and reducing sugars in all the seed types. tannins, flavonoids, and cardiac glycosides were also detected in only c. rutidosperma seed. the results also showed that the seeds of c. rutidosp ... | 2007 | 18158851 |
| beneficial effects of lagenaria siceraria (mol.) standley fruit epicarp in animal models. | lagenaria siceraria (mol.) standley fruit (bottle gourd), a commonly used vegetable in india is described as cardiotonic and as a general tonic in ayurveda. keeping in view the presence of free radical scavenging activity in l. siceraria and involvement of free radicals in the development of various disorders, present studies were designed to evaluate the ethanolic extract of l. siceraria fruit against the disorders where free radicals play a major role in pathogenesis. the extract was found eff ... | 2008 | 18512332 |
| structural identification and cytotoxic activity of a polysaccharide from the fruits of lagenaria siceraria (lau). | a water-soluble polysaccharide, isolated from fruiting bodies of lagenaria siceraria, is composed of methyl-alpha-d-galacturonate, 3-o-acetyl methyl-alpha-d-galacturonate, and beta-d-galactose in a ratio of nearly 1:1:1. compositional analysis, methylation analysis, periodate oxidation, and nmr studies ((1)h, (13)c, 2d-cosy, tocsy, noesy, hmqc, and hmbc) revealed the presence of the following repeating unit in the polysaccharide: [carbohydrate structure: see text] this polysaccharide showed cyto ... | 2009 | 19264294 |
| antihyperlipidemic effect of the methanolic extract from lagenaria siceraria stand. fruit in hyperlipidemic rats. | lagenaria siceraria stand. (cucurbitaceae) fruits have been used, traditionally, in the treatment of hyperlipidemia and atherosclerotic impasse and considered as cardioprotective and cardiotonic drug. | 2009 | 19397976 |
| bacterial composting of animal fleshing generated from tannery industries. | animal fleshing (anfl) is the major proteinaceous solid waste generated during the manufacture of leather, which requires to be disposed of by environmentally sound manner. this study reports about the treatment of anfl into an organic compost and its effects on physiological parameters of different crops in a laboratory study. the anfl was hydrolysed using selenomonas ruminantium hm000123 and then the hydrolysed anfl was mixed with cow dung and leaf litter for producing composted organic fertil ... | 2010 | 20727727 |
| periplogenin, isolated from lagenaria siceraria, ameliorates l-t4-induced hyperthyroidism and associated cardiovascular problems. | the importance of glycoside in the regulation of thyroid dysfunction is not well understood. in the present investigation, effects of periplogenin-3- o-d-glucopyranosyl (1?6)(1?4)-d-cymaropyranoside, isolated from the vegetable, lagenaria siceraria, in l-thyroxine (l-t4)-induced hyperthyroidism and in related cardiovascular abnormalities have been revealed in wistar albino rats. l-t4 (500 µg/kg, s. c./d) administration for 12 days significantly increased serum concentrations of thyroxine (t4), t ... | 2011 | 21287437 |
| watermelon chlorotic stunt virus (wmcsv): a serious disease threatening watermelon production in jordan. | the incidence of watermelon chlorotic stunt disease and the molecular characterization of the jordanian isolate of watermelon chlorotic stunt virus (wmcsv-[jo]) are described in this study. symptomatic leaf samples obtained from watermelon (citrullus lanatus thunb.), melon (cucumis melo l.), squash (cucurbita pepo), cucumber (cucumis sativus l.), and bottle gourd (lagenaria siceraria) plants were tested for wmcsv-[jo] infection by pcr. the virus could be detected in 8 melon and 87 watermelon sam ... | 2011 | 21399920 |
| effect of methanolic extract of lagenaria siceraria (molina) standley fruits on marble-burying behavior in mice: implications for obsessive-compulsive disorder. | obsessive-compulsive disorder (ocd) is the fourth most common mental disorder and is diagnosed nearly as often as asthma and diabetes mellitus. over the last decade, the inhibition of burying of glass marbles by mice has been used as an index of anti-ocd drug action in the so-called marble-burying test. lagenaria siceraria (molina) standley (ls), commonly known as "bottle gourd" (english), possesses several medicinal properties; little is known about its action as a nerve tonic. | 2011 | 21731398 |
| protective effect of lagenaria siceraria (mol) against membrane-bound enzyme alterations in isoproterenol-induced cardiac damage in rats. | this study was aimed at evaluating the preventive role of the ethanolic extract of lagenaria siceraria (mol) fruit on membrane-bound enzymes, such as sodium potassium-dependent adenosine triphosphatase (na(+)/k(+) atpase), calcium-dependent adenosine triphosphatase (ca(2+) atpase) and magnesium-dependent adenosine triphosphatase (mg(2+) atpase) on isoproterenol (iso)-induced myocardial infarction (mi) in rats. male albino wistar rats were pretreated with the ethanolic extract of l. siceraria (mo ... | 2011 | 21834631 |
| Partial sequencing of the bottle gourd genome reveals markers useful for phylogenetic analysis and breeding. | 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. In spite of its widespread importance and long history of cultivation almost nothing has been known about the genome of this species thus far. | 2011 | 21942996 |
| isolation of phytosterols and antihyperlipidemic activity of lagenaria siceraria. | lagenaria siceraria (molina) standl in the cucurbitaceae family is a large, pubescent, climbing, or trailing herb cultivated throughout india and the tropical regions of the world. phytochemical investigation of the methanol extract obtained from the fruits of the plant l. siceraria showed a positive liebermann-burchard test for sterols. the white sterol crystals or phytosterols from the methanol extract were isolated for the first time and identified as a mixture of four sterols, including fuco ... | 2011 | 22076759 |
| new experimental hosts of tobacco streak virus and absence of true seed transmission in leguminous hosts. | of 70 plant species tested, 50 species were susceptible to tobacco streak virus (tsv) on sap inoculation. both localized (necrotic and chlorotic spots) and systemic (necrotic spots, axillary shoot proliferation, stunting, total necrosis and wilt) symptoms are observed by majority of plant species. eleven new experimental hosts were identified viz., amaranthus blitum var. oleracea (chaulai sag), celosia cristata (cocks comb), beta vulgaris var. bengalensis (palak/indian spinach), calendula offici ... | 2011 | 23637490 |
| different virus-derived sirnas profiles between leaves and fruits in cucumber green mottle mosaic virus-infected lagenaria siceraria plants. | rna silencing is an evolutionarily conserved antiviral mechanism, through which virus-derived small interfering rnas (vsirnas) playing roles in host antiviral defense are produced in virus-infected plant. deep sequencing technology has revolutionized the study on the interaction between virus and plant host through the analysis of vsirnas profile. however, comparison of vsirna profiles in different tissues from a same host plant has been rarely reported. in this study, the profiles of vsirnas fr ... | 2016 | 27881977 |
| combined effect of blanching and sonication on quality parameters of bottle gourd (lagenaria siceraria) juice. | this study evaluated the combined effect of blanching and sonication treatment on selected quality parameters of bottle gourd juice (bgj). bottle gourd cubes were blanched and juice was extracted. effect of frequency (20-50khz), amplitude (50-90%) and time (10-30min) was also studied on quality parameters like titratable acidity (ta), ph, total soluble solids (tss), physical stability (ps), ascorbic acid (aa), total phenolics (tp), total carotenoids (tc), browning index (bi), total plate count ( ... | 2016 | 27245969 |
| chlorotic curly stunt: a severe begomovirus disease of bottle gourd in northern india. | bottle gourd (lagenaria siceraria) an important vegetable crop in india was observed to be affected by a chlorotic curly stunt disease (ccsd) during 2003-2006 in the vegetable growing areas of delhi and adjoining state of haryana. the affected plants are severely stunted and bear very small chlorotic and mildly curled leaves. incidence of the disease varied from 4.7 to 36%. the disease could be easily transmitted by whitefly, bemisia tabaci but not by sap. the causal virus was found to be a bego ... | 2010 | 23637479 |
| determination of cadmium, lead and zinc in vegetables in jaipur (india). | an atomic absorption spectroscopic method was used for the determination of lead, cadmium and zinc in vegetables grown in and around jaipur food stuffs irrigated with industrial waste water. vegetable samples were collected after maturity, and analyzed, such as spinach (spinacia oleracea), ladyfinger (abelmoschus esulentus), pepper mint (menthe pipereta), brinjal (solanum melongena), coriander (coriandrum sativum), cauliflower (brassica oleracea), onion (allium cepa), radish (raphanus sativus), ... | 2014 | 26445755 |
| [effects of host plants on the life table parameters of experimental populations of aphis gossypii]. | a comparative study was conducted on the life table parameters of aphis gossypii reared on five host plant species at (25 +/- 1) degrees c in laboratory. there existed significant differences in the durations of various developmental stages, adult longevity, mean offspring number per day, net reproductive rate, intrinsic rate of increase, finite rate of increase, mean generation time, and population doubling time for the a. gossypii populations reared on the host plants. for the aphids on lagena ... | 2013 | 24015567 |
| heterologous expression of the gourd e3 ubiquitin ligase gene lsrzf1 compromises the drought stress tolerance in arabidopsis thaliana. | protein ubiquitination is one of the major regulatory processes used by eukaryotic cells. the ubiquitin e3 ligase acts as a main determinant of substrate specificity. however, the precise roles of e3 ligase in plants to drought stress are poorly understood. in this study, a gourd family (lagenaria siceraria) ortholog of arabidopsis thaliana ring zinc finger 1 (atrzf1) gene, designated lsrzf1, was identified and characterized. lsrzf1 was reduced by abscisic acid (aba), osmotic stress, and drought ... | 2014 | 24525351 |
| the wide distribution of endornaviruses, large double-stranded rna replicons with plasmid-like properties. | the international committee on taxonomy of viruses (ictv) recently accepted endornavirus as a new genus of plant dsrna virus. we have determined the partial nucleotide sequences of the rna-dependent rna polymerase regions from the large dsrnas (about 14 kbp) isolated from barley (hordeum vulgare), kidney bean (phaseolus vulgaris), melon (cucumis melo), bottle gourd (lagenaria siceraria), malabar spinach (basella alba), seagrass (zostera marina), and the fungus helicobasidium mompa. phylogenetic ... | 2006 | 16341944 |
| antioxidant and α-glucosidase inhibitory activities of cucurbit fruit vegetables and identification of active and major constituents from phenolic-rich extracts of lagenaria siceraria and sechium edule. | antioxidant and α-glucosidase activities and total phenolic contents (tpc) in sequential extracts of dried pulps from seven cucurbit fruit vegetables were determined for the first time. the highest tpc and metal chelating activity were obtained from the chloroform extracts of luffa acutangula (28.04 ± 0.37 mg gae/g extract) and benincasa hispida (ec50 = 0.44 ± 0.03 mg/ml), respectively. the ethyl acetate extract of sechium edule showed the highest 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (dpph) free radica ... | 2013 | 24059845 |
| taxonomic significance of trichomes micromorphology in cucurbits. | studies on trichomes micromorphology using scanning electron microscope (sem) were undertaken in 23 species with one variety under 13 genera of the family cucurbitaceae (viz., benincasa hispida (thunb.) cogn., citrullus lanatus (thunb.) matsum. & nakai, cucumis melo var. agrestis naudin, cucumis sativus l., diplocyclos palmatus (l.) c. jeffrey, edgaria dargeelingensis c.b. clarke, gynostemma burmanicum king ex chakr., gynostemma pentaphyllum (thunb.) makino, gynostemma pubescens (gagnep.) c.y. w ... | 2011 | 23961108 |
| dieldrin uptake and translocation in plants growing in hydroponic medium. | it has been known that the cucurbitaceae family takes up a large amount of persistent organic pollutants from soils and that the translocation of those compounds in cucurbits is higher than those in non-cucurbits. to understand the persistent organic pollutant uptake mechanisms of plant species, we compared the dieldrin absorption and transportation potentials of several plants in hydroponic medium. sorghum (sorghum vulgare moench), sunflower (helianthus annuus l.), soybean (glycine max), komats ... | 2010 | 20821429 |
| the cucurbits of mediterranean antiquity: identification of taxa from ancient images and descriptions. | a critical analysis was made of cucurbit descriptions in dioscorides' de materia medica, columella's de re rustica and pliny's historia naturalis, works on medicine, agriculture and natural science of the 1st century ce, as well as the mishna and tosefta, compilations of rabbinic law derived from the same time period together with cucurbit images dating from antiquity including paintings, mosaics and sculpture. the goal was to identify taxonomically the mediterranean cucurbits at the time of the ... | 2007 | 17932073 |
| bottle gourd rootstock-grafting promotes photosynthesis by regulating the stomata and non-stomata performances in leaves of watermelon seedlings under nacl stress. | previously, we found that the amelioration of photosynthetic capacity by bottle gourd (lagenaria siceraria standl.) rootstock in watermelon seedlings (citrullus lanatus [thunb.] mansf.) with salt treatment might be closely related to the enzymes in calvin cycle such as ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (rubisco) (yang et al., 2012). we confirmed this and showed more details in this study that improved photosynthesis of watermelon plants by bottle gourd rootstock was associated with ... | 2015 | 26368284 |
| cucurbits depicted in byzantine mosaics from israel, 350-600 ce. | thousands of floor mosaics were produced in lands across the roman and byzantine empires. some mosaics contain depictions of agricultural produce, potentially providing useful information concerning the contemporary presence and popularity of crop plants in a particular geographical region. hundreds of floor mosaics produced in israel during the byzantine period have survived. the objective of the present work was to search these mosaics for cucurbitaceae in order to obtain a more complete pictu ... | 2014 | 24948671 |
| anti-hyperglycaemic globulins from selected cucurbitaceae seeds used as antidiabetic medicinal plants in africa. | the recent epidemic of diabetes mellitus (dm) in africa, coupled with rampant poverty, is an indication of the urgent need to develop new efficacious, cheaper and more available drugs to face this growing public health challenge. a number of plants products among which the protein-rich cucurbitaceae seeds are commonly used in traditional medicine with increasing acclaimed efficacy against dm. the aim of this study was to analyse and evaluate the hypoglycaemic activity of storage proteins of five ... | 2013 | 23506532 |
| bottle gourd rootstock-grafting affects nitrogen metabolism in nacl-stressed watermelon leaves and enhances short-term salt tolerance. | the plant growth, nitrogen absorption, and assimilation in watermelon (citrullus lanatus [thunb.] mansf.) were investigated in self-grafted and grafted seedlings using the salt-tolerant bottle gourd rootstock chaofeng kangshengwang (lagenaria siceraria standl.) exposed to 100mm nacl for 3d. the biomass and no3(-) uptake rate were significantly increased by rootstock while these values were remarkably decreased by salt stress. however, compared with self-grafted plants, rootstock-grafted plants s ... | 2013 | 23399406 |
| characterization of the small rna component of leaves and fruits from four different cucurbit species. | micrornas (mirnas) are a class of non-coding small rnas involved in post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression critical for plant growth and development, stress responses and other diverse biological processes in plants. the cucurbitaceae or cucurbit family represents some of economically important species, particularly those with edible and medicinal fruits. genomic tools for the molecular analysis of members of this family are just emerging. partial draft genome sequence became availab ... | 2012 | 22823569 |
| proteomic study participating the enhancement of growth and salt tolerance of bottle gourd rootstock-grafted watermelon seedlings. | an insertion grafting technique to do research on salt tolerance was applied using watermelon (citrullus lanatus [thunb.] mansf. cv. xiuli) as a scion and bottle gourd (lagenaria siceraria standl. cv. chaofeng kangshengwang) as a rootstock. rootstock-grafting significantly relieved the inhibition of growth and photosynthesis induced by salt stress in watermelon plants. proteomic analysis revealed 40 different expressed proteins in response to rootstock-grafting and/or salt stress. these proteins ... | 2012 | 22771436 |
| the cucurbitaceae and solanaceae illustrated in medieval manuscripts known as the tacuinum sanitatis. | beginning in the last two decades of the 14th century, richly illuminated versions of the tacuinum sanitatis, the latin translation of an 11th-century arabic manuscript known as taqwim al-sihha bi al-ashab al-sitta, were produced in northern italy. these illustrated manuscripts provide a window on late medieval life in that region by containing some 200 full-page illustrations, many of which vividly depict the harvest of vegetables, fruits, flowers, grains, aromatics and medicinal plants. our ob ... | 2009 | 19318382 |
| the cucurbit images (1515-1518) of the villa farnesina, rome. | the gorgeous frescoes organized by the master renaissance painter raphael sanzio (1483-1520) and illustrating the heavenly adventures of cupid and psyche were painted between 1515 and 1518 to decorate the roman villa (now known as the villa farnesina) of the wealthy sienese banker agostino chigi (1466-1520). surrounding these paintings are festoons of fruits, vegetables and flowers painted by giovanni martini da udine (1487-1564), which include over 170 species of plants. a deconstruction and co ... | 2006 | 16314340 |
| transferability of cucumber microsatellite markers used for phylogenetic analysis and population structure study in bottle gourd (lagenaria siceraria (mol.) standl.). | improved breeding for developing fruit quality in bottle gourd (lagenaria siceraria (mol.) standl.) necessitates knowledge regarding its genetic diversity. to achieve this, a set of 108 locus-specific ssr markers has been developed in bottle gourd by cross-species transferability from 995 mapped cucumis sativus ssr markers. during screening, 280 primer pairs amplified in the bottle gourd germplasm, which were further evaluated in a diverse set of 42 lines, resulting in 19 polymorphic, 89 monomor ... | 2015 | 25471016 |
| nutrient and enzymatic changes of hydrolysed tannery solid waste treated with epigeic earthworm eudrilus eugeniae and phytotoxicity assessment on selected commercial crops. | animal fleshing (anfl) is the predominant proteinaceous solid waste generated during processing of leather and it is confronting disposal problems. the aim of this study was to assess the potential of epigeic earthworm eudrilus eugeniae to utilize and transform the fermented anfl in the solid state (ssf) and submerged state (smf) into a value added product along a low residence period (25 days). a total of six treatment units containing different waste mixture compositions were established. fift ... | 2014 | 23818071 |
| development and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite markers in momordica charantia (cucurbitaceae). | | 2010 | 21616876 |
| estimating the costs of allocation to male and female functions in a monoecious cucurbit, lagenaria siceraria. | costs of allocation to male versus female functions were determined for the monecious, annual vine lagenaria siceraria by removing all flower buds of a given gender and using the additional vegetative growth as a measure of the cost of allocation to that gender (following methods of silvertown 1987). in this cucurbit, we found significant costs associated with male flower production and fruit production, but not with female flower production. these results are not surprising given the strongly m ... | 1995 | 28306801 |
| reassessing coxcatlan cave and the early history of domesticated plants in mesoamerica. | reanalysis and direct accelerator mass spectrometry radiocarbon dating of the cucurbit assemblage from coxcatlan cave provide information on the timing and sequence of the initial appearance of three domesticated plants in the tehuacán valley (puebla, mexico) and allow reassessment of the overall temporal context of plant domestication in mexico. cucurbita pepo is the earliest documented domesticate in the cave, dating to 7,920 calibrated calendrical (cal) years b.p. the bottle gourd (lagenaria ... | 2005 | 15908505 |
| radioprotective potential of lagenaria siceraria extract against radiation-induced gastrointestinal injury. | the cucurbits (prebiotics) were investigated as novel agents for radio-modification against gastrointestinal injury. the cell-cycle fractions and dna damage were monitored in hct-15 cells. a cucurbit extract was added to culture medium 2 h before irradiation (6 gy) and was substituted by fresh medium at 4 h post-irradiation. the whole extract of the fruits of lagenaria siceraria, luffa cylindrica, or cucurbita pepo extract enhanced g2 fractions (42%, 34%, and 37%, respectively) as compared with ... | 2016 | 27863208 |
| italian horticultural and culinary records of summer squash (cucurbita pepo, cucurbitaceae) and emergence of the zucchini in 19th-century milan. | summer squash, the young fruits of cucurbita pepo, are a common, high-value fruit vegetable. of the summer squash, the zucchini, c. pepo subsp. pepo zucchini group, is by far the most cosmopolitan. the zucchini is easily distinguished from other summer squash by its uniformly cylindrical shape and intense colour. the zucchini is a relatively new cultivar-group of c. pepo, the earliest known evidence for its existence having been a description in a book on horticulture published in milan in 1901. ... | 2016 | 27343231 |
| anticancer and anti-inflammatory activities of some dietary cucurbits. | in this study, we investigated few dietary cucurbits for anticancer activity by monitoring cytotoxic (mtt and ldh assays), apoptotic (caspase-3 and annexin-v assays), and also their anti-inflammatory effects by il-8 cytokine assay. aqua-alcoholic (50:50) whole extracts of cucurbits [lagenaria siceraria (ls), luffa cylindrica (lc) and cucurbita pepo (cp)] were evaluated in colon cancer cells (ht-29 and hct-15) and were compared with isolated biomolecule, cucurbitacin-b (cbit-b). mtt and ldh assay ... | 2015 | 26011982 |
| initial formation of an indigenous crop complex in eastern north america at 3800 b.p. | although geneticists and archaeologists continue to make progress world-wide in documenting the time and place of the initial domestication of a growing number of plants and animals, far less is known regarding the critically important context of coalescence of various species into distinctive sets or complexes of domesticates in each of the world's 10 or more independent centers of agricultural origin. in this article, the initial emergence of a crop complex is described for one of the best-doc ... | 2009 | 19366669 |
| repellent effect of lagenaria siceraria extracts against culex pipiens. | ethanolic, acetone and petroleum ether extracts from leaves and stems of lagenaria siceraria (cucurbitaceae) were screened for their repellency effect against culex pipiens l. mosquito. the repellent action of the present plant extracts were varied depending on the plant parts and the dose of extract. the petroleum ether extract of leaves showed the same repellency percent (100%) of commercial formulation, n. n.diethyl toulamide (deet) at the higher dose (3.33 mg/cm2), while petroleum ether extr ... | 2014 | 24961030 |
| quality characteristics of low-fat chicken nuggets: effect of common salt replacement and added bottle gourd (lagenaria siceraria l.). | there is growing demand for the meat products having healthier characteristics. in an endeavour to develop low-salt, low-fat and high-fibre chicken nuggets an investigation was carried out to observe the effects of partial replacement (40%) of sodium chloride in pre-standardised low-fat chicken nuggets (control, 20 g kg⁻¹ nacl) with a salt substitute blend as well as incorporation of bottle gourd (lagenaria siceraria l.) in the resulting low-salt, low-fat products at three different levels, i.e. ... | 2012 | 22511275 |
| effect of polyamines and silver nitrate on the high frequency regeneration from cotyledon explants of bottle gourd (lagenaria siceraria; sp. asiatica). | in this study, we have investigated the effect ofpolyamines (pa) and silver nitrate (agno3) on the high frequency regeneration from cotyledon explants of bottle gourd containing murashige and skoog (ms) media supplemented with different kind of cytokinin alone or in the combination. synergistic effect of kinetin (1 mg l(-1)) and benzyl adenine (ba) (2 mg l(-1)) itself showed highest shoot regeneration (80.6%) efficiency than ba or kinetin alone in cotyledon explants of bottle gourd without addin ... | 2007 | 19069930 |