Review of Cucurbita pepo (Pumpkin) its Phytochemistry and Pharmacology

Gutierrez, Rosa Martha Pérez

doi:10.4172/2161-0444.1000316

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“…Carotenoids are present in high amount in the fruit of these plants and their hybrids, αand βcarotene; ζ-carotene; neoxanthin; violaxanthin; lutein; zeaxanthin; taraxanthin; luteoxanthin; auroxanthine; neurosporene; flavoxanthin; 5,6,5 ,6 -diepoxy-β-carotene; phytofluene; α-cryptoxanthin; and β-cryptoxanthin [53,[67][68][69][70]. The total carotenoid content varies in range from 234.21 µg/g to 404.98 µg/g in C. moschata fruit [71], and 171.9 µg/g to 461.9 µg/g in C. pepo fruit [61]. The concentration of carotenoids is much higher (10 fold higher) in the peel of C. moschata than flesh [57].…”

Section: Carotenoids and Tocopherols In Cucurbitamentioning

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Cucurbita Plants: From Farm to Industry

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The Cucurbita genus, a member of Cucurbitaceae family, also known as cucurbits, is native to the Americas. Genus members, like Cucurbita pepo and Cucurbita maxima, have been used for centuries in folk medicine for treating gastrointestinal diseases and intestinal parasites. These pharmacological effects are mainly attributed to their phytochemical composition. Indeed, Cucurbita species are a natural source of carotenoids, tocopherols, phenols, terpenoids, saponins, sterols, fatty acids, functional carbohydrates, and polysaccharides, that beyond exerting remarkable biological effects, have also been increasingly exploited for biotechnological applications. In this article, we specifically cover the habitat, cultivation, phytochemical composition, and food preservative abilities of Cucurbita plants.

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“…Ten years later, Gaidi et al [94] discovered the foetidissimoside B in the same source. Also, Matus et al [95] extracted sterols from seeds, and the most abundant were ∆7.22.25-stigmastatrienol, β-sitosterol, spinasterol and ∆7.25-stigmastadienol [61].…”

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“…Both linoleic and oleic acids are characterized by healthy and preventive properties against cardiovascular diseases (Achremowicz & Szary-Sworst, 2000;Krichevsky, 2000). Active ingredients present in pumpkin seed oil having excellent health-promoting properties are for example: phytosterols, proteins, antioxidants, and vitamins (Gutierrez, 2016). Phytosterols-sterols synthesized by plants-located in pumpkin seeds, became an important phytotherapeutic agent used in the prophylaxis and treatment of prostate gland hypertrophy (Xanthopoulou, Nomikos, Fragopoulou, & Antonopoulou, 2009).…”

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Formulation of oil‐in‐water emulsions containing enzymatically modified rabbit fat with pumpkin seed oil

Kowalska

Babut

Woźniak

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J Food Process Preserv

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The aim of this study was to determine the effect of enzymatic interesterification of rabbit fat and pumpkin seed oil blends on selected physicochemical properties of the emulsions, in which interesterified blends were used as a fatty bases. Fatty acids composition, polar and nonpolar fraction content, acid value, slip melting point, texture, and crystalline microstructure were determined for the noninteresterified and interesterified fat blends. The proposed modified fat blends were used as a fatty base of emulsion systems. The microscopic structure, viscosity, and color changes of the dispersion systems during storage were also assessed. Turbiscan test was applied for stability evaluation. On the basis of the obtained results, it was found that the enzymatically interesterified fat blends revealed increased content of the polar fraction, decreased slip melting point, as well as a little changes in fatty acid composition. The variations of fat blends crystal morphology were also observed, decrease in the number of crystals and their greater fragmentation after the interesterification reaction. The study also showed that the greatest stability was obtained for emulsion containing an equal amount of fats, 1% w/w of carboxymethylcellulose, 18.3% w/w of diacylglycerols, and 4.2% w/w of monoacylglycerols. Practical applications In our opinion, the obtained new fats as well as new model emulsion systems may be used as a basis for the food or cosmetic products. However, the further study should be extended toward the use of more effective viscosity modifiers, either by modification of the interesterification process to obtain more efficient ratio of emulsifiers in the fat blends.

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“…Cucurbits plants can be cultivated worldwide in warmer region and are popular food crop plants. Some of these species include squashes, pumpkins, melons and gourds (Perez Gutierrez, 2016). The cultivated Cucurbita species are: C. argyrosperma, C. maxima, C. moschata, and C. pepo, which include both summer squash and winter squash as well as ornamental gourds.…”

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Chromosome stability of in vitro propagated Cucurbita cultivars

Dursun

Uncuoğlu

Aydın

2019

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Cucurbita pepo L., a member of Cucurbitaceae family, is an annual plant with herbaceous stems, broad leaves and superficial scattered roots. Monoecious flower structure in the Cucurbitaceae family and the differences in the maturing time of male and female organs in flowers cause an increase in the foreign fertilization rate. Therefore, there may be positive or negative changes in the existing characteristics of the species. Micropropagation method can be performed in pumpkin species for clonal propagation, but their genetic stability in tissue culture is an important consideration. Chromosome number and morphology are primary cytogenetic parameters that must remain stable after in vitro propagation. We preformed cytogenetic analysis of different hybrid pumpkin genotypes cultivated in our country (Ardendo, Angelina, Torpido, Roni, Sena Hanım) in order to determinate their chromosome stability level. Cotyledon nodes, nodes, shoot apex, hypocotyl and internode explants were prepared from the 4-week old C. pepo seedlings by making a horizontal slice through the hypocotyl region. The highest shoot and callus regeneration was obtained in Torpido genotypes in cotyledonary node explants produced multiple shoots placed in tissue culture media MS+1 mg/l N6-benzylamino-purine BA. The chromosome number and karyotype analysis were determined in control and in vitro propagated Cucurbita pepo L. plants and ploidy levels were confirmed to be 2n = 40.

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Review of Cucurbita pepo (Pumpkin) its Phytochemistry and Pharmacology

Cited by 108 publications

References 53 publications

Cucurbita Plants: From Farm to Industry

Cucurbita Plants: From Farm to Industry

Formulation of oil‐in‐water emulsions containing enzymatically modified rabbit fat with pumpkin seed oil

Chromosome stability of in vitro propagated Cucurbita cultivars

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