Cucurbitacins (Cus) are a class of highly oxidized tetracyclic triterpenoids that confer a bitter taste to cucurbits such as cucumber, melon, watermelon, squash, and pumpkin. To date, a large …

Cucurbitacins may be a taste deterrent in plants foraged by some animals and in some edible plants preferred by humans, such as cucumbers and zucchinis. [1] . In laboratory research, …

2022年3月1日 · Cucurbitacin C is associated with foliage and fruit bitterness in cucumber (Shang et al., 2014; Wu et al., 2019). In C. myriocapus and C. africanus , bitterness in both leaves and …

2023年3月30日 · In this study, cucurbitacins A, B, C, D, E, and I and untargeted volatile compounds were analyzed using the fruit of 69 inbred cucumber of diverse cultivars. Only …

2024年5月1日 · Cucurbitacin C (CuC) has been identified as the major cucurbitacin that results in bitter-tasting cucumber (Shang et al., 2014). Humans could perceive bitterness in cucumber …

Cucurbitacins are found in many cucurbitaceous plants. They are most common in species of the Bryonia, Cucumis, Cucurbita, Luffa, Echinocystis, Lagenaria and Citrullus. The plants of …

Comparative analysis of the Luffa and cucumber genomes showed that Bi, CYP450s, and ACT are located in the conserved syntenic loci, and formed a cucurbitacin biosynthesis cluster. This …

Cucurbitacins constitute a group of cucumber-derived dietary lipids, highly oxidized tetracyclic triterpenoids, with potential medical uses. These compounds are known to interact with a …

The eight most active cucurbitacin components against cancer are cucurbitacin B, D, E, I, IIa, L glucoside, Q, and R. Their mechanisms of action include antiproliferation, inhibition of …

2023年1月1日 · Cucurbitacin B is the main active component isolated from Cucumis mello L. Research shows that cucurbitacin B exerts powerful anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiviral, …