TY - JOUR
T1 - Cucurbita plants
T2 - From farm to industry
AU - Salehi, Bahare
AU - Sharifi-Rad, Javad
AU - Capanoglu, Esra
AU - Adrar, Nabil
AU - Catalkaya, Gizem
AU - Shaheen, Shabnum
AU - Jaffer, Mehwish
AU - Giri, Lalit
AU - Suyal, Renu
AU - Jugran, Arun K.
AU - Calina, Daniela
AU - Docea, Anca Oana
AU - Kamiloglu, Senem
AU - Kregiel, Dorota
AU - Antolak, Hubert
AU - Pawlikowska, Ewelina
AU - Sen, Surjit
AU - Acharya, Krishnendu
AU - Bashiry, Moein
AU - Selamoglu, Zeliha
AU - Martorell, Miquel
AU - Sharopov, Farukh
AU - Martins, Natália
AU - Namiesnik, Jacek
AU - Cho, William C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 by the authors.
PY - 2019/8/1
Y1 - 2019/8/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Cucurbita plants
KW - Cucurbits
KW - Food industry
KW - Phytochemical composition
KW - Pumpkin
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85070864299&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/app9163387
DO - 10.3390/app9163387
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85070864299
SN - 2076-3417
VL - 9
JO - Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
JF - Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
IS - 16
M1 - 3387
ER -