Abstract Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a disease caused due to high blood sugar levels. Treatment for patients can be supported through suitable diet and nutrition intake. One of the potential plants used in diabetic pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) which contains numerous bioactive compounds such as fiber, beta-carotene, phenolic compounds. This study was conducted determine effect substitution feedin...

UNLABELLED Seeds are considered to be agro-industrial residues, which can be used as source of macronutrients and/or raw material for extraction of vegetable oils, since they present great quantities of bioactive compounds. This study aimed to characterize the lipid fractions and the seeds of pumpkin (Cucurbita sp) varieties Nova Caravela, Mini Paulista, Menina Brasileira, and Moranga de Mesa a...

Cucurbit powdery mildew (PM) is one of the most severe fungal diseases, but the molecular mechanisms underlying PM resistance remain largely unknown, especially in pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata Duch.). The goal of this study was to identify gene expression differences in PM-treated plants (harvested at 24 h and 48 h after inoculation) and untreated (control) plants of inbred line "112-2" using RN...

BACKGROUND 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 ag...

Reports of snails’ resistance to niclosamide appeared recently and finding new molluscicides becomes necessary. We investigated the molluscicidal effects Cucurbita maxima seed extracts on Biomph...