Citrullus lanatus

Tarachiwin, L., Masako, O., and Fukusaki, E. (2008). Quality evaluation and prediction of Citrullus lanatus by 3H NMR-based metabolomics and multivariate analysis. J. Agric. Food Chem. 56, 5827-5835. 

D-Glucopyranosylcucurbitacin I (25) and 2-0-/3-D-glucopyrano-sylcucurbitacin E (26) have been isolated from Citrullus lanatus.30 Several new cucurbitacins from Ecballium elaterium have been reported.31 They include cucur-bitacin R (dihydrocucurbitacin D) (27), anhydro-22-deoxo-3-epi-isocucurbitacin D (28), hexanorcucurbitacin (29), and 16-deoxy-A16-hexanorcucurbitacin O (30). 

Cicadellidae. See Leafhoppcrs Cicindelidae. See Tiger beetles Cimicifuga, 71 Cimicifuga foetida. 71 Citrullus lanatus. See Watermelon Citrus, 72-73... 

Melon (Cucumis melo, Cucurhitaceae), Muskmelon, Sugarmelon Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus, Cucurhitaceae)... 

People around the world enjoy Africa s culinary contributions. These include the peanut Arachis hypogaea, Fabaceae), yam (Dioscorea spp., Dioscoreaceae), watermelon Citrullus lanatus, Cucurbitaceae), okra Abelmoschus esculentus, Malvaceae) and many other foods and flavors. In North America and in many other parts of the world there is little recognition of the many contributions that Africa has made to modem culture, i.e., perhaps beyond the domain of etlmobotanists and pharmacognosists. 

Citrullus lanatus Leaves and Vermifuge,Tonic, The aqueous decoction of fresh or dried leaves and seeds... 

Kaya, C., Higgs, D., Kirnak, H., Tas, I., 2003. Mycorrhizal colonisation improves fruit yield and water use efficiency in watermelon (Citrullus lanatus Thunb.) grown nnder well-watered and water-stressed conditions. Plant Soil 253, 287-292. 

XLII L-Citrulline watermelon Citrullus lanatus Cucurbitaceae... 

Bitter and nonbitter forms of the many Cucur-bitaceae are known. The bitter forms contain cu-curbitacins (III) in fruits and seeds. For example, Citrullus lanatus (watermelon) contains HIE in glycosidic form while Cucumis sativus (cucumber) contains IOC and Cucurbita spp. (pumpkin) contains IIIB, D, E and I (cf. Formula 18.6). 

P-Pyrazol-l-yl-L-alanine (2-61), derived from pyrazole, occurs in some plants of the Cucurhitaceae family. It was first isolated from the seeds of watermelon Citrullus lanatus), where it represents approximately 0.1% of dry matter. It also occurs in the seeds of many other melons, squashes and gourds, together with other heterocyclic amino acids such as 3-aminopyrrolidine-3-carboxylic acid (2-52). 

Melons Cucumis melo) are relatives of cucumbers. The first melons were bitter, but they were bred to produce sweeter fruit and introduced into Europe from Africa by the Moors. They reached France in the fifteenth century and were taken to the New World by Columbus. Melons and cantaloupes contain high levels of carotenes. Watermelons Citrullus lanatus) are distant relatives of melons, widely spread throughout Africa. They were known to the Egyptians and wild watermelons grow in the Kalahari Desert. Watermelons were introduced to Europe in the fifteenth century. Watermelon can contain high levels of carotenes, particularly lycopene 23-72 mg/1 have been reported (van den Berg et al. 2000). 

Korish, M. (2015). Potential utilization of Citrullus lanatus van Coloc3mthoides waste as a novel source of pectin,/ FoodSci. TechnoL, 52(4), 2401-2407. 

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