Colocynthis

From amino acid compositions, evaluations o7" the nutritional potentials of cucurbit meals and globulins can be calculated according to FA0/WH0 (54). The A E ratios, which are the amounts of each essential amino acid relative to the total amount of essential amino acids, are shown in Table II. These data indicate that, like most other oilseeds, cucurbit seeds are deficient in lysine and sulfur-containing amino acids. However, sulfur-containing amino acids are considerably high in CitrullI us colocynthis (egusi, ancestral watermelon) seed protein and exceed the suggested level in FA0/WH0 reference protein (55). 

Hordeum vulgare (Gram.) Barbarea vulgaris (Brass.) Centaurea triumfetti (Comp.) Citrullus colocynthis (Cucur.) Vellozia sp. (Velloz.)... 

For the new C-hydroxybenzyl glycoflavones from Citnillus colocynthis," the complete C NMR data were assigned and additionally confirmed by 2D-COSY, HETCOR, and selective INEPT experiments. 

Maatooq, G.T. et al., C-p-hydroxybenzylglycosylflavones from Citrullus colocynthis. Phytochemistry, 44, 187, 1997. 

Linoleic acid (18 2n-6) is an essential fatty acid that must be obtained through diets. In this section, fruit, spice, and herb seed oils rich in linoleic acids are summarized. These seed oils include watermelon, melon Cucumis melo and Colocynthis citrullus), goldenberry, grape, rose fruit, paprika, red pepper, onion, black cumin, and Onagraceae seed oils. Several seed oils may be listed in other sections if they contain significant level of a special fatty acid. For example, pumpkin seed oils rich in both oleic acid and linoleic acid, are listed under the section named, Edible seed oils rich in oleic acid (18 ln-9). ... 

Colocynthis citrullus L (melon) is a tropical vine that is native to West Africa. The flesh from the fruit of this melon is bitter and inedible the edible part of the fruit is the seed (33). Nwokolo and Sim (26) examined the fatty acid composition of... 

Fatty Acid Watermelon Melon cucumis melo) Melon Colocynthis citrullus Goldenberry Grape Rose Paprika >... 

Watermelon, Melon (Cucumis melo), Melon Colocynthis citnjilus L.), Goldenberry, Grape, Rose, and Paprika stand for Watermelon, Melon (Cucumis melo), Melon (Colocynthis citmllus L.), goldenberry, grape, rose, and paprika seed oil, respectively. Numbers correspond to the references cited, nd stands for not detected. 

Colocynthis citrullus seed oil and found that it contained a relatively high percentage of linoleic acid that accounted for 57.7% of total fatty acids (Table 4) (26). Oleic acid was the second major fatty acid (14.5%). The seed oil contained about 25.3% saturated fatty acids (Table 4). Moussata and Akoh (27) also reported a similar fatty acid profile of Colocynthis citrullus L. seed oil. The primary fatty acid was linoleic acid, contributing 65.4% of total fats. The other significant fatty acids included oleic (13.5%), palmitic (12.1%), and stearic (9.0%) acids (Table 4). 

The dried pulp of the fruit of Citrullus colocynthis (colocynth) is a drastic laxative, which contains toxic cucurbitacins. 

Citrullus colocynthis (colocynth) Ecballium elaterium (squirting cucumber)... 

Urtica dioica (stinging nettie) Urticaceae (nettie) Colocynth Citrullus colocynthis... 

Colocynthis Pulp of fruit Citrullus Colocynthis Africa and Asia Tropics... 

CoLOCVNTBI.S. Colocynth. Cucumis colocynthis. W. IV. 611. Fructus, cortice seminibusque ab-jectis. The fruit deprived of its rind and seeds. 

Habs M. Jahn SA. Schmahi D. 1984. Carcinogenic activity of condensate from coloquint seeds ( Citrullus colocynthis) after chronic epicutaneous administration to mice. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 108 154-156. 

Colocyiithidis fructus Citrullus colocynthis (L.) SCHRAD, Ciicurbitaceae Tetracyclic triterpenes Cucurbitacin gliicosides E,i,L... 

Citrullus colocynthis Schrad. Cucurbitaceae Mor fruit antiepilepnc. 85... 

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