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  2. Cucurbitacin - Wikipedia

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    These authors also discovered the transcription factors Bl (Bitter leaf) and Bt (Bitter fruit) that regulate this pathway in leaves and fruits, respectively. The Bi gene confers bitterness to the entire plant and is genetically associated with an operon -like gene cluster, similar to the gene cluster involved in thalianol biosynthesis in ...

  3. Momordica charantia - Wikipedia

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    Momordica charantia (commonly called bitter melon, cerassee, goya, bitter apple, bitter gourd, bitter squash, balsam-pear, karavila and many more names listed below) [1] is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit.

  4. List of plants used in herbalism - Wikipedia

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    Fruit has been used for centuries purportedly for heart disease, digestive and kidney related problems. [51] Curcuma longa: Turmeric: Spice that lends its distinctive yellow color to Indian curries, has long been used in Ayurvedic and traditional Chinese medicine to aid digestion and liver function, relieve arthritis pain, and regulate ...

  5. Cucurbitaceae - Wikipedia

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    Momordica – bitter melon. Luffa – commonly called 'luffa' or ‘luffa squash'; sometimes spelled loofah. Young fruits may be cooked; when fully ripened, they become fibrous and unpalatable, thus becoming the source of the loofah scrubbing sponge. Cyclanthera – Caigua.

  6. Momordin (saponin) - Wikipedia

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    Momordin is one of several saponins derived from oleanolic acid, a triterpenoid.These chemical compounds are found in some plants of the genus Momordica, which includes the bitter melon (M. charantia) and the balsam apple (M. balsamina), as well as in other Asian herbal medicine plants such as Kochia scoparia and Ampelopsis radix.

  7. Momordin (protein) - Wikipedia

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    Momordin or α-momorcharin is one of several related proteins isolated from several plants of the genus Momordica, which includes the bitter melon (M. charantia) and the balsam apple (M. balsamina). These enzymes are potent inhibitor of protein synthesis in eukaryotes by inactivating the ribosomes .

  8. Citrullus ecirrhosus - Wikipedia

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    It is the sister species to the bitter melon, Citrullus amarus with which it shares hard, white and bitter flesh. [2] The vines can crawl for up to two metres, and it has yellow flowers. As a desert plant, it is a hardy species, surviving with little water and strong sunlight. The leaves form annual stems which die back each year.

  9. Momordicinin - Wikipedia

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    Momordicinin (13β,28-epoxy-urs-11-en-3-one) is chemical compound, a triterpene with formula C 30 H 46 O 2, found in the fresh fruit of the bitter melon (Momordica charantia). [1]

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