Chayote (Sechium edule) has gained widespread consuming acceptance and recognized
by its nutritional and bio-functional properties. The present review surveys and describes the …

Cucurbitacins are a class of secondary metabolites initially isolated from the Cucurbitaceae
family. They are important for their analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antiviral, and …

Chayote (Sechium edule) is an agricultural crop in the Cucurbitaceae family that is rich in
bioactive components. To enhance genetic research on chayote, we used Nanopore third …

Chayote leaves are known for culinary and traditional medicine applications. This work
intended to recover carotenoids and phenolic compounds from chayote leaves using the …

Abstract Context: Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw.(Cucurbitaceae) is used in ethnomedicine, but
the diversity of the varietal groups of this species has not often been considered. This is …

The antiproliferative potential of a crude extract from the chayote hybrid H-837-07-GISeM®
and its potential for apoptosis induction were assessed in leukaemic cell lines and normal …

The fruit of chayote (Sechium edule) has a recalcitrant seed, as a consequence, viviparism
(seed germination inside the fruit) occurs in the first 13 days after harvest. However, at the …

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a risk factor for cognitive deterioration and frailty in older
adults. In this regard it has been shown that oxidative stress (OxS) and chronic inflammation …

Sechium edule (Cucurbitaceae) is a commercial species of chayote and is just one of
several species in the genus Sechium, whose extracts inhibit proliferation in tumor cell lines …

The Sechium edule Perla Negra cultivar is a recently-obtained biological material whose
progenitors are S. edule var. nigrum minor and S. edule var. amarus silvestrys, the latter of …