Ethnopharmacological relevance Medicinal plants of Cucurbitaceae family consist of several
edible fruits and vegetables consumed worldwide since ancient times. The plants of this …

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

Pectin is one of high-value functional food ingredients. Better knowledge of properties of
chayote pectin would help to promote the application of the chayote as a pectin source. In …

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

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 …

There are hereditary mutations that predispose individuals to cancer development, such as
pathogenic variants in the germ line of the tumor protein 53 (TP53) suppressor gene. This …

Chayote (Sechium edule), a member of the Cucurbitaceae family, is cultivated throughout
tropical and subtropical regions of the world and utilized in pharmaceutical, cosmetic and …

Natural products are in great demand because certain secondary metabolites (SMs) are
sources of antioxidants, flavorings, active substances, or anticancer agents with less …

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 …