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In vitro studies on antitumor bioactive substances of ecballium elaterium /

Mai Mohammed Farid Kotb

In vitro studies on antitumor bioactive substances of ecballium elaterium / دراسات معمليه على المواد الفعاله بيولوجيا المضاده للاورام فى نبات قثاء الحمار Mai Mohammed Farid Kotb ; Supervised Abdelgawad Ali Fahmi , Ahmed Ibrahim Amin , Mahmoud Mohammed Sakr - Cairo : Mai Mohammed Farid Kotb , 2010 - 184 P. : charts , facsimiles ; 25cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Science - Department of Biochemistry

Squirting cucumber (Ecballium elaterium) is an important wild cucurbit member of cucurbitaceae family in the Mediterranean region. Its importance is due to its content from elaterium, an extract rich in cucurbitacins which is known for its medicinal properties. In this study, establishment of tissue cultures from different parts of squirting cucumber, endemic in Egypt was achieved



Antitumor activity Cucurbitacins Ecballium elaterium