Citrullus lanatus

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Internal ID	UUID6440118b7c6f6704290031
Scientific name	Citrullus lanatus
Authority	(Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
First published in	Index Seminum (TI, Tokyo) 1915-1916: 30 (1916)

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Important notice

Content in this section summarizes historical and cultural records. It is not medical advice.
Do not use plants for self-treatment. Safety, efficacy, and appropriate use are not established here.
Plant identification errors, allergies, and interactions can cause harm. Consult qualified professionals for health questions.
Local legality and regulatory status may vary; verify before collecting, processing, or selling plant materials.

(no documented ethnomedicinal teas, decoctions, tinctures, macerations, or poultices in reliable sources for Citrullus lanatus)

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Common products:
- Fresh watermelon fruit for direct consumption.
- Watermelon juice (fresh, concentrated or pasteurized).
- Canned or frozen watermelon pieces.
- Dried or candied watermelon rind.
- Watermelon seed kernels (snack) and seed oil (cold‑pressed or refined).

Industrial and craft applications:
- Seed oil extraction for edible oil; the residual seed meal is used as animal feed or fertilizer.
- Rind and pulp serve as a source of pectin, a gelling agent in jams and jellies.
- Lycopene extracted from the flesh provides natural red food colorants.
- Rind fiber is investigated for biodegradable composites and as a cellulose source for papermaking.

Food and beverages (non‑medicinal):
- Fruit consumed fresh in salads, fruit bowls or as garnish.
- Juice used in beverages, smoothies and frozen desserts.
- Frozen watermelon cubes added to drinks.
- Dehydrated or candied rind marketed as a snack.
- Fermented beverages such as watermelon wine.

Colorants and tanning:
- Lycopene‑rich extracts function as natural red colorants in processed foods and comply with natural‑color additive regulations.

Fragrance and cosmetics:
- Watermelon aroma extracts are incorporated into flavorings, fragrances and cosmetic formulations for their characteristic sweet‑muscat scent.

Properties relevant to use:
- Seeds contain about 20 % oil, with a fatty‑acid profile dominated by linoleic acid (≈60–70 % of total) and an iodine value of ≈120.
- Fruit flesh is ~92 % water and contains lycopene (≈4–5 mg · 100 g⁻¹), giving a red hue.
- Rind provides pectin (≈0.5–1 % dry weight) and cellulose suitable for fiber extraction.

Standards and regulation:
- Fresh watermelon as a commodity follows Codex Alimentarius standard for fresh fruits (Codex Stan 101‑1979) and national produce‑grade rules.
- Edible seed oil meets Codex vegetable‑oil standard (CODEX STAN 33‑1979) and relevant national food‑oil regulations (e.g., FDA 21 CFR 184.1505).
- Natural lycopene colorants are listed under EU additive code E160d and must meet purity specifications (EU Regulation 1333/2008).

Sustainability and sourcing:
- Global watermelon production exceeds 200 Mt · yr⁻¹, with major output from China, the United States and Turkey.
- By‑products (seeds, rind, pulp) are often under‑utilized; processing them into oil, pectin or fiber reduces waste and adds economic value, supporting integrated utilization of fruit biomass.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Momordica lanata	Thunb.	Prodr. Pl. Cap. : 13 (1794)
Anguria citrullus	Mill.	Gard. Dict. ed. 8 : Add. (1768)
Citrullus anguria	(Duches.) Hara	Taxon 2: 134 (1953)
Citrullus aquosus	Schur	Enum. Pl. Transsilv. : 221 (1866)
Citrullus battich	Forssk.	Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. : 167 (1775)
Citrullus caffrorum	Schrad.	Linnaea 12: 413 (1838)
Citrullus chodospermus	Fal. & Dun.	Bull. Soc. Centr. Agric. Dép. Hérault 1836: 264 (1836)
Citrullus citrullus	H.Karst.	Deut. Fl. : 889 (1882)
Citrullus citrullus	Small	Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 606 (1898)
Citrullus colocynthis var. capensis	Alef.
Citrullus edulis	Spach	Hist. Nat. Vég. 6: 214 (1838)
Citrullus edulis	Pangalo	Bull. Soc. Nat. Mosc., Biol. n. s., l. Livr. 5-6, 80, latine. [aedulis Pangalo 1930]. 1946
Citrullus lanatus var. albidus	(Chakravarty) Maheshw.	Indian J. Forest. 1: 180 (1978)
Citrullus lanatus var. caffrorum	(Alef.) Fosberg	Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 45: 15 (1980)
Citrullus lanatus var. capensis	(Alef.) Fursa	Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 57: 37 (1972)
Citrullus lanatus subsp. cordophanus	Ter-Avan.
Citrullus lanatus var. cordophanus	(Ter-Avan.) Fursa	Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 57: 38 (1972)
Citrullus lanatus var. fistulosus	Babu	Herb. Fl. Dehra Dun : 194 (1977)
Citrullus lanatus var. minor	(Chakravarty) Maheshw.	Indian J. Forest. 1: 180 (1978)
Citrullus lanatus subsp. mucosospermus	Fursa	Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 57(1): 38. 1972
Citrullus lanatus f. nigro-seminius	(Chakravarty) Maheshw.	Indian J. Forest. 1: 180 (1978)
Citrullus lanatus var. oblongus	(Chakravarty) Maheshw.	Indian J. Forest. 1: 181 (1978)
Citrullus lanatus var. pulcherrimus	(Chakravarty) Maheshw.	Indian J. Forest. 1: 180 (1978)
Citrullus lanatus var. pumilus	(Chakravarty) Maheshw.	Indian J. Forest. 1: 181 (1978)
Citrullus lanatus var. rotundus	(Chakravarty) Maheshw.	Indian J. Forest. 1: 180 (1978)
Citrullus lanatus var. senegalicus	Fursa
Citrullus lanatus var. shami	(Chakravarty) Maheshw.	Indian J. Forest. 1: 181 (1978)
Citrullus lanatus var. variegatus	(Chakravarty) Maheshw.	Indian J. Forest. 1: 180 (1978)
Citrullus lanatus var. virgatus	(Chakravarty) Maheshw.	Indian J. Forest. 1: 181 (1978)
Citrullus lanatus var. viridis	(Chakravarty) Maheshw.	Indian J. Forest. 1: 180 (1978)
Citrullus mucosospermus var. senegalicus	Fursa	Trudy Prikl. Bot. 81: 111 (1983)
Citrullus pasteca	Sageret	Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 8: 312 (1826)
Citrullus vulgaris	Schrad.	Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. : 279 (1836)
Citrullus vulgaris var. caffrorum	Alef.
Colocynthis amarissima	Schrad.	Linnaea 10(Litt.): 70 (1836)
Colocynthis citrullus	(L.) Kuntze	Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 256 (1891)
Cucumis amarissimus	Schrad.	Index Seminum (GOET, Gottingensis) 1829: [2] (1829)
Cucumis citrullus	Ser.	Prodr. 3: 301 (1828)
Cucumis dissectus	Decne.	Nouv. Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3: 449 (1834)
Cucumis edulis	Steud.	Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 1: 451. 1840
Cucumis laciniosus	Eckl. ex Steud.	Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 451 (1840)
Cucumis vulgaris	E.H.L.Krause	Deutschl. Fl. Abbild. , ed. 2, 12: 246 (1904)
Cucurbita anguria	Duchesne	Encycl. 2: 158 (1786)
Cucurbita caffra	Eckl. & Zeyh.	Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. : 279 (1836)
Cucurbita citrullus	L.	Sp. Pl. : 1010 (1753)
Cucurbita gigantea	Salisb.	Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 157 (1796)
Cucurbita pinnatifida	Schrank	Syll. Pl. Nov. 1: 190 (1824)
Cucumis citrullus var. jace	Ser.	Prodr. 3: 301 1828
Cucumis citrullus var. pasteca	Ser.	Prodr. 3: 301 1828
Citrullus lanatus f. amarus	(Schrad.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes	Sandakania 17: 50. 2008 [Jul 2008]
Colocynthis citrullus	Fritsch	Excursionsfl. Oesterreich (Ed. 3). 340, in clavi. 1922
Citrullus colocynthis var. lanatus	(Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
Colocynthis amarissima	Schltdl.	Linnaea Lit.: 70 1836
Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus	(Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai	Botani<CUL>eskij Zurnal. Moscow & Leningrad 57(1) 1972
Cucumis laciniosus	Eckl. ex Schrad.	Linnaea 10: 70 1836

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	watermelon
Spanish	sandía
ab	Акарпыжә
Afrikaans	waatlemoen
Amharic	በጢሕ
Arabic	البطيخ الأحمر
Arabic	بطيخ احمر
Arabic	بطيخ أحمر
Arabic	جح
Arabic	جحة
arq	دلاع
Azerbaijani	adi qarpız
azb	عادی قارپیز
ba	Ҡарбуҙ
ban	sumangka
bbc	haramoja
bcl	pakwan
Belarusian	Кавун звычайны
Bulgarian	обикновена диня
bi	watermelon
bjn	sumangka
Bengali	তরমুজ
Tibetan	ཆུ་ཀུབ།
Bosnian	lubenica
bxr	Тарбас
Catalan	sindriera
cdo	să̤-guă
Cherokee	ᎬᎩᏍᏗ
chy	nêxo'mévéhe
co	patecca
crh	qarpız
crh	büken
Czech	lubenice
Czech	vodní meloun
Czech	meloun vodní
Czech	lubenice obecná
cv	Арбуз
Welsh	melon dŵr
Danish	vandmelon
German	wassermelone
diq	hendi
dtp	sadur
dv	ކަރާ
Greek	Καρπούζι
eml	angüria
Esperanto	akvomelono
Estonian	harilik arbuus
Basque	angurri
Persian	هندوانه
Finnish	vesimeloni
French	pastèque
French	melon d'eau (plante)
French	pastèque (plante)
frr	weedermeloon
Galician	sandía
gn	sándia
gom	काळींग
Gujarati	તરબૂચ
guc	kalapaasü
Manx	mellyn ushtey
Hausa	ruwan ruwan ruwa
Hebrew	אבטיח תרבותי
Hebrew	אבטיח
Hebrew	אבטיח פשוט
Hindi	साइट्रुलस लैनाटस
Croatian	lubenica
Upper Sorbian	wódna melona
ht	melon dlo
Hungarian	görögdinnye
Armenian	Ձմերուկ
Armenian	ձմերուկ
hyw	Ձմերուկ
Indonesian	semangka
Igbo	anyụ mmiri
Igbo	watermelon
Icelandic	vatnsmelóna
Italian	cucumis citrullus
Italian	citrullus vulgaris
Japanese	西瓜
Japanese	水瓜
Japanese	スイカ
jv	semangka
kaa	g'arbız
kai	silò
kbp	pasɩtɛkɩ
kge	samaka
Khmer	ឪឡឹក
Kannada	ಕಲ್ಲಂಗಡಿ
Korean	수박
ks	ہیٚنٛد وینٛد
ku	şiftî
ku	şûtî
ku	zebeş
kus	bʋnditir/fʋrʋt
kus	watamilo
kus	wɔtamɛlɔn
kus	wɔtamɛlɔ
lad	karpuz
lb	waassermeloun
lb	citrullus lanatus var. lanatus
lbe	Къалпуз
Ganda	sekazzi
lij	pateca
Lithuanian	tikrasis arbūzas
Latvian	arbūzs
Latvian	kultūras arbūzs
Latvian	parastais arbūzs
Latvian	villainais arbūzs
lzh	西瓜
mad	somangka
Malagasy	voajabo
min	cimangko
Macedonian	Лубеница
Malayalam	തണ്ണിമത്തൻ
mn	Тарвас
mnc	ᡩᡠᠩᡤᠠ
mos	narɩ
Marathi	टरबूज
mrj	Арбуз
Malay	timun cina
Malay	tembikai
Malay	mendikai
Malay	semangka
mul	🍉
mwl	melóncia
Burmese	ဖရဲပင်
nah	chichilayohtli
nan	si-koe
nap	mellone russo
Norwegian Bokmål	vannmelon
Nepali	खरबुजा
Norwegian Nynorsk	vassmelon
nv	chʼééhjiyáán
Oromo	habaabii
Oriya	ତରଭୁଜ
os	Харбыз
Punjabi	ਹਦਵਾਣਾ
pdc	wassmeloon
Polish	arbuz zwyczajny
Punjab	ہدواݨا
Pashto	هندواڼه
Portuguese	melancia
Romanian	pepene verde
rsk	Ґереґа
Russian	арбуз
Russian	арбуз обыкновенный
Russian	citrullus lanatus var. lanatus
rup	himunicu
sa	कलिङ्गफलम्
sat	ᱛᱚᱨᱢᱩᱡᱽ
sc	sìndria
scn	muluni d'acqua
sd	ھنداڻو
se	Čáhcemelovdna
Sango	kê
Serbo-Croatian	lubenica
Sinhala	කොමඩු
Slovak	dyňa červená
Slovenian	lubenica
Shona	nwiwa
Somali	qare
Serbian	Лубеница
su	samangka
Swedish	vattenmelon
Swahili	tikitimaji
Tamil	தர்ப்பூசணி
tay	bahat
tcy	ಬಚ್ಚಂಗಾಯಿ
Telugu	పుచ్చ
Telugu	పుచ్చకాయ
Thai	แตงโม
Tonga	meleni
Turkish	karpuz
tt	гади карбыз
tyv	Дарбыс
udm	Арбуз
ug	تاۋۇز
Ukrainian	Кавун
Urdu	تربوز
vep	arbuz
Vietnamese	dưa hấu
Walloon	pasteke
war	pakwan
wo	xaal
yi	וואסערמעלאן
yi	ארבוז
za	gvehoengz
Chinese	西瓜
Chinese	寒瓜
Chinese	西瓜子
Chinese	西瓜子仁
Chinese	西瓜子壳
Chinese	西瓜根叶
Chinese	西瓜皮
Chinese	西瓜霜

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- East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya
  - Tanzania
  - Uganda
- Macaronesia
  - Azores
- Middle Atlantic Ocean
  - Ascension
- Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Chad
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  - Angola
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  - Zimbabwe
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  - Free State
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  - Lesotho
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  - Northern Provinces
  - Swaziland
- West Tropical Africa
  - Benin
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  - Ghana
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  - Ivory Coast
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  - Niger
  - Nigeria
  - Senegal
  - Sierra Leone
  - Togo
- West-central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi
  - Cameroon
  - Central African Republic
  - Congo
  - Gabon
  - Gulf Of Guinea Islands
  - Rwanda
  - Zaïre
- Western Indian Ocean
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  - Rodrigues
  - Réunion

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- China
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  - Korea
- Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan
  - Tadzhikistan
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  - Afghanistan
  - East Aegean Islands
  - Iraq
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  - Nepal
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  - Sri Lanka
- Indo-China
  - Andaman Islands
  - Laos
  - Nicobar Nicobar
  - Vietnam
- Malesia
  - Jawa
  - Lesser Sunda Islands

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  - New South Wales
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- New Zealand
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Europe click to expand
- Middle Europe
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  - Denmark
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  - Albania
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  - Romania
  - Turkey-in-Europe
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  - Portugal

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  - Mexico Southwest
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  - Illinois
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  - Missouri
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  - Maine
  - Massachusetts
  - Michigan
  - New Jersey
  - New York
  - Ohio
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  - Rhode Island
  - Vermont
  - West Virginia
- South-central U.S.A.
  - New Mexico
  - Texas
- Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama
  - Arkansas
  - Florida
  - Georgia
  - Kentucky
  - Louisiana
  - Maryland
  - Mississippi
  - North Carolina
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  - Tennessee
  - Virginia
- Southwestern U.S.A.
  - California
  - Nevada
  - Utah

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- Northwestern Pacific
  - Caroline Islands
  - Marianas
  - Marshall Islands
- South-central Pacific
  - Cook Islands
  - Society Islands
  - Tubuai Islands
- Southwestern Pacific
  - Gilbert Islands
  - Nauru
  - New Caledonia
  - Niue
  - Samoa
  - Vanuatu

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  - Cuba
  - Dominican Republic
  - Haiti
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  - Puerto Rico
  - Trinidad-Tobago
  - Venezuelan Antilles
  - Windward Islands
- Central America
  - Costa Rica
  - El Salvador
  - Guatemala
  - Nicaragua
- Northern South America
  - Venezuela
- Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast
  - Argentina Northwest
- Western South America
  - Bolivia
  - Colombia
  - Ecuador
  - Galápagos

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000607858
Florida Plant Atlas	331
Flora of Alabama	1662
Canadensys	27740
USDA Plants	CILA3
Tropicos	9201087
INPN	91800
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:291938-1
The Plant List	kew-2723908
Missouri Botanical Garden	279562
Open Tree Of Life	1006251
Observations.org	6615
NCBI Taxonomy	3654
NBN Atlas	NBNSYS0000033927
Nature Serve	2.159146
IPNI	291938-1
iNaturalist	70054
GBIF	2874621
Freebase	/m/0kpqd
EPPO	CITLA
EOL	584423
Elurikkus	3764
Calflora (Californian flora)	9814
USDA GRIN	10675
Wikipedia	Watermelon

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Accession	Assembly
Accession	Name	Level	Submitter	Released	Coverage	Size
GCA_039639715.1	ASM3963971v1	Complete Genome	Institute of advanced agriculture science, Peking university	2024-05-14	85	356.42 Mb

Scientific Literature Top

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Application of Developmental Regulators for Enhancing Plant Regeneration and Genetic Transformation

Xu P, Zhong Y, Xu A, Liu B, Zhang Y, Zhao A, Yang X, Ming M, Cao F, Fu F

Plants (Basel)

04-May-2024

PMCID:	PMC11085514
doi:	10.3390/plants13091272
PMID:	38732487

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Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Gonthier P, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, van der Werf W, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Bezerra Lima ÉF, Makowski D, Crotta M, Gobbi A, Golic D, Maiorano A, Mosbach‐Schulz O, Rossi E, Terzidou A, Vicent Civera A

EFSA J

29-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11056851
doi:	10.2903/j.efsa.2024.8741
PMID:	38686341

Exploring Gluten Assessment in Marketed Products through a Sandwich ELISA Methodology Based on Novel Recombinant Antibodies

Garcia-Calvo E, García-García A, Rodríguez S, Martín R, García T

Foods

26-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11083168
doi:	10.3390/foods13091341
PMID:	38731712

Antioxidant Responses and Growth Impairment in Cucurbita moschata Infected by Meloidogyne incognita

Tzean Y, Wang KT, Gamboa Chen E, Wang HW, Wu TM, Liu CA

Biology (Basel)

16-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11048190
doi:	10.3390/biology13040267
PMID:	38666879

The Ser/Thr protein kinase FonKin4-poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase FonPARP1 phosphorylation cascade is required for the pathogenicity of watermelon fusarium wilt fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum

Wang J, Gao Y, Xiong X, Yan Y, Lou J, Noman M, Li D, Song F

Front Microbiol

16-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11058995
doi:	10.3389/fmicb.2024.1397688
PMID:	38690366

Promoter variations of ClERF1 gene determines flesh firmness in watermelon

Zhou Y, Shen Q, Cai L, Zhao H, Zhang K, Ma Y, Bo Y, Lyu X, Yang J, Hu Z, Zhang M

BMC Plant Biol

16-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11020897
doi:	10.1186/s12870-024-05000-z
PMID:	38627629

Effect of Sempervivum tectorum Extract on Some Biomarkers of Reproductive Function and Levels of Some Trace Elements in Male Rats Exposed to Aluminum

Muselin F, Dumitrescu E, Doma AO, Degi DM, Degi J, Savici J, Grigorescu CC, Brezovan D, Gencia I, Cristina RT

Animals (Basel)

16-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11047588
doi:	10.3390/ani14081196
PMID:	38672344

Antifungal Activity of Ribosome-Inactivating Proteins

Iglesias R, Citores L, Gay CC, Ferreras JM

Toxins (Basel)

15-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11054410
doi:	10.3390/toxins16040192
PMID:	38668617

Viral Threats to Fruit and Vegetable Crops in the Caribbean

Tennant P, Rampersad S, Alleyne A, Johnson L, Tai D, Amarakoon I, Roye M, Pitter P, Chang PG, Myers Morgan L

Viruses

13-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11053604
doi:	10.3390/v16040603
PMID:	38675944

The Greuter Herbarium in Palermo: An Inventory of Its Type Specimens Available Online, with Some Thoughts on Type Terminology (Occasional Papers from the Herbarium Greuter, N° 5)

Greuter W

Plants (Basel)

12-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC11053905
doi:	10.3390/plants13081086
PMID:	38674494

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Front Plant Sci

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Chen J, Tao F, Xue Y, Xu B, Li X

Int J Mol Sci

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Food Chem (Oxf)

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Foods

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In Silico Pharmacol

07-Apr-2024

PMCID:	PMC10999405
doi:	10.1007/s40203-024-00193-5
PMID:	38596366

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives
Phenylethyl Alcohol	6054	Click to see C1=CC=C(C=C1)CCO	122.16	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.49.3145
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoyl derivatives
Benzaldehyde	240	Click to see	106.12	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.49.3145
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzyl alcohols
Benzyl Alcohol	244	Click to see	108.14	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.49.3145
> Hydrocarbons / Saturated hydrocarbons / Alkanes
Heneicosane	12403	Click to see	296.60	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.49.3145
Hexadecane	11006	Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC	226.44	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.49.3145
Nonadecane	12401	Click to see	268.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.49.3145
Octadecane	11635	Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC	254.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.49.3145
Pentadecane	12391	Click to see	212.41	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.49.3145
> Hydrocarbons / Unsaturated hydrocarbons / Unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons
1-Pentadecene	25913	Click to see	210.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.49.3145
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty acids and conjugates / Long-chain fatty acids
Oleic Acid	445639	Click to see	282.50	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(83)80024-7
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty alcohols
1-Hexanol	8103	Click to see CCCCCCO	102.17	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.49.3145
1-Octanol	957	Click to see CCCCCCCCO	130.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.49.3145
1-Octen-3-Ol	18827	Click to see	128.21	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.49.3145
Lauryl Alcohol	8193	Click to see	186.33	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.49.3145
Nonan-1-ol	8914	Click to see CCCCCCCCCO	144.25	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.49.3145
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Lineolic acids and derivatives
Linoleic Acid	5280450	Click to see	280.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(83)80024-7
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Diterpenoids / Acyclic diterpenoids
5,9,13-Pentadecatrien-2-one, 6,10,14-trimethyl-	61206	Click to see	262.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.49.3145
Farnesyl acetone	1711945	Click to see	262.40	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.49.3145
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Acyclic monoterpenoids
Citral	638011	Click to see	152.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.49.3145
Geraniol	637566	Click to see CC(=CCCC(=CCO)C)C	154.25	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.49.3145
Geranylacetone	1549778	Click to see	194.31	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.49.3145
Neral	643779	Click to see	152.23	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.49.3145
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids
I2-Ionone	638014	Click to see	192.30	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.49.3145
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Tetraterpenoids / Carotenoids / Carotenes
(6E,8Z,10E,12E,14E,16E,18E,20E,22E,24E,26E)-2,6,10,14,19,23,27,31-octamethyldotriaconta-2,6,8,10,12,14,16,18,20,22,24,26,30-tridecaene	101118616	Click to see CC(=CCCC(=CC=CC(=CC=CC(=CC=CC=C(C)C=CC=C(C)C=CC=C(C)CCC=C(C)C)C)C)C)C	536.90	unknown	https://doi.org/10.3109/09637480801987195
Lycopene	446925	Click to see	536.90	unknown	https://doi.org/10.3109/09637480801987195
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids
(3alpha,13alpha,14beta,20alpha)-13-Methyl-26-noroleana-7,9(11)-diene-3,29-diol	159490	Click to see	440.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00433-0
(4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,9R,10S,12aR,14bS)-10-hydroxy-9-[3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyloxymethyl]-2,2,6a,6b,9,12a-hexamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acid	162976962	Click to see CC1(CCC2(CCC3(C(=CCC4C3(CCC5C4(CCC(C5(C)COC(=O)C=CC6=CC=C(C=C6)O)O)C)C)C2C1)C)C(=O)O)C	618.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-4020(75)87012-8
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Cucurbitacins
[(E,6R)-6-[(8S,9R,10S,13R,14S,16R,17R)-2,16-dihydroxy-4,4,9,13,14-pentamethyl-3,11-dioxo-8,10,12,15,16,17-hexahydro-7H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]-6-hydroxy-2-methyl-5-oxohept-3-en-2-yl] acetate	12304229	Click to see CC(=O)OC(C)(C)C=CC(=O)C(C)(C1C(CC2(C1(CC(=O)C3(C2CC=C4C3C=C(C(=O)C4(C)C)O)C)C)C)O)O	556.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-4020(75)87012-8
[6-(2,16-dihydroxy-4,4,9,13,14-pentamethyl-3,11-dioxo-8,10,12,15,16,17-hexahydro-7H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl)-6-hydroxy-2-methyl-5-oxohept-3-en-2-yl] acetate	2887	Click to see CC(=O)OC(C)(C)C=CC(=O)C(C)(C1C(CC2(C1(CC(=O)C3(C2CC=C4C3C=C(C(=O)C4(C)C)O)C)C)C)O)O	556.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-4020(75)87012-8
Cucurbitacin E	5281319	Click to see	556.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.FITOTE.2011.08.002
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Ergostane steroids / Ergosterols and derivatives
Codisterol	13833114	Click to see	398.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)84516-1
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Steroidal glycosides / Steroidal saponins / Cucurbitacin glycosides
(8S,9R,10S,13R,14S,16R,17R)-17-[(E,2R)-2,6-dihydroxy-6-methyl-3-oxohept-4-en-2-yl]-16-hydroxy-4,4,9,13,14-pentamethyl-2-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-8,10,12,15,16,17-hexahydro-7H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene-3,11-dione	162921420	Click to see CC1(C2=CCC3C4(CC(C(C4(CC(=O)C3(C2C=C(C1=O)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C(C)(C(=O)C=CC(C)(C)O)O)O)C)C	676.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-4020(75)87012-8
[(E,6R)-6-hydroxy-6-[(8S,9R,10S,13R,14S,16R,17R)-16-hydroxy-4,4,9,13,14-pentamethyl-3,11-dioxo-2-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-8,10,12,15,16,17-hexahydro-7H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]-2-methyl-5-oxohept-3-en-2-yl] acetate	162949275	Click to see CC(=O)OC(C)(C)C=CC(=O)C(C)(C1C(CC2(C1(CC(=O)C3(C2CC=C4C3C=C(C(=O)C4(C)C)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C)O)O	718.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-4020(75)87012-8
2-(Hexopyranosyloxy)-16,20-dihydroxy-9,10,14-trimethyl-1,11,22-trioxo-4,9-cyclo-9,10-secocholesta-2,5,23-trien-25-yl acetate	301265	Click to see CC(=O)OC(C)(C)C=CC(=O)C(C)(C1C(CC2(C1(CC(=O)C3(C2CC=C4C3C=C(C(=O)C4(C)C)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C)O)O	718.80	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0040-4020(75)87012-8
Bryoamarid	44406496	Click to see	678.80	unknown	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3350939/
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
(-)-Clerosterol	5283638	Click to see	412.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)84516-1
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Cyclic alcohols and derivatives
(2S,4aS,6aS,8aR,12aS,14aS,14bR)-10-hydroxy-2,4a,6a,9,9,12a,14a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14,14b-tetradecahydropicene-2-carboxylic acid	137706079	Click to see	456.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(93)85100-6
(3R,4aR,6aS,6bS,8aS,11R,12aR,14bS)-11-(hydroxymethyl)-4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,14b-heptamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,13,14-tetradecahydropicen-3-ol	10343330	Click to see CC1(C2CCC3=C(C2(CCC1O)C)CCC4(C3(CCC5(C4CC(CC5)(C)CO)C)C)C)C	442.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00433-0
Bryononic acid	472768	Click to see CC1(C2CCC3=C(C2(CCC1O)C)CCC4(C3(CCC5(C4CC(CC5)(C)C(=O)O)C)C)C)C	456.70	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97548-4 https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(93)85100-6
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Primary alcohols
1-Pentanol	6276	Click to see	88.15	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.49.3145
Isoamyl alcohol	31260	Click to see CC(C)CCO	88.15	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.49.3145
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Secondary alcohols
1-Penten-3-Ol	12020	Click to see	86.13	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.49.3145
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Aldehydes / Alpha-hydrogen aldehydes
Pentanal	8063	Click to see	86.13	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.49.3145
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Aldehydes / Medium-chain aldehydes
4-Oxononanal	156288	Click to see CCCCCC(=O)CCC=O	156.22	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.49.3145
Hexanal	6184	Click to see	100.16	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.49.3145
Nonanal	31289	Click to see CCCCCCCCC=O	142.24	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.49.3145
Octanal	454	Click to see	128.21	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.49.3145
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Alpha,beta-unsaturated ketones / Enones
1-Octen-3-one	61346	Click to see	126.20	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.49.3145
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Ketones
2-Heptanone	8051	Click to see	114.19	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.49.3145
2-Nonanone	13187	Click to see	142.24	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.49.3145
6-Methyl-5-hepten-2-one	9862	Click to see	126.20	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.49.3145
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Phenylketones / Alkyl-phenylketones
Acetophenone	7410	Click to see CC(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1	120.15	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.49.3145
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Heteroaromatic compounds
2-Pentylfuran	19602	Click to see	138.21	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.49.3145
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Lactones / Gamma butyrolactones
Gamma-Butyrolactone	7302	Click to see	86.09	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.49.3145
Gamma-nonalactone	7710	Click to see CCCCCC1CCC(=O)O1	156.22	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.49.3145
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamyl alcohols
3-Phenylprop-2-En-1-Ol	308	Click to see	134.17	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.49.3145
Cinnamyl Alcohol	5315892	Click to see	134.17	unknown	https://doi.org/10.1271/BBB1961.49.3145

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