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Chemical Composition and Insecticidal Properties of Lagenaria siceraria (LS) Cultivated in Egyptian Habitats

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Food Chemistry

Abstract

Bottle gourd; Lagenaria siceraria (LS) has been recognized as the most popular and widely used fruits vegetable due to its immense health-promoting properties. As a continuation of our ongoing research on the chemical composition of the fresh and dry fruits, seeds and leaves of L. siceraria cultivated in Egypt, namely, the moisture, ash, pH, total solids, antioxidants, proteins, phenolics, flavonoids, tannins, reducing and non-reducing sugars, carbohydrates, B vitamins (B1, B2, B6, B9, and B12), and vitamins (C, A, D, E and K) were determined intensively. Biologically, the insecticidal properties of the different plant's parts were explored against the mosquito, Culex pipiens larvae and adults. Tested materials showed larvicidal activity in particular fresh/roasted seeds and leaves extracts with LC50 concentrations in the range of 12.015-16.166 ppm. Fecundity and egg-hatchability percentages were significantly reduced when LC50 and LC90 concentrations applied. Additionally, tested extracts reduced fecundity to > 6 folds when LC90 concentration was applied. Repellency test elucidated that fruits and fresh seeds extracts behave like strong repellents either when LC50 (>85%) or LC90 (>90%) was applied. Overall, the obtained data provide detailed analysis to the chemical composition of L. siceraria cultivated in Egypt and highlight the insecticidal potential of different plant-part extracts as an effective and safe agent.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2023.176132.7211

Keywords

Lagenaria siceraria, Chemical composition, Insecticidal properties, Culex pipiens

Authors

First Name

Abd El-Raheem

Last Name

Aldewy

MiddleName

A. A.

Affiliation

Horticultural Crops Processing Technology Research Department, Food Technology Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Giza, Egypt

Email

aldewy2025@yahoo.com

City

Giza

Orcid

-

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Hasaballah

MiddleName

I

Affiliation

Zoology and Entomology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, 11884, Cairo, Egypt

Email

ahscience09@azhar.edu.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0003-1596-1958

First Name

Y

Last Name

Ammar

MiddleName

A

Affiliation

Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City 11884 Cairo, Egypt, email: yossry@yahoo.com

Email

yossry@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

-

First Name

Abdel Mohsen

Last Name

Nezam-El-Dien

MiddleName

MM

Affiliation

Horticultural Crops Processing Technology Research Department, Food Technology Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Giza, Egypt

Email

azzakamal353@gmail.com

City

Giza

Orcid

-

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Shaaban

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Chemistry of Natural Products, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.

Email

mshaaba@gmail.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0001-9281-2505

Volume

66

Article Issue

5

Related Issue

41550

Issue Date

2023-05-01

Receive Date

2022-11-21

Publish Date

2023-05-01

Page Start

357

Page End

368

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_283793.html

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283,793

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297

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

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Chemical Composition and Insecticidal Properties of Lagenaria siceraria (LS) Cultivated in Egyptian Habitats

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30 Dec 2024