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Qualification of Bioactivity of Some Chemical Components of Ethanolic Peel Citrullus colocynthis Extract

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Last updated: 04 May 2025

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Biochemistry

Abstract

Citrullus colocynthis (CC) has its own nutritional and therapeutical values. Peels of CC (CCPs) are usually discarded as a waste product and are not utilized. The current study underscores the CCPs to explore their pharmacological worth by focusing on their component's biological activities. The CCPs were collected from CC in Eldakhla, New Valley governorate, and the ethanolic method was used, followed by an evaporation process and dry freezing to obtain crude extract. Then, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was operated to detect various components in CCPs and WILEY 09, and the NIST14 mass spectral database was employed as a reference. GC-MS depicts the presence of different flavonoids, phenolics, nitrogen, and organophosphorus compounds in CCPs that have a huge value in medicine against acute and chronic illnesses. The results conclude superior components as phenol (1,1-dimethyethyl)-4-methoxy (12.52%), ursodeoxycholic acid (7.02%), 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (6.42%), 13-heptadecyn-1-ol (5.51%), hexadecanoic acid (5.49%), desulphosinigrin (4.29%), phenol, 4-(3-hydroxy-1-propenyl)-2-methoxy (3.99%), 16-octadecenoic acid, methyl ester (3.82%), 2,3-dihydro-benzofuran (3.65%), and trans-sinapyl alcohol (3.18%). These candidates have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antidiabetic, antihypercholestermic, and antimicrobial bioactivities. Among the forty-five identified compounds in CCPs, the biological activities of only three weren't discovered. The results of this study would lead to pharmacological trials of the CCPs extract and its candidates on animal models.

DOI

10.21608/nvvj.2025.355464.1068

Keywords

Citrullus colocynthis peels, Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, antioxidant, Anti-inflammatory, Anticancer

Authors

First Name

Marwa

Last Name

El-Zeftawy

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Affiliation

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, New Valley University, New Valley, Egypt.

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marwa@vet.nvu.edu.eg

City

New Valley

Orcid

0000-0002-2884-8148

First Name

Eman

Last Name

Ashraf

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Affiliation

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, New Valley University, New Valley, Egypt.

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eman3255@vet.nuv.edu.eg

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-

Orcid

0000-0002-7611-1829

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Kandeil

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-

Affiliation

Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, New Valley University, Beni-Suef University, Egypt.

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mohamed.kandeal@vet.bsu.edu.eg

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-

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Volume

5

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

53235

Issue Date

2025-06-01

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2025-01-25

Publish Date

2025-06-01

Page Start

26

Page End

40

Print ISSN

2786-0272

Online ISSN

2786-0280

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https://nvvj.journals.ekb.eg/article_425585.html

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425,585

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1,934

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New Valley Veterinary Journal

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https://nvvj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Qualification of Bioactivity of Some Chemical Components of Ethanolic Peel Citrullus colocynthis Extract

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04 May 2025