Studies on the Constituents of the Male Flowers of Cucurbita pepo L.

Abstract

The methanol extract of the male flowers of Cucurbita pepo was shown to contain glutinol, lupeol, α-spinasterol, stigmast-7-enol, α-spinasteryl-β-D-glucoside, stigmast-7-enyl-β-D-glucoside, adenine, adenosine, eleven fatty acids and twenty-three amino acids. Four paraffins were also identified with gas chromatography-mass spectrum from the essential oil. And sex differentiation of the constituents of male and female flowers was studied.