COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE PHYTOCHEMICAL CONTENT OF THE SEEDS AND FRUITS OF THREE CUCURBITS

E. S. Ojo; A. A. Ajiboye; O. O. Fawibe; A. Bello; D. A. Agboola

المؤلفون

E. S. Ojo Department of Pure and Applied Botany, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria مؤلف
A. A. Ajiboye Department of Pure and Applied Botany, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria مؤلف
O. O. Fawibe Department of Plant Sciences and Biotechnology, Federal University, Oye Ekiti مؤلف
A. Bello Department of Biological Sciences, Covenant University Otta, Nigeria مؤلف
D. A. Agboola Department of Pure and Applied Botany, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria مؤلف

الكلمات المفتاحية:

Lagenaria breviflora، Citrullus lanatus، Phytochemical، alkaloids، phlobatanin

الملخص

A comparative study was carried out on the phytochemical cotent of the seeds and fruits of Cucumis melo (L.), Lagenaria reviflora(Benth) and Citrullus lanatus(Thunb). Phytochemical analysis of air-dried, powdered epicarp, mesocarp and seeds of the mature fruits were carried out using standard procedures. Data on phytochemical characteristics were collected and subjected to two - way analysis of variance (ANOVA) at p<0.05. Means were compared using LSD. Phytochemicals such as glycosides, tannins, alkaloids, flavonoids, phlobatanin, anthraquinone and saponin were detected in the epicarp, mesocarp and seeds of the Cucurbits under investigation