Wild bitter gourd extracts, such as saponins, polysaccharides, and peptides, could be used to adjust blood sugar. The objective of this research was to explore the use of high pressure processing (HPP) for sterilization and acceleration of enzyme hyd...
Bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) is a significant vegetable. Although it has a special bitter taste, it is still popular with the public. The industrialization of bitter gourd could be hampered by a lack of genetic resources. The bitter gourd&rs...
Wild bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L. var. abbreviata S.) is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine and is also a vegetable and fruit that people eat daily. Wild bitter gourd has many bioactive components, such as saponin, polysaccharide, and protein,...
Background: Lipoxygenases (LOXs) are key enzymes in the unsaturated fatty acid oxidation reaction pathway and play an important regulatory role in the synthesis of fruit aroma volatiles. Methods: LOX gene family members were identified in the whole g...
Fusarium wilt in bitter gourd caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. momordicae (Fomo) is a severe plant disease that affects the world’s bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) cultivation. This study evaluated nine luffa hybrids for their performa...
Low-temperature stress severely restricts the growth, development, and yield of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.), a warm-loving crop with inherent low cold tolerance. NAC transcription factors (TFs) serve as crucial regulators in plant responses...
The aim of this study is to facilitate the construction of virus-induced gene silencing vectors and to provide a reference or positive control for gene silencing in bitter gourd. A recombinant TRSV (tobacco ringspot virus) containing two components,...
To determine urea accurately in clinical samples, food samples, dairy products, and agricultural samples, a new analytical method is required, and non-enzymatic methods are preferred due to their low cost and ease of use. In this study, bitter gourd...
The germination speed and completeness of bitter gourd seeds were enhanced using two seed coat treatments: scarification and removal of the seed coat. In comparison to the scarified seed and control, removing the seed coat improved the germination sp...
Accurate and standardized quantification of reverse transcription PCR (qRT-PCR) results relies on the use of a dependable reference gene. The precise control of transgene expression in terms of both spatial and temporal aspects necessitates the utili...
Bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) is an important vine crop of the Cucurbitaceae family and is well known for its high nutritional and medicinal values. However, the genetic variation remains largely unknown. Herein, 96 diverse bitter gourd genot...
Powdery mildew (PM) is a major disease affecting bitter gourd cultivation, and resolving the molecular regulatory mechanisms underlying PM resistance is important for bitter gourd molecular breeding for resistance. In this study, morphological and mo...
The first female flower node (FFFN) is a crucial trait affecting earliness and yield in bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.). To identify the genetic locus and candidate gene controlling FFFN, we performed phenotypic and genetic analyses using two p...
BG-4 isolated from bitter gourd has been reported for anti-cancer properties. The objective was to evaluate the anti-inflammatory properties of BG-4 in vitro and in vivo. Comparative study of the anti-inflammatory properties of BG-4 in vitro and in v...
Fresh-cut fruits and vegetables are convenient and retain maximum nutrients. However, even minimal processing accelerates product deterioration and reduces food safety due to microbial infection. In this study, the effects of UV-C irradiation, low te...
In our previous report, an 80% ethanol bitter gourd seed extract (BGSE) was found to suppress proliferation of adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) cell lines. The present study aimed to identify the bioactive compounds from BGSE specific against ATL. From th...
Bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) is an economically important vegetable and medicinal crop in many Asian countries. Limited work has been conducted in understanding the genetic basis of horticulturally important traits in bitter gourd. Bitter go...
Bitter gourd is increasingly being recognized for its value as a vegetable and medicinal use, but the molecular mechanisms of pathogen resistance remain relatively poorly understood. The serine carboxypeptidase-like (SCPL) protein family plays a key...
The present study adopted a response surface methodology (RSM) approach validated by artificial neural network (ANN) models to optimise the production of a bitter gourd-grape beverage. Aset of statistically pre-designed experiments were conducted, an...
Ascorbic acid is an organic compound with antioxidant properties that can protect the human body from the threat of free radicals. Therefore, it is important to detect the existence and measure the concentration of ascorbic acid to regulate its conte...
Bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) is a plant species belonging to the Cucurbitaceae family, growing in tropical regions and containing health-promoting beneficial compounds. In the current study, bitter gourds prepared for drying were sliced in t...
In this study, we accentuate the facile and green synthesis of ecologically viable silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using aqueous (A-BGE) and ethanolic (E-BGE) dried bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) fruit extract as reducing and capping agents. Althoug...
The hydrolysate of bitter gourd seed protein, digested by the combined gastrointestinal proteases (BGSP-GPs), exhibited the most potent inhibition on angiotensin-I-converting enzyme (ACE) with an IC50 value of 48.1 ± 2.0 µg/mL. Using two...
The present investigation was carried out using 51 diverse bitter gourd accessions as material for studying genetic diversity and relatedness using morphological and SSR markers. A wide variation was observed for morphological traits like the number...
The objective of this study was to determine the effect of bitter gourd (BG) leftovers (stems and leaves) as an alternative dietary ingredient on pig performance, carcass characteristics, serum parameters (urea, insulin, and leptin levels), and faeca...
Insights into dynamic regulatory factors in various stages of growth and development can guide strategies for precision and targeted breeding. Bitter gourd, as a vegetable product with medicinal value, plays a role in both agricultural and medical fi...
A study was conducted on the fruit storage (0, 2, 4, and 6 days) of bitter gourd (half-ripe stage) under ambient conditions (temperature: 28 ± 2 °C and relative humidity: 65 ± 5%). It was conducted to evaluate the impact of fruit st...
Bitter gourd beverages are well acclaimed for their health benefits, which have propelled their consumption. The beverages are prepared through a fermentation process, which is one of the oldest means of preserving and enhancing the flavour of many f...
Bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) is widely consumed worldwide due to its unique flavor and medicinal value. In subtropical regions, low spring temperatures limit bitter gourd growth, leading to plant mortality and yield loss. Thus, elucidating t...
Pericarp color is a crucial commercial trait influencing consumer preferences for bitter gourds. However, until now, the gene responsible for this trait has remained unidentified. In this study, we identified a gene (McAPRR2) controlling pericarp col...
Aiming at the problems of small stems and irregular contours of bitter gourd, which lead to difficult and inaccurate location of picking points in the picking process of mechanical arms, this paper proposes an improved YOLOv5-seg instance segmentatio...
YABBYs are transcription factors involved in fruit development, leaf polarity establishment, and adaptation to stresses in plants. Bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) is an important cucurbit crop, but YABBY genes have not been reported in this spe...
Cadmium is acute toxicity inducing heavy metal that significantly decreases the yield of crops. Due to high water solubility, it reaches the plant tissue and disturbs the uptake of macronutrients. Low uptake of nutrients in the presence of cadmium is...
Bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.), one of the valued vegetable crops in India, is severely affected by yellow mosaic disease caused by two begomoviruses, tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (ToLCNDV) and bitter gourd yellow mosaic virus (BgYMV). The...
Liriomyza trifolii is a global pest of vegetables and ornamental plants and a major invasive species in China. Long-term irrational use of chemical insecticides has reduced control efficacy, driving interest in plant-derived alternatives. Bitter gour...
Bitter gourd has picked up noteworthy consideration for its pharmacological benefits. However, the impact of amino acids (AAs) dosage on growth, yield, and antioxidants is uncertain. In this study, we investigated the effects of foliar spraying bitte...
Bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) contains rich bioactive ingredients and secondary metabolites; hence, it has been used as medicine and food product. This study systematically quantified the nutrient contents, the total content of phenolic acids...
The phytohormone auxin regulates various developmental programs in plants, including cell growth, cell division and cell differentiation. The auxin efflux carriers are essential for the auxin transport. To show an involvement of auxin transporters in...
Bitter gourd is one of the important cucurbits and highly liked among both farmers and consumers due to its high net return and nutritional value. However, being monoecious, it exhibits substantial variation in flower bearing pattern. Plant growth re...
Cadmium (Cd) is one of the heavy metals that negatively affects the growth of plants. High solubilization in water leads Cd to enter into plants quite easily, thus decreasing seed germination, photosynthesis, and transpiration. It also shows an antag...
Fruit flesh thickness is one of the key factors affecting the yield and quality of bitter melon, and its regulatory mechanisms remain unclear. One thick-flesh germplasm (KF) and one thin-flesh germplasm (NF) with significantly different flesh thickne...
The triterpenes in bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) show a variety of medicinal activities. Oxidosqualene cyclase (OSC) plays an indispensable role in the formation of triterpene skeletons during triterpene biosynthesis. In this study, we identifie...
Improving the powdery mildew resistance of bitter gourd is highly important for achieving high yield and high quality. To better understand the genetic basis of powdery mildew resistance in bitter gourd, this study analyzed 300 lines of recombinant i...
Determinants of integrated pest management (IPM) adoption, productivity and efficiency of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) growers in Bangladesh were jointly measured using propensity score matching (PSM), sample selection stochastic frontier pr...
Ethylene biosynthetic enzymes, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) synthase (ACS) and ACC oxidase (ACO), participate in the floral sex differentiation of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia). However, the relationship between their structural featu...
Bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) is an important vegetable and medicinal crop in tropical/subtropical regions, but suffers severe yield losses (even total failure) from Fusarium wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. momordicae (Fom). There is...
A significant vegetable in the Cucurbitaceae family, the bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) is widely recognized for its beneficial health properties, including anti-diabetic, anti-carcinogenic, anti-inflammatory, anti-ulcer, antiviral activities....
Antibacterial and cyto-compatible tricomponent composite electrospun nanofibers comprised of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), copper II oxide nanoparticles (CuONPs), and Momordica charantia (bitter gourd, MC) extract were examined for their potential applica...
Honey has several pharmacological effects, including anti-diabetic activity. However, the effectiveness of bitter gourd honey (BGH) in the treatment of diabetes mellitus (DM) is unknown. The aim of this study was to determine the antioxidant, anti-in...
Vegetative and reproductive characteristics, fruit yield, and biochemical compounds of six bitter melon cultivars (Iranshahr, Mestisa, No. 486, Local Japanese, Isfahan, and Ilocano) were evaluated under Karaj conditions in Iran. The phytochemical pro...
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