Umadevi P, Murugan S, Jennifer S, Subakanmani S (2011) Evaluation of antidepressant like
activity of Cucurbita pepo seed extracts in rats. Int J Curr Pharm Res 3(1):108–113
Valverde-Monge M, Bartolome B, Custa-Herranz J, De las Heras M (2017) Allergy to pumpkin
seeds. J Allergy Clin Immunol 139:AB138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2016.12.454
Van Hoed V, Sampaio K, Felkner B et al (2017) Tocopherols and polyphenols in pumpkin seed oil
are moderately affected by industrially relevant roasting conditions. Eur J Lipid Sci Technol
119:1700110. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejlt.201700110
Vujasinovic V, Djilas S, Dimic E et al (2012) The effect of roasting on the chemical composition
and oxidative stability of pumpkin oil. Eur J Lipid Sci Technol 114:568–574. https://doi.org/10.
1002/ejlt.201100158
Wang D, Pan H, Deng X et al (2007) Cucurbitane and hexanorcucurbitane glycosides from the
fruits of Cucurbita pepo cv dayangua. J Asian Nat Prod Res 9:525–529. https://doi.org/10.1080/
10286020600782538
Wenzl T, Prettner E, Schweiger K, Wagner F (2002) An improved method to discover adulteration
of Styrian pumpkin seed oil. J Biochem Biophys Methods 53:193–202. https://doi.org/10.1016/
s0165-022x(02)00108-2
Winkler J (2000) The origin and breeding of the hull-less seeded styrian oil-pumpkin varieties in
Austria. Cucurbit Genet Coop Rep 23:101–104
Winkler C, Schroecksn K, Wirleitner B, Schennach H, Fuchs D (2005) Extracts of pumpkin
(Cucurbita pepo L.) seeds suppress stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells in vitro.
Am J Immunol 1(1):6–11
Xanthopoulou M, Nomikos T, Fragopoulou E, Antonopoulou S (2009) Antioxidant and
lipoxygenase inhibitory activities of pumpkin seed extracts. Food Res Int 42:641–646. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2009.02.003
Yadav M, Jain S, Tomar R et al (2010) Medicinal and biological potential of pumpkin: an updated
review. Nutr Res Rev 23:184–190. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954422410000107
Yoshida H, Shougaki Y, Hirakawa Y et al (2004) Lipid classes, fatty acid composition and
triacylglycerol molecular species in the kernels of pumpkin (Cucurbita spp) seeds. J Sci Food
Agric 84:158–163. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.1623
Younis Y, Ghirmay S, Al-Shihry S (2000) African Cucurbita pepo L.: properties of seed and
variability in fatty acid composition of seed oil. Phytochemistry 54:71–75. https://doi.org/10.
1016/s0031-9422(99)00610-x
Zdunczyk Z, Minakowski D, Frejnagel S, Flis M (1999) Comparative study of the chemical
composition and nutritional value of pumpkin seed cake, soybean meal and casein. Nahrung/
Food
43:392–395.
https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1521-3803(19991201)43:6<392::aidfood392>3.0.co;2-2
Zuhair H, Abd El-Fattah A, El-Sayed M (2000) Pumpkin-seed oil modulates the effect of felodipine
and captopril in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Pharmacol Res 41:555–563. https://doi.org/
10.1006/phrs.1999.0622
506
S. Adsul and V. Madkaikar
activity of Cucurbita pepo seed extracts in rats. Int J Curr Pharm Res 3(1):108–113
Valverde-Monge M, Bartolome B, Custa-Herranz J, De las Heras M (2017) Allergy to pumpkin
seeds. J Allergy Clin Immunol 139:AB138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2016.12.454
Van Hoed V, Sampaio K, Felkner B et al (2017) Tocopherols and polyphenols in pumpkin seed oil
are moderately affected by industrially relevant roasting conditions. Eur J Lipid Sci Technol
119:1700110. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejlt.201700110
Vujasinovic V, Djilas S, Dimic E et al (2012) The effect of roasting on the chemical composition
and oxidative stability of pumpkin oil. Eur J Lipid Sci Technol 114:568–574. https://doi.org/10.
1002/ejlt.201100158
Wang D, Pan H, Deng X et al (2007) Cucurbitane and hexanorcucurbitane glycosides from the
fruits of Cucurbita pepo cv dayangua. J Asian Nat Prod Res 9:525–529. https://doi.org/10.1080/
10286020600782538
Wenzl T, Prettner E, Schweiger K, Wagner F (2002) An improved method to discover adulteration
of Styrian pumpkin seed oil. J Biochem Biophys Methods 53:193–202. https://doi.org/10.1016/
s0165-022x(02)00108-2
Winkler J (2000) The origin and breeding of the hull-less seeded styrian oil-pumpkin varieties in
Austria. Cucurbit Genet Coop Rep 23:101–104
Winkler C, Schroecksn K, Wirleitner B, Schennach H, Fuchs D (2005) Extracts of pumpkin
(Cucurbita pepo L.) seeds suppress stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells in vitro.
Am J Immunol 1(1):6–11
Xanthopoulou M, Nomikos T, Fragopoulou E, Antonopoulou S (2009) Antioxidant and
lipoxygenase inhibitory activities of pumpkin seed extracts. Food Res Int 42:641–646. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2009.02.003
Yadav M, Jain S, Tomar R et al (2010) Medicinal and biological potential of pumpkin: an updated
review. Nutr Res Rev 23:184–190. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954422410000107
Yoshida H, Shougaki Y, Hirakawa Y et al (2004) Lipid classes, fatty acid composition and
triacylglycerol molecular species in the kernels of pumpkin (Cucurbita spp) seeds. J Sci Food
Agric 84:158–163. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.1623
Younis Y, Ghirmay S, Al-Shihry S (2000) African Cucurbita pepo L.: properties of seed and
variability in fatty acid composition of seed oil. Phytochemistry 54:71–75. https://doi.org/10.
1016/s0031-9422(99)00610-x
Zdunczyk Z, Minakowski D, Frejnagel S, Flis M (1999) Comparative study of the chemical
composition and nutritional value of pumpkin seed cake, soybean meal and casein. Nahrung/
Food
43:392–395.
https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1521-3803(19991201)43:6<392::aidfood392>3.0.co;2-2
Zuhair H, Abd El-Fattah A, El-Sayed M (2000) Pumpkin-seed oil modulates the effect of felodipine
and captopril in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Pharmacol Res 41:555–563. https://doi.org/
10.1006/phrs.1999.0622
506
S. Adsul and V. Madkaikar