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Chemical ALPHA-CAROTENE

Chemical ID
ALPHACAROTENE
Ubiquitous
No
List of chemical activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Dosage Reference
Anticancer not available Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticancer (Liver) not available Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticancer (Lung) not available Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticancer (Skin) not available Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antiproliferant 10 x beta-carotene Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Colorant not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Previtamin-A not available Duke, 1992 *
List of chemical plants.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Aesculus hippocastanum Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Aglaonema commutatum Fruit not available not available not available Wealth of India.
Asparagus officinalis Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Balanites aegyptiacus Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Brassica oleracea var. italica Plant not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Capsicum annuum Fruit 0.2 20.0 2.4 Duke, 1992 *
Capsicum frutescens Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Citrus paradisi Fruit not available 0.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Citrus reticulata Fruit 0.2 2.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Citrus sinensis Pericarp not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Citrus sinensis Fruit 0.2 1.9 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Cucumis melo Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Daucus carota Root 17.0 25.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Equisetum arvense Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Eriobotrya japonica Fruit not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Ginkgo biloba Tissue Culture not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Iris x germanica Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Lachnanthes tinctoria Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Mentha x piperita Leaf not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.