Plant Asparagus officinalis (Liliaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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Asparagus

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Sort descending	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
22-SPIROSTAN-3BETA-OL	0	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
4-VINYL-GUAIACOL	4	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
4-VINYL-PHENOL	0	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALANINE	3	Seed	1440.0	18581.0	1.79	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-AMINODIMETHYL-GAMMA-BUTYROTHETIN	0	Rhizome	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CAROTENE	7	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID	15	Shoot	50.0	645.0	-1.41	Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM	5	Shoot	13.0	700.0	-1.65	Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE	14	Shoot	1430.0	18452.0	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC	2	Shoot	0.0	0.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Root	398.0	3976.0	1.63	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Shoot	100.0	5714.0	-0.09	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Root	2900.0	29000.0	-1.10	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Shoot	6000.0	171000.0	1.58	Duke, 1992 *
ASPARAGINE	2	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ASPARAGOSIDES	0	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ASPARAGUSIC-ACID	4	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ASPARASAPONINS	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID	3	Shoot	3550.0	45805.0	0.77	Duke, 1992 *
BARIUM	0	Shoot	2.0	70.0	-1.04	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity Sort descending	Chemical Count	Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor	2 (View Chemicals list for 11B-HSD-Inhibitor)	Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	6 (View Chemicals list for 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor)	Duke, 1992 *
5-HETE-Inhibitor	1 (View Chemicals list for 5-HETE-Inhibitor)	Duke, 1992 *
5-HT-Inhibitor	1 (View Chemicals list for 5-HT-Inhibitor)	Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor	2 (View Chemicals list for 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor)	Duke, 1992 *
Acarifuge	1 (View Chemicals list for Acarifuge)	Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor	1 (View Chemicals list for ACE-Inhibitor)	Duke, 1992 *
Acetylcholinergic	1 (View Chemicals list for Acetylcholinergic)	Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant	1 (View Chemicals list for Acidulant)	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Additive	1 (View Chemicals list for Additive)	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant	1 (View Chemicals list for Adjuvant)	Merck 11th Edition
Aggregant	1 (View Chemicals list for Aggregant)	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Alcohol-Dehydrogenase-Inhibitor	1 (View Chemicals list for Alcohol-Dehydrogenase-Inhibitor)	Martindale's 29th
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor	2 (View Chemicals list for Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor)	Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor	4 (View Chemicals list for Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor)	Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic	4 (View Chemicals list for Allelochemic)	Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allelopathic	1 (View Chemicals list for Allelopathic)	Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic	6 (View Chemicals list for Allergenic)	Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	1 (View Chemicals list for Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor)	Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic?	1 (View Chemicals list for Amphiglycemic?)	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.