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Plant Agave americana (Agavaceae)
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Common name(s)
Century Plant, Maguey
How used
GRAS
Data Views
Activities:
39
All Chemicals:
25
| # Activity | Chemical Name | Part | Low PPM | High PPM | StdDev | *Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | AGAVASAPONINS | Plant | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | AGAVOSE | Plant | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | AGAVOSIDES | Plant | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | ASH | Plant | -- | 124000.0 | 0.05 | * |
| 0 | CARBOHYDRATES | Plant | -- | 820000.0 | 0.95 | * |
| 3 | CHLOROGENIN | Flower | -- | 5000.0 | -- | * |
| 0 | D-GLUCURONIC-ACID | Resin, Exudate, Sap | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | DELTA-9,11-DEHYDROHECOGENIN | Plant | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | FAT | Plant | -- | 13000.0 | -0.57 | * |
| 15 | FIBER | Plant | -- | 156000.0 | -0.49 | * |
| 1 | GALACTOSE | Plant | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 7 | GLUCOSE | Plant | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | HECOGENIN | Plant | 4000.0 | 30000.0 | 1.00 | * |
| 0 | KAEMPFEROL-3-0-GLUCOSIDE | Plant | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | KAEMPFEROL-3-RUTINOOSIDE | Plant | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | L-ARABINOSE | Resin, Exudate, Sap | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 9 | OXALIC-ACID | Plant | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | PISCIDIC-ACID | Plant | -- | -- | -- | * |
| 0 | PROTEIN | Plant | -- | 61000.0 | -0.92 | * |
| 0 | RHAMNOSE | Plant | -- | -- | -- | * |
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.