Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Asimina triloba (Annonaceae)

Common Names
Pawpaw
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(E)(E)-FARNESOL 0 Fruit 0.0 0.1 *
(E)(E)-FARNESYL-ACETATE 0 Fruit 0.0 0.0 *
(E)(E)-FARNESYL-BUTANOATE 0 Fruit 0.0 0.0 *
(E)(E)-FARNESYL-HEXANOATE 0 Fruit 0.0 0.1 *
(E)(E)-FARNESYL-OCTANOATE 0 Fruit 0.0 0.0 *
(Z)-HEX-3-EN-1-OL 0 Fruit 0.0 0.0 *
2-ETHYL-HEX-AN-1-OL 0 Fruit 0.0 0.0 *
3-({HEPTYLCARBONYL}OXY)BUTAN-2-ONE 0 Fruit 0.0 0.7 *
3-({PENTYLCARBONYL}OXY)BUTAN-2-ONE 0 Fruit 0.0 1.3 *
3-({PROPYLCARBONYL}OXY)BUTAN-2-ONE 0 Fruit 0.0 2.4 *
3-ACETOXYBUTAN-2-ONE 0 Fruit 0.0 0.1 *
3-HYDROXYBUTAN-2-ONE 0 Fruit 0.0 3.1 *
4-HEXANOLIDE 0 Fruit 0.0 0.5 *
4-OCTANOLIDE 0 Fruit 0.0 0.0 *
ALANINE 3 Fruit 523.0 5331.0 0.64 *
ANOLOBINE 0 Bark *
ARGININE 14 Fruit 240.0 2336.0 -0.53 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 76.0 893.0 -0.23 *
ASH 0 Fruit 6000.0 22000.0 -0.90 *
ASIMICIN 9 Seed *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 (View) *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Acaricide 1 (View) *
Acarifuge 1 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Acetylcholinergic 1 (View) *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 (View) Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidulant 2 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aggregant 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 3 (View) *
Allelochemic 3 (View) 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.
Allergenic 7 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Analgesic 6 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 1 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 (View) *
Anthelmintic 1 (View) Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.