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

 Citrullus lanatus (Cucurbitaceae)

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Common name(s)
Watermelon
How used
Food

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 (+)-VALINE Plant -- -- -- *
0 2,4-METHYLENE-CHOLESTEROL Seed -- -- -- *
0 2-(CIS-2-NONENYL-OXY)-5-PENTYL-TETRAHYDROFURAN Fruit Juice -- -- -- *
0 2-(CIS-CIS-3,6-NONADIENYL-OXY)-5-PENTYL-TETRAHYDROFURAN Fruit Juice -- -- -- *
0 2-(ON-CIS-3-ENYL-OXY)-5-PENTYL-TETRAHYDROFURAN Fruit Juice -- -- -- *
0 2-BENZYL-OXY-5-PENTYL-TETRAHYDROFURAN Fruit Juice -- -- -- *
0 2-ETHOXY-5-PENTYL-TETRAHYDROFURAN Fruit Juice -- -- -- *
0 2-HEXYL-OXY-5-PENTYL-TETRAHYDROFURAN Fruit Juice -- -- -- *
0 2-HYDROXY-5-PENTYL-TETRAHYDROFURAN Fruit Juice -- -- -- *
0 2-NONYL-OXY-5-PENTYL-TETRAHYDROFURAN Fruit Juice -- -- -- *
0 2-OCTYL-OXY-5-PENTYL-TETRAHYDROFURAN Fruit Juice -- -- -- *
0 2-PENTYL-FURAN Fruit Juice -- -- -- *
0 2-PENTYL-OXY-5-PENTYL-TETRAHYDROFURAN Fruit Juice -- -- -- *
0 2-PHENETHYL-OXY-5-PENTYL-TETRAHYDROFURAN Fruit Juice -- -- -- *
0 22-DIHYDRO-SPINASTEROL Seed -- -- -- *
0 22-DIHYDROBRASSICASTEROL Seed -- -- -- *
0 24-BETA-ETHYL-25(27)-DEHYDROLATHOSTEROL Seed -- -- -- *
0 24-BETA-ETHYL-25-(27)-DEHYDROLOPHENOL Seed -- 3.0 -- *
0 24-BETA-ETHYL-LOPHENOL Seed -- -- -- *
0 24-METHYL-LATHOSTEROL Seed -- -- -- *
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*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.