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

 Cucumis sativus (Cucurbitaceae)

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Common name(s)
Cucumber
How used
Food

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 1,3-DIAMINO-PROPANE Seed -- -- -- *
0 2,4-METHYLENE-CHOLESTEROL Seed -- -- -- *
0 22-DIHYDRO-SPINASTEROL Leaf -- -- -- *
0 22-DIHYDROBRASSICASTEROL Seed -- -- -- *
0 24(R)-14ALPHA-METHYL-24-ETHYL-5ALPHA-CHOLEST-9(11)-EN-3BETA-OL Plant -- -- -- *
0 24-BETA-ETHYL-25(27)-DEHYDROLATHOSTEROL Seed -- -- -- *
0 24-EPSILON-ETHYL-25(27)-DEHYDROLOPHENOL Seed -- -- -- *
0 24-EPSILON-ETHYL-31-NORLANOSTA-8,25(27)-DIEN-3-BETA-OL Seed Oil -- 11.0 -- *
0 24-ETHYL-5ALPHA-CHOLESTA-7,22-DIEN-3BETA-OL Plant -- -- -- *
0 24-ETHYLCHOLESTA-5-EN-7BETA-OL Plant -- -- -- *
0 24-METHYL-25(27)-DEHYDROCYCLOARTANOL Seed -- -- -- *
0 24-METHYL-CHOLEST-7-EN-3-BETA-OL Seed -- -- -- *
0 24-METHYL-LATHOSTEROL Seed -- -- -- *
0 24-METHYLENE-24-DIHYDRO-LANOSTEROL Seed -- -- -- *
0 24-METHYLENE-24-DIHYDRO-PARKEOL Seed -- -- -- *
0 24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTENOL Seed -- -- -- *
0 24-METHYLENEPOLLINASTEROL Plant -- -- -- *
0 25(27)-DEHYDRO-CHONDRILLASTEROL Seed -- -- -- *
0 25(27)-DEHYDRO-FUNGISTEROL Seed -- -- -- *
0 25(27)-DEHYDRO-PORIFERASTEROL 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.