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

 Daucus carota (Apiaceae)

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Common name(s)
Carrot
How used
Food

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 (-)-6-HYDROXY-MELLEIN Root -- -- -- *
0 (-)-6-METHOXY-MELLEIN Root -- -- -- *
0 2-METHOXY-3-SEC-BUTYL-PYRAZINE Root -- -- -- *
0 2-OCTANONE Seed -- -- -- *
0 3'-NUCLEOTIDASE Tissue Culture -- -- -- *
0 3,4-DIMETHOXY-ALLYL-BENZENE Root -- -- -- *
0 3-METHOXY-4,5-METHYLENEDIOXY-PROPYL-BENZENE Root -- -- -- *
0 4-(BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYLOXY)-BENZOIC-ACID Seed -- 65.0 -0.72 *
0 4-HYDROXY-PROLINE Plant -- -- -- *
0 4-METHYL-ISO-PROPENYL-BENZENE Seed -- -- -- *
0 5,7-DIHYDROXY-2-METHYL-CHROMONE Root -- -- -- *
10 5-METHOXY-PSORALEN Plant -- -- -- *
0 6-(GAMMA,GAMMA-DIMETHYL-ALLYL-AMINO)-PURINE Tissue Culture -- -- -- *
0 6-HYDROXY-MELLEIN Root -- -- -- *
2 6-METHOXY-MELLEIN Root -- -- -- *
0 8-HYDROXY-6-METHOXY-3-METHYL-3,4-DIHYDRO-ISOCOUMARIN Tissue Culture -- -- -- *
6 ACETALDEHYDE Root -- -- -- *
3 ACETONE Root -- -- -- *
19 ACETYL-CHOLINE Root -- -- -- *
0 ACORENONE 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.