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Common Names
Carrot
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (-)-6-HYDROXY-MELLEIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-6-METHOXY-MELLEIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-METHOXY-3-SEC-BUTYL-PYRAZINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-OCTANONE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3'-NUCLEOTIDASE | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,4-DIMETHOXY-ALLYL-BENZENE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-METHOXY-4,5-METHYLENEDIOXY-PROPYL-BENZENE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-(BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYLOXY)-BENZOIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | 65.0 | -0.72 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-HYDROXY-PROLINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-METHYL-ISO-PROPENYL-BENZENE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5,7-DIHYDROXY-2-METHYL-CHROMONE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-METHOXY-PSORALEN | 10 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-(GAMMA,GAMMA-DIMETHYL-ALLYL-AMINO)-PURINE | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-HYDROXY-MELLEIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-METHOXY-MELLEIN | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-HYDROXY-6-METHOXY-3-METHYL-3,4-DIHYDRO-ISOCOUMARIN | 0 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETALDEHYDE | 6 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETONE | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETYL-CHOLINE | 19 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACORENONE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| (-)-Chronotropic | 2 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| (-)-Inotropic | 2 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| 11B-HSD-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Abortifacient | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Absorbent | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Acaricide | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acarifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AChE-Inhibitor | 1 | Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8. |
| Acidifier | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Acidulant | 2 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Addictive | 1 | Science News, 145: 294. |
| Additive | 2 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Adjuvant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Aggregant | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |