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Plant Sesamum indicum (Pedaliaceae)

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Common name(s)
Ajonjoli (Sp.), Beni, Benneseed, Sesame, Sesamo (Sp.)
How used
Food

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 (+)-ASARININ Seed Oil -- -- -- *
0 (+)-EPISESAMIN Seed -- 1.5 -- *
0 (+)-EPISESAMINONE Seed -- 0.8 -- *
0 (+)-KOBUSIN Seed -- 1.1 -- *
1 (+)-PINORESINOL Seed -- 18.0 -- *
0 (+)-PINORESINOL-4'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL(1,2)-O-(BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL(1,6)-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE Seed -- 52.0 -- *
0 (+)-PIPERITOL Seed -- 1.5 -- *
0 (+)-SESAMIN Root -- -- -- *
0 (+)-SESAMIN Seed -- 419.0 -- *
0 (+)-SESAMIN Seed Oil 1700.0 25000.0 -- *
0 (+)-SESAMOLIN Seed -- 218.0 -- *
0 (+)-SESAMOLINOL Seed -- 2.0 -- *
0 2-(4-METHYL-PENT-3-ENYL)-ANTHRAQUINONE Tissue Culture -- 29.0 -- *
0 2-(4-METHYL-PENTA-1,3-DIENYL)-ANTHRAQUINONE Tissue Culture -- 18.0 -- *
0 2-ACETYL-3-METHYL-FURAN Seed -- -- -- ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
0 2-ACETYL-FURAN Seed -- -- -- *
0 2-ACETYL-PYRROLE Seed -- -- -- ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
0 2-HEPTANAL Seed -- -- -- *
0 2-ISOPROPENYL-NAPHTHAZARIN-2,3-EPOXIDE Tissue Culture -- 550.0 -- *
0 2-METHOXY-4-ETHYLPHENOL Seed -- -- -- Jim Duke's personal files.
*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.