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Plant Agave americana (Agavaceae)

Common Names
Century Plant, Maguey
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
AGAVASAPONINS 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AGAVOSE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AGAVOSIDES 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Plant not available 124000.0 0.05 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Plant not available 820000.0 0.95 Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIN 3 Flower not available 5000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
D-GLUCURONIC-ACID 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DELTA-9,11-DEHYDROHECOGENIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Plant not available 13000.0 -0.57 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Plant not available 156000.0 -0.49 Duke, 1992 *
GALACTOSE 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HECOGENIN 0 Plant 4000.0 30000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-0-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-RUTINOOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
L-ARABINOSE 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OXALIC-ACID 9 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PISCIDIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Plant not available 61000.0 -0.92 Duke, 1992 *
RHAMNOSE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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