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Plant Allium cepa (Liliaceae)

Common Names
Onion; Shallot
How this plant is used
Food
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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
SELENIUM 60 Bulb 0.0 0.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
SELENO-HOME-CYSTINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SELENO-HOMOCYSTINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Hamilton, J. W. 1975. Chemical Examination of Seleniferous Onions, Allium cepa. Adv. Front Plant Sci., 30: 189-.
SELENO-METHIONINE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SELENO-METHIONINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Hamilton, J. W. 1975. Chemical Examination of Seleniferous Onions, Allium cepa. Adv. Front Plant Sci., 30: 189-.
SELENO-METHYL-SELENOCYSTEINE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SELENO-METHYL-SELENOCYSTEINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Hamilton, J. W. 1975. Chemical Examination of Seleniferous Onions, Allium cepa. Adv. Front Plant Sci., 30: 189-.
SELENO-METHYL-SELENOMETHIONINE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SELENO-METHYL-SELENOMETHIONINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Hamilton, J. W. 1975. Chemical Examination of Seleniferous Onions, Allium cepa. Adv. Front Plant Sci., 30: 189-.
SELENOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SERINE 1 Bulb 350.0 3815.0 -1.00 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
SFA 0 Bulb 260.0 2520.0 not available USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
SILICON 4 Bulb 1.0 75.0 not available ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
SILVER 3 Bulb 0.0 0.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
SINAPIC-ACID 9 Bulb not available not available not available Das, V. S. R., Rao, J. V. S. 1964. Phenolic Acids of Onion Plant. Curr. Sci., 33(15): 471-472.
SINAPIC-ACID 9 Leaf not available not available not available Das, V. S. R., Rao, J. V. S. 1964. Phenolic Acids of Onion Plant. Curr. Sci., 33(15): 471-472.
SINAPIC-ACID 9 Root not available not available not available Das, V. S. R., Rao, J. V. S. 1964. Phenolic Acids of Onion Plant. Curr. Sci., 33(15): 471-472.
SODIUM 1 Bulb 8.0 2052.0 1.41 Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM-PROP-CIS-1-ENYL-THIOSULFATE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Yamato, O., Yoshihara, T., Ichihara, A., Maede, Y. 1994. Novel Heinz Body Hemolysis Factors in Onion (Allium cepa). Biosci. Biotech. Biochem., 58(1): 221-222.
SODIUM-PROP-TRANS-1-ENYL-THIOSULFATE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Yamato, O., Yoshihara, T., Ichihara, A., Maede, Y. 1994. Novel Heinz Body Hemolysis Factors in Onion (Allium cepa). Biosci. Biotech. Biochem., 58(1): 221-222.
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antimitral-valve-prolapse 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimorphinic 1 Martindale's 28th
AntiMS 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antimutagenic 18 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
Antimyalgic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antimyocarditic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199.
Antimyopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinauseant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antineoplastic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antinephritic 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antinephrolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuralgic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuramidase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineurasthenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antineurotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiNF-kB 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosaminic 5 Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antinitrosic 1 Martindale's 28th