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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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
THIOPROPANAL-S-OXIDE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THIOPROPIONAL-S-OXIDE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THREONINE 4 Bulb 280.0 3052.0 -1.00 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
TITANIUM 0 Bulb 0.4 11.0 not available USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
TRANS-1-(1-PROPENYL-DITHIO)-PROPANE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Albrand, M., Dubois, P., Etievant, P., Gelin, R., Tokarska, B. 1980. Identification of a New Volatile Compound in Onion (Allium cepa) and Leek (Allium porum): 3,4-dimethyl-2,5-dioxo-2,5-dihydrothiophene. J. Agric. Food Chem., 28(5): 1037-1038.
TRANS-1-(PROPENYL-DITHIO)-PROPANE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-2,3-DIMETHYL-5,6-DITHIA-CYCLO(2,2,1)HEPTANE-5-OXIDE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Dorsch,W.,et.al.1988.Anti-Asthmatic Effects of Onions. Alk(en)ylsufinothoic Acid Alk(en)yl-Esters Inhib. Histamine Rel. Leukotriene & Thromboxane Biosyn. in Vitro and Counteract PAF & Allergen-Ind. Bronch. Obst. in Vivo. Biochem. Pharmacol., 37:4479-4486.
TRANS-3,5-DIETHYL-1,2,4,-TRITHIOLANE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
TRANS-5-ETHYL-4,6,7-TRITHIA-2-DECENE-4-S-OXIDE 4 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-CIS-5-ETHYL-4,6,7-TRITHIA-2,8-DECADIENE-4-S-OXIDE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-METHYLSULPHINOTHIOIC-ACID-S-1-PROPENYLESTER 4 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-N-PROPYLSULPHINOTHIOIC-ACID-S-1-PROPENYLESTER 4 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-S-(1-PROPENYL)-CYSTEINE-SULFOXIDE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
TRANS-TRANS-5-ETHYL-4,6,7-TRITHIA-2,8-DECADIENE-4-S-OXIDE 4 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIDECAN-2-ONE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Wealth of India.
TRIGONELLINE 15 Seed not available 13.0 -0.47 Evans, L. S., Tramontano, W. A. 1984. Trigonelline and Promotion of Cell Arrest in G2 of Various Legumes. Phytochemistry, 23(9): 1837-1840.
TRYPTOPHAN 29 Bulb 170.0 1853.0 1.00 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
TSEPOSIDES 0 Seed not available not available not available Kintia, P. K., Degtiaryova, L. P., Balashova, N. N., Shvets, S. A. 1987. Sterols and Steroidal Glycosides of Bulb Onion Seeds. Fecs. Int. Conf. Chem. Biotechol. Biol. Act. Nat. Prod., (Proc.) 3rd: 166-170.
TULIPOSIDE-A 1 Root not available not available not available Slob, A., Jekel, B., De Jong, B., Schlatmann, E. 1975. On the Occurrence of Tuliposides in the Liliiflorae. Phytochemistry, 14: 1997-2005.
TULIPOSIDE-B 0 Root not available not available not available Slob, A., Jekel, B., De Jong, B., Schlatmann, E. 1975. On the Occurrence of Tuliposides in the Liliiflorae. Phytochemistry, 14: 1997-2005.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Hyperuricemic 1 Martindale's 28th
Hypnotic 3 Martindale's 29th
Hypoammonemic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hypoarginanemic 1 Martindale's 29th
Hypocalcemic 1 Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Hypocholesterolemic 27 Duke, 1992 *
Hypoglycemic 17 Duke, 1992 *
Hypolipemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hypolipidemic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Hypotensive 17 Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.
Hypothermic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hypouricemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
ICAM-1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Ileorelaxant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Immunomodulator 12 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Immunostimulant 13 Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.
Immunosuppressant 3 Duke, 1992 *
Inflammatory 1 Duke, 1992 *
iNOS-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Inotropic 2 Duke, 1992 *