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Common Names
Onion; Shallot
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAMMA-L-GLUTAMYL-CYSTEINE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Virtanen, A. I., Matikkala, B. J. 1961. New gamma-l-glutamyl Petides in Onion (Allium cepa). III. Suomen Kemistilehti, 34B: 53-54. |
| GAMMA-L-GLUTAMYL-ISOLEUCINE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-L-GLUTAMYL-L-ARGININE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Matikkala, E. J., Virtanen, A. I. 1970. Isolation of gamma-l-glutamy-l-arginine and gamma-l-glutamyl-s-(2-carboxy-n-propyl)-l-cysteine from Allium cepa (Onion). Suomen Kemistilehti, 43(11): 435-438. |
| GAMMA-L-GLUTAMYL-L-VALINE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Virtanen, A. I., Matikkala, B. J. 1961. New gamma-l-glutamyl Petides in Onion (Allium cepa). III. Suomen Kemistilehti, 34B: 53-54. |
| GAMMA-L-GLUTAMYL-S(2-CARBOXY-N-PROPYL)L-CYSTEINE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-L-GLUTAMYL-S-(1-PROPENYL)-CYSTEINE-SULFOXIDE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Virtanen, A. I., Matikkala, E. J. 1961. Structure of the Gamma-Glutamyl Peptide 4 Isolated from Onion (Allium cepa)-gamma-l-glutamyl-s-(1-propenyl)-cysteine sulfoxide. Suomen Kemistilehti, 34B: 84. |
| GAMMA-L-GLUTAMYL-S-(1-PROPENYL)L-CYSTEINE-SULFOXIDE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-L-GLUTAMYL-S-(2-CARBOXY-BETA-METHYL-ETHYL)-CYSTEINYL-GLYCINE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-L-GLUTAMYL-S-(2-CARBOXY-BETA-METHYL-ETHYL)-CYSTEINYL-GLYCINE-ETHYL-ESTER | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-L-GLUTAMYL-VALINE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GIBBERELLIN-A-4 | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Das, V. S. R., Rao, J. V. S. 1965. Onion Root Gibberellins. Curr. Sci., 34(1): 28. |
| GLUCOFRUCTAN | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Osman, S. A. 1980. Chemical and Biological Studies of Onion and Garlic in an Attempt to Isolate a Hypoclycaemic Extract. Abstr. 4th Asian Symp. Med. Plants Spices Bangkok, Thailand, September 15-19: 117. |
| GLUCOFRUCTAN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Osman, S. A. 1980. Chemical and Biological Studies of Onion and Garlic in an Attempt to Isolate a Hypoclycaemic Extract. Abstr. 4th Asian Symp. Med. Plants Spices Bangkok, Thailand, September 15-19: 117. |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Osman, S. A. 1980. Chemical and Biological Studies of Onion and Garlic in an Attempt to Isolate a Hypoclycaemic Extract. Abstr. 4th Asian Symp. Med. Plants Spices Bangkok, Thailand, September 15-19: 117. |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Osman, S. A. 1980. Chemical and Biological Studies of Onion and Garlic in an Attempt to Isolate a Hypoclycaemic Extract. Abstr. 4th Asian Symp. Med. Plants Spices Bangkok, Thailand, September 15-19: 117. |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Thomas, D. J., Parkin, K. L. 1994. Quantification of Alk(en)yl-L-Cysteine Sulfoxides and Related Amino Acids in Alliums by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography. J. Agr. Food Chem., 42(8): 1632-1638. |
| GLUTAMINE | 5 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAN | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTATHIONE | 7 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Ueda, Y., Taubuku, T., Miyajima, R. 1994. Composition of Sulfur-Containing Components in Onion and Their Flavor Characters. Biosci. Biotech. Biochem., 58(1): 108-110. |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Bulb | 490.0 | 5341.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Insecticide | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insectifuge | 10 | Tunon, H., Thorsell, W., and Bohlin, L. 1993. Mosquito Repelling Activity of Compounds Occurring in Achillea millefolium L. (Asteraceae). Economic Botany 48(2): 111-120, 1994. |
| Insectiphile | 4 | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| Insulin-Sparing | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Insulinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 157. |
| Insulinic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insulinogenic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Insulinotonic | 1 | J. Agri. & Food Chemistry, 36: 1079. |
| Interferon-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Interferonogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Iodothyronine-Deiodinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Irritant | 9 | Merck 11th Edition |
| JNK-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Juvabional | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Keratitigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Keratolytic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Lachrymatory | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Larvicide | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Larvistat | 2 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Laxative | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |