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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| 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 * |