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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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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
SELENIUM 60 Bulb 0.0 0.0 -1.00 *
SELENO-HOME-CYSTINE 0 Plant *
SELENO-HOMOCYSTINE 0 Plant Hamilton, J. W. 1975. Chemical Examination of Seleniferous Onions, Allium cepa. Adv. Front Plant Sci., 30: 189-.
SELENO-METHIONINE 0 Bulb *
SELENO-METHIONINE 0 Plant Hamilton, J. W. 1975. Chemical Examination of Seleniferous Onions, Allium cepa. Adv. Front Plant Sci., 30: 189-.
SELENO-METHYL-SELENOCYSTEINE 0 Bulb *
SELENO-METHYL-SELENOCYSTEINE 0 Plant Hamilton, J. W. 1975. Chemical Examination of Seleniferous Onions, Allium cepa. Adv. Front Plant Sci., 30: 189-.
SELENO-METHYL-SELENOMETHIONINE 0 Bulb *
SELENO-METHYL-SELENOMETHIONINE 0 Plant Hamilton, J. W. 1975. Chemical Examination of Seleniferous Onions, Allium cepa. Adv. Front Plant Sci., 30: 189-.
SELENOSIDE 0 Plant *
SERINE 1 Bulb 350.0 3815.0 -1.00 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
SFA 0 Bulb 260.0 2520.0 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
SILICON 4 Bulb 1.0 75.0 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
SILVER 3 Bulb 0.0 0.1 *
SINAPIC-ACID 9 Bulb Das, V. S. R., Rao, J. V. S. 1964. Phenolic Acids of Onion Plant. Curr. Sci., 33(15): 471-472.
SINAPIC-ACID 9 Leaf Das, V. S. R., Rao, J. V. S. 1964. Phenolic Acids of Onion Plant. Curr. Sci., 33(15): 471-472.
SINAPIC-ACID 9 Root 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 *
SODIUM-PROP-CIS-1-ENYL-THIOSULFATE 0 Bulb 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 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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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Laxative? 2 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Sep-91.
Leptingenic 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Leucocytogenic 1 *
Leukotriene-Inhibitor 1 *
Lipolytic 7 LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
Lipotropic 2 *
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 6 *
Lithogenic 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Litholytic 2 Martindale's 29th
Lubricant 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Lyase-Inhibitor 1 *
Lymphocytogenic 1 Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.
MAO-A-Inhibitor 1 *
MAO-Inhibitor 2 *
Mast-Cell-Stabilizer 1 *
Memorigenic 2 *
Memory-Enhancer 1 Science News, 138: 189, 1990.
Metal-Chelator 2 McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25.
Metal-Chelator (Copper) 1 Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98.
Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor 1 *