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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLYL-METHYL-DISULFIDE | 2 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| ALLYL-PROPENYL-DISULFIDE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| ALLYL-PROPYL-DISULFIDE | 3 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALLYL-PROPYL-DISULFIDE | 3 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Wilcox, B. F., Joseph, P. K., Augusti, K. T. 1984. Effects of Allylpropyl Disulphide Isolated from Allium cepa Linn. on High-Fat Fed Rats. Indian J. Biochem. Biophys., 21(3): 214-216. |
| ALLYLMETHYLSULFIDE | 2 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| ALLYLPROPYL-SULFIDE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| ALLYLTHIOL-SULFIDE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| ALPHA-AMYRIN | 10 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Smocziewiczowa, A., Nitschke, D. 1978. Study of Saponins and Sapogenins in Onions. Zesz Nauk Akad Ekon Poznaniu Ser, 1(73): 40-43. |
| ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 15 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Ustunes, L., Claeys, M., Laekeman, G., Herman, A.G., Vlietinck, A.J., Ozer, A. 1985. Isolation and Identification of Two Isomeric Trihydroxy Octadecenoic Acids with Prostaglandin E-Like Activity from Onion Bulbs(Allium cepa). Prostaglandins, 29(5):847-865 |
| ALPHA-SITOSTEROL | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Smocziewiczowa, A., Nitschke, D. 1978. Study of Saponins and Sapogenins in Onions. Zesz Nauk Akad Ekon Poznaniu Ser, 1(73): 40-43. |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Bulb | 0.4 | 30.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Grujic-Injac, B., Basarevic-Dinic, L., Lajsic, S., Stefanovic, D. 1985. Chemical Analysis of Seed Oil of the Onion (Allium cepa). Hrana Ishrana, 25: 167-169 (Inst Ishr Vet Fak Belgrade, Yugoslavia) |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Bulb | 0.3 | 385.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANTHOCYANINS | 30 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| ARABINOSE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Sinha, A. 1959. Chemical Examination of Allium cepa. I. Glycosidic and Sugar Fractions. Indian J. Appl. Chem., 22: 89-91. |
| ARACHIDIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARACHIDIC-ACID | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Reddy, P. N., Azeemoddin, G., Rao, S. D. T. 1989. Processing and Analysis of Onionseed (Allium cepa) and its Fixed Oil. J. Amer. Oil Chem. Soc., 66(3): 365. |
| ARGININE | 14 | Bulb | 1580.0 | 17222.0 | -1.00 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ARSENIC | 2 | Bulb | 0.0 | 0.1 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Neuroprotective | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neurotoxic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Neurotransmitter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Genic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Scavenger | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Synthase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Occuloirritant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Odontolytic | 1 | Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. |
| Ophthalmic-Antialkali | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 4 | Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19. |
| Osmoregulator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Osteogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Osteolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Oviposition-Stimulant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ovulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Oxidant | 2 | Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978. |
| P450-Inducer | 1 | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| P450-Inhibitor | 1 | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |