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Common Names
Onion; Shallot
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUFA | 13 | Bulb | 230.0 | 2230.0 | not available | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MURAMIDASE | 3 | Bulb | not available | 0.0 | -1.00 | 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. |
| MURAMIDASE | 3 | Leaf | not available | 0.3 | not available | 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. |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Bulb | 10.0 | 100.0 | -1.00 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | 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. |
| MYROSINASE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-PROPYL-MERCAPTAN | 1 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Nishimura, H., Mizutani, J. 1975. Effect of Gamma-Irradiation on Development of Lachrymator of Onion. Agic. Biol. Chem., 39: 2245-. |
| N-PROPYL-METHANE-THIOSULFINATE | 0 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Schmidt, N. E., et. al. 1996. Rapid Extraction Method of Quantitating the Lachrymatory Factor of Onion Using Gas Chromatography. J. Agric. Food Chem., 44(9): 2690-2693. |
| N-PROPYL-N-PROPANE-THIOSULFINATE | 0 | Fruit Juice | not available | not available | not available | Schmidt, N. E., et. al. 1996. Rapid Extraction Method of Quantitating the Lachrymatory Factor of Onion Using Gas Chromatography. J. Agric. Food Chem., 44(9): 2690-2693. |
| N-PROPYLSULPHINOTHIOIC-ACID-S-N-PROPYLESTER | 4 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEODECANOIC-ACID | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| NIACIN | 39 | Bulb | 1.0 | 75.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Leaf | 7.0 | 90.0 | -0.09 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| NICKEL | 3 | Bulb | 0.1 | 2.5 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NICKEL | 3 | Seed | 0.0 | 4.0 | -0.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NITROGEN | 0 | Bulb | 1700.0 | 17690.0 | not available | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| NONADECANOIC-ACID | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Gilbert, M. D., Maylin, G. A., Lisk, D. J. 1976. Gas Chromatographic Analysis of Neodecanoic Acids in Onions. J. Agr. Food Chem., 24(1): 194-. |
| NORCEPANONE | 0 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| OLEANOLIC-ACID | 64 | Bulb | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Bulb | 230.0 | 2230.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Prolactinogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Proliferant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prooxidant | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Propecic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandigenic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Sparer | 1 | Fujita, T., Nakatani, E., Funaishi, N., Sakuma, S., Fujimoto, Y. Potent inhibition of prostaglandin inactivation in rabbit gastric antral mucosal slices by selenium ions in-vitro. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 655-657, 1990. |
| Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Synthetase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor | 2 | Naim, M., Zehavi, U., Nagy, S., and Rouseff, R.L. Hydroxycinnamic Acids as Off-Flavor Precursors in Citrus Fruits and Their Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.14. |
| Protisticide | 4 | Martindale's 29th |
| PTK-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pyrogenic | 1 | Conradson, T. B. G., Dixon, C. M. S., Clarke, B., Barnes, P. J. 1987. Cardiovascular Effects of Infused Adenosine in Man: Potentiation by Dipyridamole. Acta Physiol Scand, 129(3): 387-391. |
| Quinone-Reductase-Inducer | 9 | Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103. |
| Radioprotective | 2 | 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. |
| Refrigerant | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Renotoxic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Respirastimulant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Retinoprotectant Optometry | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Roborant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Rubefacient | 1 | Martindale's 29th |