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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anticoeliac | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anticold | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticolitic | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anticollegenase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticomplement | 1 | Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. |
| Anticomplementary | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticonvulsant | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticorneotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anticoronary | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCrohn's | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Anticryptococcic | 1 | 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. |
| AntiCTS | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCVI | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticystinuric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticystitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticytotoxic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidandruff | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidecubitic | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antideliriant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidementia | 8 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |