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Plant Allium sativum var. sativum (Liliaceae)

Common Names
Garlic
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
4-METHYL-5-VINYLTHIAZOLE 0 Bulb not available 0.8 not available Duke, 1992 *
5-BUTYL-CYSTEINE-SULFOXIDE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETALDEHYDE 6 Bulb not available not available not available Kim, S. M., Wu, C. M., Kobayashi, A., Kubota, K., Okumura, J. 1995. Volatile Compounds in Stir-Fried Garlic. J. Agric. Food Chem., 43(11): 2951-2955.
ACYL-ANTHOCYANIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ADENOSINE 28 Bulb 5.7 370.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ADENOSINE 28 Tuber not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AJOENE 46 Bud not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AJOENE 46 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALANINE 3 Bulb 6.2 7000.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ALLICIN 67 Bulb 1500.0 27800.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLIIN 21 Bulb 5000.0 40000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLIIN 21 Essential Oil not available not available not available Bekdairova, K. Z., Klyshev, L. K. 1982. Garlic Essential Oil and its Quantitative Analysis. Izv Akad Nauk Kaz Ssr Ser Biol, 1: 6-11.
ALLIIN 21 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLIIN 21 Leaf not available 76.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLIIN 21 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLIINASE 0 Bulb 3500.0 28500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLIN 0 Bulb not available 13000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLISATIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLISTATIN-I 2 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLISTATIN-II 2 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antinephritic 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antinephrolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinesidioblastosic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antineuralgic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuramidase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineurasthenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuritic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuroblastomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antineurotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiNF-kB 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosaminic 6 Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antinitrosic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antinociceptive 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinyctalopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiobesity? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antioncychomycotic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antionychyotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiophidic 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.