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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Allium sativum var. sativum (Liliaceae)

Common Names
Garlic
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
2-METHYL-BENZALDEHYDE 0 Bulb 60.0 *
2-PROPEN-1-OL 0 Bulb 0.1 121.0 *
2-PROPENE-1-SULFINOTHIOCIC-ACIDS-2-PROPENYL-ESTER 1 Bulb *
2-PROPENYL-1-PROPENYL-DISULFIDE 0 Essential Oil *
2-PROPENYL-L-CYSTEINE-SULFOXIDE 0 Bulb *
2-PROPENYL-TETRASULFIDE 0 Essential Oil *
2-VINYL-1,3-DITHIIN 0 Fruit Juice Deruaz, D., et. al. 1994. Analytical Strategy by Coupling Headspace Gas Chromatography, Atomic Emission Spectrometric Detection and Mass Spectrometry Application to Sulfur Compounds from Garlic. J. Chromatogr., 677(2): 345-354.
2-VINYL-1,3-DITHIINE 0 Bulb *
2-VINYL-4H-1,3-DITHIIN 4 Bulb 2.0 158.0 *
2-VINYL-4H-2,3-DITHIIN 0 Bulb *
2-VINYL-DI-1,3-THIENE 0 Bulb *
24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTENOL 0 Plant Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
3,5-DIETHYL-1,2,4-TRITHIOLANE 0 Bulb 0.2 43.0 *
3-ETHYL-2,5-DIMETHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Bulb *
3-METHYL-2-CYCLOPENTENE-1-THIONE 0 Bulb 0.2 1.6 *
3-VINYL-1,2-DITHIACYCLOHEX-4-ENE 0 Bulb *
3-VINYL-1,2-DITHIACYCLOHEX-5-ENE 0 Bulb *
3-VINYL-1,2-DITHIIN 0 Fruit Juice Deruaz, D., et. al. 1994. Analytical Strategy by Coupling Headspace Gas Chromatography, Atomic Emission Spectrometric Detection and Mass Spectrometry Application to Sulfur Compounds from Garlic. J. Chromatogr., 677(2): 345-354.
3-VINYL-1,2-DITHIINE 0 Bulb *
3-VINYL-4H-1,2-DITHIIN 0 Bulb 0.3 178.0 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
MAO-A-Inhibitor 1 *
MAO-Inhibitor 2 *
MAPK-Inhibitor 1 *
Mast-Cell-Stabilizer 1 *
Memorigenic 2 *
Memory-Enhancer 1 Science News, 138: 189, 1990.
Metal-Chelator 3 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 *
Metastatic 1 Science News, 146: 421.
MMP-9-Inhibitor 1 *
Monoamine-Precursor 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mosquitofuge 1 *
Motor-Depressant 1 Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Mucogenic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mucokinetic 2 *
Mucolytic 1 Martindale's 28th
Musculotropic 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Mutagenic 6 *
Mycobactericide 2 *