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Common Names
Pineapple
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,5-DIMETHYL-4-HYDROXY-3(2H)-FURANONE | 0 | Plant | not available | 1.2 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE | 15 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| 5-STIGMASTENE-3-BETA-7-ALPHA-DIOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETALDEHYDE | 6 | Fruit | 0.6 | 1.4 | -0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETIC-ACID | 16 | Fruit | not available | 0.5 | -0.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETONE | 3 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETOXYACETONE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACRYLIC-ACID | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| ALANINE | 3 | Fruit | 170.0 | 1259.0 | -0.96 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 15 | Fruit | 620.0 | 4592.0 | 0.93 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Fruit | 1.0 | 7.0 | -1.01 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| AMYL-CAPROATE | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANANASIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANANASIC-ACID | 0 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Fruit | 46.0 | 1333.0 | -0.79 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Fruit | 148.0 | 4178.0 | -0.02 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Fruit | 2800.0 | 36000.0 | -0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARAGINE | 2 | Fruit | not available | 1251.0 | -0.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Fruit | 293.0 | 4222.0 | -0.78 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Abortifacient | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Absorbent | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Acaricide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acarifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acetylcholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Acnegenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Addictive | 1 | Science News, 145: 294. |
| Adjuvant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Aggregant | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 4 | Ichikawa, K., et al. 1991. Isolation and Structure Determination of Aldose Reductase Inhibitors from Traditional Thai Medicine, and Syntheses of Their Derivatives. Sankyo Kenkyusho Nempo, 43: 99-110. |
| Allelochemic | 1 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Allelopathic | 3 | Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865. |
| Allergenic | 12 | Mitchell, J. and Rook, A.J. 1923. Botanical Dermatology: plants and plant products injurious to the skin. Vancouver: Greengrass, 1979. xiii, 787 p.: ill. |
| Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analeptic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |