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Plant Annona squamosa (Annonaceae)

Common Names
Sugar-Apple; Sweetsop
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ARGININE 14 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 340.0 1600.0 -0.19 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Fruit 7000.0 40000.0 -0.43 Duke, 1992 *
ASIMICIN 9 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASPARAGINE 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 0.0 0.2 -0.15 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PINENE 13 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BORNEOL 35 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BORNYL-ACATATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BORON 4 Leaf not available 107.0 1.25 Duke, 1992 *
BULLATACIN 12 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BULLATACINONE 4 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CADALENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 216.0 1335.0 -0.58 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf not available 21200.0 0.19 Duke, 1992 *
CAMPHOR 41 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 200000.0 904000.0 0.65 Duke, 1992 *
CEROTIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHOLESTEROL 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Neuroinhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Neuroprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Neurotoxic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Neurotransmitter 2 Duke, 1992 *
NO-Genic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Occuloirritant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Odontolytic 1 Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Osteogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Ovicide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Ozone-Scavenger 1 Duke, 1992 *
P450-2B1-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
P450-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Perfumery 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Peristaltic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Pesticide 24 Duke, 1992 *
Phagocytotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Pheromone 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Photosensitizer 1 Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp.
Pituitary-Stimulant 1 Duke, 1992 *