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Plant Apium graveolens (Apiaceae)

Common Names
Celery
How this plant is used
Food

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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
PINOCARVYL-ACETATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PINOCARVYL-ACETATE 0 Seed not available not available not available Charalambous, G. (Ed.). 1994. Spices, Herbs and Edible Fungi. Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam. 764 pp.
PIPERIDINE 10 Pt not available 1.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PIPERITONE 7 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PIPERITONE 7 Seed not available not available not available Charalambous, G. (Ed.). 1994. Spices, Herbs and Edible Fungi. Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam. 764 pp.
PIPERITONE 7 Seed Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
POLYACETYLENES 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Fruit 1210.0 5760.0 -1.08 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Root 3900.0 56360.0 2.97 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
POTASSIUM 14 Seed 1210.0 15330.0 0.24 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Pt 2689.0 57800.0 0.52 Duke, 1992 *
PROLINE 0 Leaf 170.0 3208.0 -1.16 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PROPIONALDEHYDE 2 Leaf 3.0 1050.0 not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
PROPIONALDEHYDE 2 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROPIONIC-ALDEHYDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Fruit 35490.0 169000.0 0.80 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 7000.0 29000.0 -1.82 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed 170250.0 203385.0 -0.27 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PROTEIN 0 Pt 6030.0 194000.0 1.32 Duke, 1992 *
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID 43 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
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
Lithogenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Litholytic 2 Martindale's 29th
Lubricant 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Lyase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Lymphocytogenic 3 Gawron, A., Gorski*, G., Glowniak**, K. 1989. Increased proliferation of phytohaemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated human leucocytes after 8-methoxypsoralen treatment. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 194-195, 1990.
Lymphokinetic 1 Duke, 1992 *
MAO-A-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
MAO-B-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
MAO-Inhibitor 4 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
MAPK-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Mast-Cell-Stabilizer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Melaninogenic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Melatoninogenic 1 Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Memorigenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
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 2 Duke, 1992 *
Metastatic 1 Science News, 146: 421.
Mitogenic 1 Gawron, A., Gorski*, G., Glowniak**, K. 1989. Increased proliferation of phytohaemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated human leucocytes after 8-methoxypsoralen treatment. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 194-195, 1990.