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Plant Arachis hypogaea (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Groundnut; Peanut
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
11-EICOSENOIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
13-EICOSENOIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
13-HYDROPEROXY-CIS-9,TRANS-11-OCTADECADIENOIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
13-HYDROPEROXY-TRANS-9,TRANS-11-OCTADECADIENOIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
15-DOCOSENOIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,4-METHYLENE-CHOLESTEROL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-METHYLENEPROLINE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5,7-DIHYDROXYCHROMONE 4 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
7-HEXADECENOIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
9,10-DIHYDROXYSTEARIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALANINE 3 Seed 10390.0 12137.0 0.42 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-AMINO-BETA-HYDROXYBUTYRIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CEPHALIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-KETO-GLUTARIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Seed 30.0 110.0 -0.33 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-RESORCYLIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Oil not available 89.0 -0.57 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Seed 83.0 116.0 -0.36 Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM 5 Seed not available 14.0 -0.34 Duke, 1992 *
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Seed 11803.0 12644.0 0.58 Duke, 1992 *
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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
Mucogenic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mucolytic 1 Martindale's 28th
Musculotropic 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Mutagenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Myoprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant 3 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Natriuretic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Nematicide 3 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
NEP-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Nephrotoxic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Neuroexcitant 1 Martindale's 28th
Neuroinhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Neuroprotective 2 Duke, 1992 *
Neurotoxic 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Neurotransmitter 3 Duke, 1992 *
NF-kB-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
NO-Genic 2 Duke, 1992 *
NO-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
NO-Synthase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *