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Common Names
Groundnut; Peanut
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Seed | 13560.0 | 15715.0 | 0.50 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHLORETIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHOLIPASE-D | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORIC-ACID-MONOESTERHYDROLASE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Leaf | 820.0 | 3814.0 | -0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Plant | 800.0 | 10000.0 | 3.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Seed | 2450.0 | 4248.0 | -0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYSETOLEIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Plant | 9100.0 | 17500.0 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Seed | 4210.0 | 7681.0 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PRATENSIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROLINE | 0 | Seed | 11540.0 | 15362.0 | 0.79 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Leaf | 44000.0 | 205000.0 | -0.07 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Plant | 164000.0 | 262000.0 | 0.73 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | 150000.0 | 275000.0 | 0.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID | 43 | Seed | not available | 4.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUFA | 4 | Seed | 155340.0 | 183785.0 | 0.59 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Leaf | 5.8 | 27.0 | -0.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Seed | 1.3 | 3.1 | -0.16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 5 | Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19. |
| Osteogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Oviposition-Stimulant | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ovulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Oxidant | 2 | Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978. |
| P450-Inducer | 1 | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| P450-Inhibitor | 1 | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| PAF-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Parasiticide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Parasympathomimetic | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Percutaneostimulant | 2 | Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990. |
| Perfumery | 3 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Pesticide | 31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PGE2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phagocytotic | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Phospholipase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phytoalexin | 3 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Pituitary-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PKC-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Plasmodicide | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |