Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Capsicum annuum (Solanaceae)

Common Names
Bell Pepper, Green Pepper, Cherry Pepper, Sweet Pepper, Cone Pepper, Paprika
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1,1-DIETHOXY-2-METHYLPROPANE 0 Fruit *
1,1-DIETHOXY-3-METHYLBUTANE 0 Fruit *
1-HEXANOL 0 Fruit *
1-HYDROXY-PROPAN-2-ONE 0 Fruit *
1-METHYLPYRROLE-KETONE 0 Fruit *
1-O-CAFFEOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Fruit *
1-O-FERRULOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Fruit *
13-CIS-CAPSANTHIN 0 Fruit 0.0 205.0 *
13-CIS-ZEAXANTHIN 0 Fruit 2.0 43.0 *
15-CIS-ZEAXANTHIN 0 Fruit 0.0 9.0 *
2,3,5-TRIMETHYLPYRAZINE 0 Fruit *
2,3-BUTANEDIOL 0 Fruit *
2,3-DIMETHYL-5-ETHYLPYRAZINE 0 Fruit *
2,3-DIMETHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Fruit *
2-BUTANONE 0 Fruit *
2-HEXANOL 0 Fruit *
2-HEXANONE 0 Fruit *
2-HYDROXY-3-METHYL-CYCLOPENT-2-EN-1-ONE 0 Fruit *
2-METHOXY-3-ISOBUTYL-PYRAZINE 0 Fruit *
2-METHYL-5-ETHYLPYRAZINE 0 Fruit *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 6 (View) *
5-HETE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Abortifacient 1 (View) *
Acaricide 5 (View) *
Acarifuge 1 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 8 (View) *
Acetylcholinergic 1 (View) *
AChE-Inhibitor 2 (View) Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidulant 3 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Adjuvant 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 14 (View) *
Allelochemic 9 (View) *
Allelopathic 4 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Allergenic 18 (View) *
Allergenic? 1 (View) *
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *