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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 not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,1-DIETHOXY-3-METHYLBUTANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-HEXANOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-HYDROXY-PROPAN-2-ONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-METHYLPYRROLE-KETONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-O-CAFFEOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-O-FERRULOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
13-CIS-CAPSANTHIN 0 Fruit 0.0 205.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
13-CIS-ZEAXANTHIN 0 Fruit 2.0 43.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
15-CIS-ZEAXANTHIN 0 Fruit 0.0 9.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2,3,5-TRIMETHYLPYRAZINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,3-BUTANEDIOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,3-DIMETHYL-5-ETHYLPYRAZINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,3-DIMETHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-BUTANONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-HEXANOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-HEXANONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-HYDROXY-3-METHYL-CYCLOPENT-2-EN-1-ONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHOXY-3-ISOBUTYL-PYRAZINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-5-ETHYLPYRAZINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available 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
Antikeratotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antikeshan 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiketotic 1 Merck 11th Edition
AntiLegionella 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antileishmanic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antilepric 2 Martindale's 28th
Antileukemic 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukonychic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukoplakic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene-D4 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotrienogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic? 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antilupus 2 Martindale's 28th
AntiLyme 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphomic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antimaculitic 7 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antimalarial 2 Khalid, S.A., Farouk, A., Geary**, T.G., and Jensen, J.B. 1985. Potential Antimalarial Candidates From African Plants: An In Vitro Approach Using Plasmodium falciparum*. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 15: 201-209, 1986.