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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
CIS-BETA-CAROTENE 0 Fruit 1.0 60.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-CRYPTOXANTHIN 0 Fruit 0.0 65.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRIC-ACID 23 Fruit not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CITROSTADIENOL 1 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CITROXANTHIN 0 Fruit not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CITRULLIN 0 Fruit not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
COBALT 2 Fruit 4.0 15.1 1.29 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Fruit 0.5 20.0 0.56 Duke, 1992 *
CRYPTOCAPSIN 0 Fruit 0.2 75.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CRYPTOXANTHIN 2 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CUCURBITACHROME 0 Fruit 0.0 400.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CUCURBITAXANTHIN-A 0 Fruit 1.0 610.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CUCURBITAXANTHIN-B 0 Fruit 0.0 110.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CYCLOARTANOL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYCLOARTENOL 7 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYCLOEUCALENOL 3 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYCLOHEXANONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYCLOPENTANOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYCLOVIOLAXANTHIN 0 Fruit 0.0 70.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CYNAROSIDE 3 Leaf 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.