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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.
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
3-ISOPROPYL-2-METHOXYPYRAZINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYL-1-PENTYL-3-METHYL-BUTYRATE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
3-METHYL-BUTANAL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYL-BUTYRIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYL-CYCLOPENT-2-EN-1-ONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYL-PENTAN-3-OL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
31-NOR-LANOST-8-EN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
31-NOR-LANOST-9(11)-EN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
31-NOR-LANOSTEROL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
31-NORCYCLOARTANOL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-ALPHA-14-ALPHA-24-TRIMETHYL-CHOLESTA-8(24)-DIEN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-ALPHA-24-DIMETHYL-CHOLESTA-7,24-DIEN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-ALPHA-METHYL-24-ETHYL-CHOLESTA-7,24-DIEN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-ALPHA-METHYL-5-ALPHA-CHOLEST-8(14)-EN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-ETHYL-GUAIACOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-METHYL-1-PENTYL-2-METHYL-BUTYRATE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
4-METHYL-3-PENTEN-2-ONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-METHYL-GUAIACOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-METHYL-HEPTADECANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-METHYL-HEXADECANE 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
Cold-preventive 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Coleoptophile 1 Duke, 1992 *
Collagen-Sparing 2 Duke, 1992 *
Collagenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Colorant 14 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Comedogenic 1 Martindale's 29th
Comedolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
COMP-Inhibitor 1 Dullo, A. G., et al. 1999. Efficacy of a green tea extract rich in catechin polyphenols and caffeine in increasing 24-h energy expenditure and fat oxidation in humans. Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, 70: 1040-1045.
Contraceptive 2 Martindale's 28th
Copper-Antagonist 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Cosmetic 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
COX-1-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
COX-2-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Culicide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Cytochrome-P450-Inhibitor 2 Pizzorno, J. 1998. Total Wellness. Prima Health, a division of Prima.
Cytoprotective 2 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Cytotoxic 9 Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93.
Deiodinase-Inhibitor 1 Jim Duke's personal files.
Deliriant 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.