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Common Names
Bell Pepper; Green Pepper; Cherry Pepper; Sweet Pepper; Cone Pepper; Paprika
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RISHITIN | 6 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUBIDIUM | 0 | Fruit | 0.4 | 10.0 | -0.68 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| RUBIXANTHIN | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIN | 87 | Fruit | not available | 3874.0 | -0.21 | Varnaite, R. 1988. Rutin Content in Capsicum, Capsella, Urtica, Primula, Lepidium, Lactuca, Brassica, Anethum, Beta, Petroselinum, Allium Genera Representatives. Liet Tsr Mokslu Akad Darb Ser C, 4: 29-32. |
| SABINENE | 5 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALICYLATES | 7 | Fruit | 6.0 | 100.0 | -0.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCOPOLETIN | 44 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Fruit | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SERINE | 1 | Fruit | 340.0 | 4638.0 | 0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILICON | 4 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILVER | 3 | Fruit | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.46 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SKATOLE-PYRROLO-OXYGENASE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Fruit | 152.0 | 590.0 | -0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOLANIDINE | 5 | 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. |
| SOLANINE | 26 | 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. |
| SOLANINE | 26 | Leaf | not available | 500.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOLASODINE | 18 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Fruit | 160.0 | 2180.0 | -0.13 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 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. |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Fruit | 10.0 | 180.0 | 1.32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Nematistat | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| NEP-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nephrotoxic | 4 | R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. |
| Neuroexcitant | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Neuroinhibitor | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Neuroprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neurotoxic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neurotransmitter | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Genic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Odontolytic | 1 | Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 5 | Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19. |
| Osmoregulator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Osteogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Osteolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | 3 | Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978. |
| Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |