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Common Names
Papaya
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Fruit | 60.0 | 537.0 | -0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed | not available | 5389.0 | -0.87 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed Oil | not available | 4000.0 | -1.52 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Seed Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| LYCOPENE | 16 | 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. |
| LYCOPENE | 16 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| LYSINE | 4 | Fruit | 250.0 | 2238.0 | -0.49 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LYSOZYME | 0 | Latex Exudate | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Fruit | 110.0 | 815.0 | -0.61 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALIC-ACID | 15 | Fruit | 3150.0 | 23333.0 | 0.57 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALIC-ACID | 15 | Latex Exudate | not available | 4400.0 | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Fruit | 0.1 | 1.0 | -0.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHANOL | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Fruit | 10.0 | 179.0 | -0.96 | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-ACETATE | 3 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-ALCOHOL | 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. |
| METHYL-CYCLOHEXANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 0.0 | -1.00 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| METHYL-GERANATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-HEXANOATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19. |
| Osteogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Ovulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Oxidant | 2 | Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978. |
| P450-2B1-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Paralytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Parasiticide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Parasympathomimetic | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Pectinolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Percutaneostimulant | 2 | Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990. |
| Perfumery | 21 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Peristaltic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pesticide | 37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phagocytotic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Pheromone | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pituitary-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Polyamine-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Preservative | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Previtamin-A | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |