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Plant Chenopodium quinoa (Chenopodiaceae)

How this plant is used
Medicinal

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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
3-O-[BETA-D-XYLOPYRANOSYL-(1-3)-BETA-D-GLUCURONOSYL-6-O-METHYL-ESTER]-OLEANOLIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
3-O-[BETA-D-XYLOSYL-(1-3)-BETA-D-GLUCURONOSYL-OLEANOLIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
CHENOPODIUM-QUINOA-VIRUS-INHIBITOR 0 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
CHIKUSETSUSAPONIN-IV-A 0 Seed not available 1000.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
HEDERA-NEPALENSIS-SAPONIN-F 0 Seed Coat not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
KAEMPFEROL-3-O-[BETA-D-APIOFURANOSYL-(1-2)-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOPYRANOSYL-(1-6)]-BETA-3-GALACTOPYRANOSIDE 0 Seed not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
KAEMPFEROL-3-O-[BETA-D-APIOFURANOSYL-(1-2)-BETA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSIDE 0 Seed not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
MAURITIANIN 2 Seed not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
OLEANOLIC-ACID 64 Fruit not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
OLEANOLIC-ACID 64 Root not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
OLEANOLIC-ACID 64 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
OLEANOLIC-ACID-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Seed not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
PROTEIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
QUINOA-SAPONIN-1 0 Seed Coat not available 7000.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
QUINOA-SAPONIN-10 0 Seed not available 800.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
QUINOA-SAPONIN-2 0 Seed Coat not available 200.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
QUINOA-SAPONIN-3 0 Seed Coat not available 300.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
QUINOA-SAPONIN-4 0 Seed Coat not available 3000.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
QUINOA-SAPONIN-5 0 Seed Coat not available 300.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
QUINOA-SAPONIN-6 0 Seed not available 800.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
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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
Antioxidant 1 Balanehru, S. and Nagarajan, B. 1992. Intervention of Adriamycin Induced Free Radical Damage. Biochemistry International 28(4): 735-744, 1992.
Antiperiodontic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperoxidant 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiPGE2 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiplaque 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiplasmodial 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antisarcomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiTGF-beta 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Breast) 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Colon) 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Kidney) 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Lung) 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Pancreas) 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor-Promoter 1 Yasukawa, K., Takido, M., Takeuchi, M., Sato, Y., Nitta, K., and Nakagawa, S. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Flavonol Glycosides on 12-O-Tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate-Induced Tumor Promotion. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(3): 774-776, 1990.
Antiulcer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral 1 Kashiwada, Y., et. al. 1998. Anti-AIDS Agents. 30. Anti-HIV Activity of Oleanolic Acid, Pomolic Acid, and Structurally Related Triterpenoids. J. Nat. Prod., 61 (9): 1090-1095.
Aromatase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *