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Plant Citrullus lanatus (Cucurbitaceae)

Common Names
Watermelon
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
NONAN-1-OL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NONAN-1-OL 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NONAN-2-ONE 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NONAN-4-OLIDE 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
O-ACETYL-SERINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OBTUSIFOLIOL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCT-1-EN-3-OL 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCT-1-EN-3-ONE 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCT-TRANS-2-EN-1-AL 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCT-TRANS-2-EN-1-OL 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCT-TRANS-2-ENAL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCTAN-1-AL 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OCTAN-1-OL 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Cotyledon not available 241000.0 0.92 Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed 71000.0 189000.0 0.57 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
OXYSILVINE 0 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.
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Cotyledon not available 206300.0 -1.73 Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Seed 15200.0 55000.0 0.44 Duke, 1992 *
PANTOTHENIC-ACID 11 Fruit not available 25.0 0.44 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
PECTIN 24 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
Neuroinhibitor 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Neurolytic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Neuroprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Neurotoxic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Neurotransmitter 1 Duke, 1992 *
NF-kB-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
NO-Genic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Ophthalmic-Antialkali 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 1 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.
Oviposition-Stimulant 1 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 2 Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
P450-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
PAF-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Percutaneostimulant 1 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 8 Duke, 1992 *
Peristaltic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Pesticide 26 Duke, 1992 *
Phagocytotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).