Plant Citrus aurantiifolia (Rutaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Lime

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
LIMONENE	60	Fruit	4700.0	7500.0	0.33	Duke, 1992 *
LINALOL	0	Fruit	9.0	20.0	-0.64	Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL	53	Fruit	9.0	20.0	-0.58	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
LINOLEIC-ACID	27	Fruit	360.0	3060.0	-0.31	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LYSINE	4	Fruit	140.0	1190.0	-0.76	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MALIC-ACID	15	Fruit	not available	2000.0	-0.82	Duke, 1992 *
MALONIC-ACID	1	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE	15	Fruit	20.0	170.0	-0.97	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
METHYL-HEPTENONE	0	Fruit	not available	1.0	not available	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
MYRCENE	22	Fruit	70.0	1030.0	-0.22	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
MYRISTIC-ACID	6	Fruit	10.0	85.0	-0.27	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
NERAL	4	Fruit	40.0	460.0	1.55	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
NERYL-ACETATE	5	Fruit	1.0	310.0	1.70	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
NERYL-FORMATE	2	Fruit	not available	20.0	1.00	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
NIACIN	39	Fruit	1.0	29.0	-0.42	Duke, 1992 *
NONANAL	0	Fruit	not available	20.0	0.04	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
NONANE	0	Fruit	not available	6.0	not available	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
NONANOL	0	Fruit	1.0	10.0	not available	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
NOOTKATONE	3	Fruit	not available	1.0	not available	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
OCTANAL	0	Fruit	30.0	80.0	1.41	Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antitumor	9	Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992.
Antitumor (Breast)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (CNS)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon)	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Gastric)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Liver)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Pancreas)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Skin)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitussive	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer	11	Duke, 1992 *
Antivertigo	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral	9	Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral?	1	Martindale's 29th
Antivitiligic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antixerophthalmic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiyeast	2	Duke, 1992 *