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Common Names
Lemon
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6-C-GLUCOSYL-DIOSMETIN | 0 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 7-(3'-METHYL-BUT-2'-ENYL-OXY)-COUMARIN | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 7-GLUCOSYL-APIGENIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 7-PENTAHYDROXY-2',3',5,5'-PENTAHYDROXY-FLAVANONE-7-(6-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7-RHAMNO-GLUCOSYL-DIOSMETIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7-RHAMNO-GLUCOSYL-LUTEOLIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-(7',8'-EPOXY-GERANYL-OXY)-PSORALEN | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 8-C-GLUCOSYL-DIOSMETIN | 0 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 8-GERAN-OXYPSORALEN | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 387.0 | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 8-GERAN-OXYPSORALEN | 0 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| 8-GERANYL-OXY-5-METHOXY-PSORALEN | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 8-GERANYLOXYPSORALEN | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ACETIC-ACID | 16 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| ADENOSINE | 28 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| ALPHA,ALPHA-P-TRIMETHYLBENZYL-ALCOHOL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| ALPHA,ALPHA-P-TRIMETHYLBENZYL-ALCOHOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-AMINO-BUTYRIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 250.0 | -1.00 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE | 0 | Petiole | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-COPAENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Metal-Chelator | 2 | McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25. |
| Metal-Chelator (Copper) | 1 | Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98. |
| Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MMP-9-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Molluscicide | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mosquitocide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mosquitofuge | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Motor-Depressant | 5 | Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC |
| Mucogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucolytic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Musculotropic | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Mutagenic | 6 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Mutagenic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mycobactericide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myoprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myorelaxant | 12 | Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp. |
| NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nematicide | 14 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| NEP-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nephrotoxic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |