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Plant Citrus paradisi (Rutaceae)

Common Names
Grapefruit
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
ALPHA-COPAENE 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CRYPTOXANTHIN 2 Fruit not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ALPHA-CRYTOXANTHIN 0 Fruit not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ALPHA-CUBEBENE 0 Pericarp not available 2.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-FARNESENE 0 Pericarp 0.7 2.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-HUMULENE 2 Leaf not available 29.0 -0.42 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-HUMULENE 2 Pericarp not available 7.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Fruit 50.0 550.0 -0.90 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ALPHA-MUUROLENE 0 Pericarp not available 2.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Pericarp 1.0 2.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Fruit not available not available not available Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Leaf not available 55.0 -0.22 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Pericarp 12.0 47.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-SINENSAL 0 Pericarp not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINENE 13 Pericarp not available 1.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Leaf not available 29.0 -0.54 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Pericarp not available 7.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-THUJENE 0 Pericarp not available 1.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Fruit 3.0 29.0 -0.68 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-YLANGENE 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Antiviral? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antivitiligic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antixerophthalmic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiyeast 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anxiolytic 8 Merck 11th Edition
AP-1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aphidifuge 2 Duke, 1992 *
Aphrodisiac 1 Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic 11 Duke, 1992 *
Aromatase-Inhibitor 2 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999.
Arrhythmigenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Artemicide 2 Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990.
Arteriodilator 1 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Ascaricide 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Asthma-preventive 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Astringent 2 Duke, 1992 *
Atherogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
ATPase-Inhibitor 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Bacteriostatic 1 Chin. J. Tuber. Respir. Dis.
Bacteristat 3 Duke, 1992 *