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

Common Names

Grapefruit

How this plant is used

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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
ALUMINUM	5	Fruit	1.0	330.0	-0.13	Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN-7-O-BETA-D-RUTINOSIDE	0	Leaf	not available	5.0	not available	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ARABAN	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE	14	Fruit	470.0	760.0	-0.95	Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC	2	Fruit	0.0	4.4	5.10	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Fruit	337.0	3862.0	-0.04	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Fruit	3050.0	110000.0	1.38	Duke, 1992 *
ASPARAGINE	2	Fruit	not available	420.0	-0.65	Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID	3	Fruit	810.0	4700.0	-0.72	Duke, 1992 *
BARIUM	0	Fruit	0.4	22.0	-0.17	Duke, 1992 *
BERGAMOTTIN	2	Pericarp	not available	not available	not available	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
BERGAPTOL	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
BETA-BISABOLENE	6	Pericarp	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Fruit	0.0	5.0	-0.14	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE	0	Pericarp	not available	130.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-COPAENE	0	Pericarp	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CUBEBENE	0	Pericarp	not available	17.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-HUMULENE	0	Pericarp	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PHELLANDRENE	3	Pericarp	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-PINENE	13	Leaf	not available	55.0	-0.35	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
Memory-Enhancer	1	Science News, 138: 189, 1990.
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	1	Duke, 1992 *
Metastatic	1	Science News, 146: 421.
MMP-9-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Monoamine-Precursor	3	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mosquitocide	1	Duke, 1992 *
Mosquitofuge	1	Duke, 1992 *
Motor-Depressant	3	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	2	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	3	Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Mutagenic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Mutagenic?	1	Duke, 1992 *
Mycobactericide	3	Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant	9	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Natriuretic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Nematicide	11	Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.