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Common Names
Grapefruit
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHALCONASE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLORINE | 7 | Plant | not available | 6.0 | -1.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHOLESTEROL | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Fruit | 0.0 | 0.6 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-BETA-FARNESENE | 0 | Pericarp | not available | 2.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-LINALOL-OXIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-LINALOOL-OXIDE | 0 | Pericarp | not available | 28.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRAL | 53 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| CITRIC-ACID | 23 | Fruit | 11900.0 | 21000.0 | -0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLAL | 20 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| CITRONELLOL | 15 | Leaf | not available | 70.0 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLYL-ACETATE | 2 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| CITROSTADIENOL | 1 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| COBALT | 2 | Fruit | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CONIFERIN | 2 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| COPAENE | 1 | Pericarp | not available | 2.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Fruit | 0.0 | 7.7 | -0.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COUMARINS | 0 | Pericarp | not available | 14000.0 | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| CRYPTOXANTHIN | 2 | Fruit | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYCLOARTENOL | 7 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| 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. |