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Plant Citrus reticulata (Rutaceae)

Common Names
Mandarin; Tangerine
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
(E)-BETA-OCIMENE 0 Fruit 4.0 5.0 -0.62 Duke, 1992 *
(Z)-BETA-OCIMENE 0 Fruit not available 0.1 -0.75 Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Fruit 0.0 76.0 -0.42 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
3',5-DIHYDROXY-6,7,8-TRIMETHOXY-FLAVONE 0 Pericarp not available 2.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
3'-DIMETHYL-NOBILETIN 0 Pericarp not available 21.4 not available Duke, 1992 *
3'-HYDROXY-4',5,6,7,8-PENTAMETHOXY-FLAVONE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3,5,5-TRIMETHYLBENZYL-ALCOHOL 0 Fruit not available 3.0 not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
4',5,7,8-TETRAMETHOXY-FLAVONE 0 Pericarp 161.0 185.7 not available Duke, 1992 *
4',5,7-TRI-O-METHYL-APIGENIN 0 Pericarp not available 5.7 not available Duke, 1992 *
4',5,7-TRIHYDROXY-3',6,8-TRIMETHOXY-FLAVONE 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4'-5-7-TRIMETHOXYFLAVONE 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4'-HYDROXY-5,6,7,8-TETRAMETHOXY-FLAVONE 1 Pericarp not available 1.4 not available Duke, 1992 *
4,5-DIHYDROXY-7,8-DIMETHOXY-FLAVONE 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5,5'-OXY-DIMETHYLENE-BIS-(2-FURALDEHYDE) 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-DEMETHYL-NOBILETIN 0 Pericarp not available 257.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
5-HYDROXY-3',4',6,7-TETRAMETHOXY-FLAVONE 0 Pericarp not available 35.7 not available Duke, 1992 *
5-HYDROXY-3,5',7,8-TETRAMETHOXY-3',4'-METHYLENEDIOXY-FLAVONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-HYDROXY-4',7,8-TRIMETHOXY-FLAVONE 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-O-DEMETHYL-NOBILETIN 0 Pericarp not available 4.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
7-DEMETHYL-TANGERETIN 0 Pericarp not available 5.0 not available 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
(-)-Chronotropic 1 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
(-)-Inotropic 1 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 6 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide 9 Duke, 1992 *
Acarifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 5 Duke, 1992 *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Addictive 1 Science News, 145: 294.
Adjuvant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Adrenergic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 13 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Allelopathic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic 19 Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.