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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Citrus sinensis (Rutaceae)

Common Names
Orange
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
5,8-EPOXY-5,5',8-TETRAHYDRO-BETA,BETA-CAROTEN-3,3',5',6'-TETROL 0 Plant *
5,8-EPOXY-5,8-DIHYDRO-10'-APO-BETA-CAROTEN-3,10'-DIOL 0 Fruit Juice Jim Duke's personal files.
5,8-EPOXY-5,8-DIHYDRO-8'-APO-BETA-CAROTEN-3,10-DIOL 0 Fruit Juice *
5-ACETYL-2-METHYL-PYRIDINE 0 Pericarp Essent. Oil Jim Duke's personal files.
5-HEXYL-2-METHYL-PYRIDINE 0 Pericarp Essent. Oil Jim Duke's personal files.
6,7-DIMETHOXYCOUMARIN 1 Bark 162.0 Jim Duke's personal files.
ABSCISIC-ACID 0 Tissue Culture Jim Duke's personal files.
ACETALDEHYDE 6 Fruit Juice 3.0 15.0 1.00 *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Plant *
ALANINE 3 Fruit 30.0 3775.0 0.03 *
ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE 0 Fruit 6.0 -1.00 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ALPHA-CAROTENE 7 Fruit 0.2 1.9 -0.27 *
ALPHA-CAROTENE 7 Pericarp Jim Duke's personal files.
ALPHA-COPAENE 0 Fruit 0.7 1.0 -0.69 *
ALPHA-COPAENE 0 Pericarp *
ALPHA-COPAENE 0 Pericarp Essent. Oil Jim Duke's personal files.
ALPHA-CUBEBENE 0 Fruit 0.7 1.0 -0.62 *
ALPHA-HUMULENE 2 Fruit 0.0 0.1 -0.60 *
ALPHA-HYDROXY-CAROTENE 0 Pericarp Jim Duke's personal files.
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Fruit 70.0 528.0 -0.91 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Anxiolytic 9 Merck 11th Edition
AP-1-Inhibitor 1 *
Aphidifuge 1 *
Aphrodisiac 1 *
Apoptotic 12 *
Aromatase-Inhibitor 1 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999.
Arrhythmigenic 1 *
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 *
Ataxigenic 1 Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
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 2 *
Barbituate-Synergist 1 *
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker 1 *
Beta-Blocker 2 *