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Plant Citrus sinensis (Rutaceae)

Common Names
Orange
How this plant is used
Food

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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
5,8-EPOXY-5,5',8-TETRAHYDRO-BETA,BETA-CAROTEN-3,3',5',6'-TETROL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5,8-EPOXY-5,8-DIHYDRO-10'-APO-BETA-CAROTEN-3,10'-DIOL 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
5,8-EPOXY-5,8-DIHYDRO-8'-APO-BETA-CAROTEN-3,10-DIOL 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-ACETYL-2-METHYL-PYRIDINE 0 Pericarp Essent. Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
5-HEXYL-2-METHYL-PYRIDINE 0 Pericarp Essent. Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
6,7-DIMETHOXYCOUMARIN 1 Bark not available 162.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ABSCISIC-ACID 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ACETALDEHYDE 6 Fruit Juice 3.0 15.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALANINE 3 Fruit 30.0 3775.0 0.03 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE 0 Fruit not available 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 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CAROTENE 7 Pericarp not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ALPHA-COPAENE 0 Fruit 0.7 1.0 -0.69 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-COPAENE 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-COPAENE 0 Pericarp Essent. Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ALPHA-CUBEBENE 0 Fruit 0.7 1.0 -0.62 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-HUMULENE 2 Fruit 0.0 0.1 -0.60 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-HYDROXY-CAROTENE 0 Pericarp not available not available not available 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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Disinfectant 1 Martindale's 29th
Diuretic 14 Duke, 1992 *
DME-Inhibitor 2 Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 134.
DNA-Active 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DNA-Protective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Dye 3 Merck 11th Edition
Embryotoxic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Emetic 3 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Sep-97.
Emmenagogue 2 Wealth of India.
Encephalopathic 1 Martindale's 29th
Energizer 2 Duke, 1992 *
Enterocontractant 1 J. Aromatherapy 4: 22.
Enterorelaxant 1 J. Aromatherapy 4: 22.
Enterotoxic 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Ergogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Ergotamine-Enhancer 1 Martindale's 29th
ERK-1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
ERK-2-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Erythrocytogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Essential 8 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.