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Common Names
Cucumber
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPERMIDINE | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SQUALENE | 10 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Cotyledon | 28800.0 | 59100.0 | -0.59 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Fruit | 30.0 | 759.0 | -0.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 11100.0 | 69785.0 | 0.95 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STELLASTEROL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMAST-7,22,25-TRIEN-3-BETA-OL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMAST-7,25-DIEN-3-BETA-OL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMAST-7-EN-3-BETA-OL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STRONTIUM | 0 | Fruit | 4.0 | 98.0 | 0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUGAR | 0 | Fruit | not available | 10000.0 | -1.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SULFOQUINOVOSYL-DIACYL-GLYCEROL | 0 | Petiole | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SULFUR | 14 | Fruit | 140.0 | 5250.0 | 2.67 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TARAXEROL | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Fruit | 0.3 | 7.6 | 0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THREONINE | 4 | Fruit | 150.0 | 3797.0 | 0.32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TIRUCALLOL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TITANIUM | 0 | Fruit | 0.3 | 18.0 | -0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRYPTOPHAN | 29 | Fruit | 40.0 | 1012.0 | 0.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Lipotropic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 3 | Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690. |
| Lithogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Litholytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lubricant | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lyase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lymphocytogenic | 1 | Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp. |
| Memorigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metal-Chelator | 3 | 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. |
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| Monoamine-Precursor | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mosquitocide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mucogenic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Myorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Natriuretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nematicide | 3 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Nematistat | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Nephrotoxic | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Neuroexcitant | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Neuroinhibitor | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |