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Plant Lactuca sativa (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Lettuce
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
ALANINE 3 Leaf 560.0 9333.0 -0.76 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-LACTUCEROL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Leaf 1130.0 18833.0 2.15 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Fruit 6.0 139.0 1.02 Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM 5 Leaf 3.0 126.0 -0.65 Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Leaf 710.0 11833.0 -0.51 Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC 2 Leaf 0.0 0.6 2.33 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 180.0 3000.0 -0.17 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Leaf 7700.0 290000.0 3.02 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Leaf 1420.0 23667.0 -0.21 Duke, 1992 *
BARIUM 0 Leaf 0.1 145.0 -0.65 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 11.0 190.0 -0.31 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-LACTUCEROL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BORON 4 Leaf 0.9 87.0 0.70 Duke, 1992 *
BROMINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CADMIUM 3 Leaf 0.0 4.0 0.69 Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 360.0 19140.0 0.05 Duke, 1992 *
CAMPESTEROL 2 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CAOUTCHOUC 0 Latex Exudate 400.0 1400.0 -1.17 Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
JNK-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Juvabional 1 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Keratolytic 1 Martindale's 29th
Larvistat 1 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Laxative 5 Duke, 1992 *
Laxative? 2 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Sep-91.
Leptingenic 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Leukotriene-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Lipotropic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 5 Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690.
Lithogenic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Litholytic 2 Martindale's 29th
Lubricant 2 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.
MAO-A-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
MAO-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
MAPK-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Mast-Cell-Stabilizer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Memorigenic 2 Duke, 1992 *