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Plant Lycopersicon esculentum (Solanaceae)

Common Names
Tomato
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
3-O-FERULOYL-QUINIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
31-NOR-LANOST-8-EN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
31-NOR-LANOST-9(11)-EN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
31-NORCYCLOARTENAL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-ALPHA-24-DIMETHYL-CHOLESTA-7,24-DIEN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-ALPHA-METHYL-24-ETHYL-CHOLESTA-7,24-DIEN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-VINYL-GUAIACOL 4 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-VINYL-GUAIACOL 4 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5,6-EPOXY-5,6-DIHYDRO-PSEUDO-PSEUDOCAROTENE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE 15 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5ALPHA-FUROSTANE-3BETA,22,26TRIOL-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL... 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
9,10,16-TRIHYDROXYHEXADECANOIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
9,10,18-TRIHYDROXY-OCTADECANOIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ABSCISIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ABSCISIC-ACID-1',4'-TRANS-DIOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ABSCISIC-ACID-1',4'-TRANS-DIOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ABSCISIC-ACID-1'O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETALDEHYDE 6 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETONE 3 Fruit not available not available 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
Antidepressant? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidermatitic 7 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antidiabetic 16 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic? 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidiarrheic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiuretic 1 LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
Antidote 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Acetaminophen) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Iodine) 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antidote (Lead) 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Manganese) 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidote (Mercury) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paracetamol) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Paraquat) 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidrepanocytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysgeuzic 1 Duke, 1992 *