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Plant Malus domestica (Rosaceae)

Common Names
Apple
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
LITHIUM 11 Fruit 0.0 0.2 -0.84 Duke, 1992 *
LUTEIN 15 Fruit 0.4 5.0 -0.40 Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN 78 Heart Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOXANTHIN 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE 4 Fruit 20.0 746.0 -0.87 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Fruit 48.0 478.0 -0.76 Duke, 1992 *
MALVIDIN-MONOGLYCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Fruit 0.0 29.0 -0.21 Duke, 1992 *
MANNOSE 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MELATONIN 23 Fruit not available not available not available Hattori, A., et. al. 1995. Identification of Melatonin in Plants and its Effects on Plasma Melatonin Levels and Binding to Melatonin Receptors in Vertebrates. Biochem. Mol. Biol. Int., 35(3): 627-634.
MERCURY 1 Fruit 0.0 0.0 0.10 Duke, 1992 *
METHANOL 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE 15 Plant 20.0 124.0 -0.96 Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-2-METHYL-BUTYRATE 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-2-XI-ACETOXY-20-BETA-HYDROXY-URSONATE 0 Fruit Epidermis not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-2-XI-ACETOXY-20-BETA-HYDROXY-URSONATE 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-ACETATE 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-AMINE 1 Fruit not available 5.6 not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-AMINE 1 Fruit Epidermis not available 4.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-AMINE 1 Pericarp not available 4.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
AntiADD 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiadenomic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiadenoviral 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antiadenovirus 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194.
Antiadhesive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiadrenalinic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiaflatoxin 3 Duke, 1992 *
AntiAGE 2 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
Antiaggregant 17 Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.
Antiaging 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 6 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antialdosteronic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antialkali? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialkalotic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiallergenic 2 Dorsch, W., Wagner, H. New Antiasthmatic Drugs from Traditional Medicine? Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 94: 262-265, 1991.
Antiallergic 12 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antialopecic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 9 Martindale's 28th
Antiamblyopic 1 Duke, 1992 *