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Plant Malus domestica (Rosaceae)

Common Names
Apple
How this plant is used
Food

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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
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Pt not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-EPICATECHIN 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN 38 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN 38 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN 38 Leaf 150.0 900.0 -0.68 Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN 38 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(Z)-HEX-2-ENAL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
-D-GLUCITOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,3,3,-TRIMETHYL-DIOXA-2,7-BICYCLO(2,2,1)HEPTANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-BUTANOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-DECYL-ACETATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-MONO-LINOLEIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-MONOOLEIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-NONYL-ACETATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-OCTYL-ACETATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Capillarifortificant 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Capillarigenic 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Capillariprotective 3 Merck 11th Edition
Capillaritonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Carcinogenic 10 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiac 1 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Cardiomyopathogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Cardioprotective 13 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotonic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Cardiotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Carminative 1 Duke, 1992 *
Caspase-8-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Catabolic 3 Tramil
Cataractagenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Cathartic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive 8 Duke, 1992 *
Cholagogue 3 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Choleretic 15 Duke, 1992 *
Cholesterolytic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Choline-Sparing 2 Singleton, V.L. 1981. Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants: Phenolic Substances of Plant Origin Common in Foods. Advances in Food Research 27: 149-217.