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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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Fruit 20.0 124.0 -0.26 Duke, 1992 *
N-1-N-5-N-10-TRI-TRANS-4-COUMAROYL-SPERMIDINE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-ALPHA-ACETYL-AGGININE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-ALPHA-ACETYL-ARGININE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-ALPHA-ACETYL-L-ARGININE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-ALPHA-ACETYL-L-ARGININE 0 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-BUTANOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-BUTYL-DECANOATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-BUTYL-FORMATE 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-BUTYL-N-HEXANOATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-BUTYL-OCTANOATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-BUTYL-PROPIONATE 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-BUTYL-PROPIONATE 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-COUMARYL-QUINIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-DECANOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-HEHYL-N-HEXANOATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-HEPTANOIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-HEPTANOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-HEX-1-EN-3-OL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-HEXANOL 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
MAPK-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Mast-Cell-Stabilizer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Memorigenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Memory-Enhancer 1 Science News, 138: 189, 1990.
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.
Metal-Chelator (Copper) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
MMP-9-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Monoamine-Precursor 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Monoaminergic 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).
Mucolytic 2 Martindale's 29th
Mucotropic 1 Schulz, V, Hansel, R and Tyler, VE. 1998. Rational Phytotherapy - A Physician's Guide to Herbal Medicine. 3rd ed. 1st English Edition. Translated by Terry C. Telger. Springer Verlag, Heidelberg. 306 pp.
Musculotropic 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Mutagenic 8 Duke, 1992 *
Mycobactericide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Myocardiotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Myoprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant 5 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Myostimulant 1 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.