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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
PEROXIDASE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHENOLICS 0 Plant 1100.0 3400.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLALANINE 7 Fruit 50.0 311.0 -1.05 Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLBENZOATE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHLORETAMIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHLORETIN 9 Leaf 300.0 11000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PHLORETIN-2'-XYLOGLUCOSIDE 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHLORETIN-4'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Fruit not available 6486.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PHLORETIN-4'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Leaf not available 6486.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PHLORETIN-GLUCOSIDE 1 Fruit not available 1.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PHLORETIN-GLUCOSIDE 1 Pericarp 10.0 15.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PHLORETIN-XYLOGLUCOSIDE 0 Fruit 1.0 3.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PHLORETIN-XYLOGLUCOSIDE 0 Pericarp 7.0 27.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PHLORETIN-XYLOSIDE 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHLORIDZIN 8 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHLORIDZIN 8 Leaf 54000.0 140000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
PHLORIZIN 8 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHLORIZIN 8 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHLORIZIN 8 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHATIDYL-CHOLINE 2 Fruit 189.0 214.0 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.