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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
STEARIC-ACID 8 Seed not available not available not available Fathy, M. M., Abd El Megid, R. M. 1995. A Comparative Study of the Lipid Contents and the Antimicrobial Activity of Certain Rosaceous Seeds. Zagazig J Pharm Sci, 4(2): 121-127.
STRONTIUM 0 Fruit 0.2 8.6 -0.97 Duke, 1992 *
SUCCINIC-ACID 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SUCROSE 14 Fruit 24000.0 36200.0 -0.49 Duke, 1992 *
SUGAR 0 Fruit 60100.0 166000.0 -0.15 Duke, 1992 *
SULFUR 14 Fruit 1.7 23.0 -0.97 Duke, 1992 *
TETRADECENYL-ACETATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TETRADECYL-ACETATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Fruit 1.0 2.0 -0.43 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
THREONINE 4 Fruit 30.0 435.0 -1.07 Duke, 1992 *
TIN 4 Fruit not available 0.0 -0.38 Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp.
TITANIUM 0 Fruit 0.1 3.0 -0.69 Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-2-HEXENOIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-ABSCISIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-ABSCISIC-ACID 0 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-N-HEX-2-EN-1-OL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-N-HEX-3-EN-1-OL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIACONTANOL 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIGLYCERIDE 0 Plant 45.0 50.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
TRYPTOPHAN 29 Fruit 20.0 124.0 -1.02 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.