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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
HEXANOL 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXYL-ACETATE 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXYL-ACETATE 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXYL-BUTYRATE 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXYL-BUTYRATE 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXYL-FORMATE 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE 7 Fruit 30.0 187.0 -1.07 Duke, 1992 *
HYDROXYCINNAMIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available 1340.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HYPERIN 14 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HYPEROSIDE 30 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HYPEROSIDE 30 Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HYPEROSIDE 30 Heart Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HYPEROSIDE 30 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
I-BUTYL-OCTANOATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
I-BUTYL-PROPIOANTE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
I-DECANOIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
I-HEXANOIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
I-PENTANOIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
I-PENTANOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
I-PENTYL-FORMATE 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
Prostaglandin-Synthetase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Protease-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor 4 Naim, M., Zehavi, U., Nagy, S., and Rouseff, R.L. Hydroxycinnamic Acids as Off-Flavor Precursors in Citrus Fruits and Their Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.14.
Protisticide 5 Martindale's 29th
PTK-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Purgative 1 Martindale's 28th
Quinone-Reductase-Inducer 6 Uda, Y., Price, K. R., Williamson, G., Rhodes, M. J. C. 1997. Induction of the Anticarcinogenic Marker Enzyme, Quinone Reductase, in Murine Hepatoma Cells In Vitro by Flavonoids. Cancer Lett., 120 (2): 213-216.
Radioprotective 2 Duke, 1992 *
Refrigerant 1 Martindale's 28th
Renotoxic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Respiraparalytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Respirotoxic 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Retinoprotectant Optometry 1 Duke, 1992 *
Reverse-Transcriptase-Inhibitor 1 McKenna, D. J., Hughes, K., and Jones, K. 2000. Green Tea Monograph. Alternative Therapies, 6(3): 61-82.
Roborant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Rubefacient 1 Martindale's 29th
Scabicide 1 Martindale's 29th
Schizophrenigenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Sclerosant 1 Martindale's 29th
Secretogogue 2 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.