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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Prunus domestica (Rosaceae)

Common Names
Plum
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
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Fruit 0.9 6.5 0.32 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
RUBIDIUM 0 Fruit 0.5 15.0 -0.30 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
SALICYLATES 7 Fruit 1.0 70.0 -0.14 *
SELENIUM 60 Fruit 0.0 0.0 -0.38 *
SERINE 1 Fruit 200.0 1351.0 -0.81 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
SEROTONIN 26 Fruit List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
SFA 0 Fruit 490.0 3310.0 -0.31 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
SILICON 4 Fruit 2.0 62.0 -0.41 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
SILVER 3 Fruit 0.0 0.5 0.70 *
SODIUM 1 Fruit 0.0 54.0 -0.18 *
STEARIC-ACID 8 Fruit 90.0 608.0 -0.24 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
STEARIC-ACID 8 Seed 16380.0 17640.0 -0.18 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
STRONTIUM 0 Fruit 0.3 51.0 -0.26 *
SUCCINIC-ACID 7 Fruit List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
SUCROSE 14 Fruit 7000.0 48000.0 -0.41 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
SUGAR 0 Fruit 100000.0 200000.0 0.08 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
SULFUR 14 Fruit 4.0 400.0 -0.71 *
TANNIN 35 Bark 68000.0 -0.64 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
TARTARIC-ACID 6 Fruit ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
THIAMIN 31 Fruit 0.4 2.9 -0.31 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 *
Abortifacient 1 *
Acarifuge 1 *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 *
Acetylcholinergic 1 *
Acidifier 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Additive 2 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Adrenergic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Aggregant 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 6 *
Allelochemic 3 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allelopathic 2 Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic 8 *
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor 1 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 *