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Plant Sesamum indicum (Pedaliaceae)

Common Names
Sesame, Benneseed, Beni, Ajonjoli (Sp.), Sesamo (Sp.)
How this plant is used
Food

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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(+)-ASARININ 0 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-EPISESAMIN 0 Seed not available 1.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-EPISESAMINONE 0 Seed not available 0.8 not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-KOBUSIN 0 Seed not available 1.1 not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-PINORESINOL 1 Seed not available 18.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-PINORESINOL-4'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL(1,2)-O-(BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL(1,6)-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Seed not available 52.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-PIPERITOL 0 Seed not available 1.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-SESAMIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-SESAMIN 0 Seed not available 419.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-SESAMIN 0 Seed Oil 1700.0 25000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-SESAMOLIN 0 Seed not available 218.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-SESAMOLINOL 0 Seed not available 2.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-(4-METHYL-PENT-3-ENYL)-ANTHRAQUINONE 0 Tissue Culture not available 29.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-(4-METHYL-PENTA-1,3-DIENYL)-ANTHRAQUINONE 0 Tissue Culture not available 18.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ACETYL-3-METHYL-FURAN 0 Seed not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
2-ACETYL-FURAN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ACETYL-PYRROLE 0 Seed not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
2-HEPTANAL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ISOPROPENYL-NAPHTHAZARIN-2,3-EPOXIDE 0 Tissue Culture not available 550.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHOXY-4-ETHYLPHENOL 0 Seed not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
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