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Plant Solanum melongena (Solanaceae)

Common Names
Aubergine; Eggplant
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE 15 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
9-OXO-NEROLIDOL 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALANINE 3 Fruit 420.0 6815.0 1.22 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Fruit 70.0 867.0 -0.76 Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM 5 Fruit 10.0 16.0 -0.22 Duke, 1992 *
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Fruit 610.0 7559.0 0.87 Duke, 1992 *
ARSENIC 2 Fruit 0.0 0.0 -0.53 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 13.0 947.0 -0.23 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 790.0 5809.0 0.10 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Fruit 5000.0 80000.0 0.60 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Leaf 20000.0 147000.0 0.50 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Fruit 1770.0 21933.0 1.55 Duke, 1992 *
AUBERGENONE 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BARIUM 0 Fruit 3.5 5.6 -1.02 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-AMINO-4-ETHYL-GLYOXALINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 0.0 6.0 -0.14 Duke, 1992 *
BORON 4 Fruit 1.0 8.0 -0.64 Duke, 1992 *
CADMIUM 3 Fruit 0.3 0.4 0.65 Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antimyocarditic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineoplastic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinephritic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antinephrolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuralgic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuramidase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineurasthenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antineurotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiNF-kB 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosaminic 3 Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antinitrosic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antinociceptive 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinyctalopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiophidic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiophthalmic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiorchitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.