Plant Spinacia oleracea (Chenopodiaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Spinach

How this plant is used

Food

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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
2-CARBOXYARABINITOL	0	Leaf	not available	5.0	-0.87	Moore, B. D., Isidoro, E., Seemann, J. R. 1993. Distribution of 2-Carboxyarabinitol Among Plants. Phytochemistry 34 3: 703-707. Dept. Biochem. Univ. Nevada Reno 89557, USA.
24(28)-DEHYDROMAKISTERONE	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3,3',4',5,7-PENTAHYDROXY-6-METHOXYFLAVONE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
3-HYDROXYTYRAMINE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
4',5-DIHYDROXY-3,3'-DIMETHOXY-6,7-METHYLENEDIOXYFLAVONE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
6-(HYDROXYMETHYL)-LUMAZINE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
6-PHYTYLTOLUQUINOL	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
7-STIGMASTEROL	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ACETYL-CHOLINE	19	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ALANINE	3	Plant	1420.0	16864.0	0.57	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ALPHA-CAROTENE	7	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID	15	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID	15	Plant	480.0	13657.0	1.50	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-LIPOIC-ACID	1	Plant	315.0	3150.0	1.00	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-SPINASTEROL	2	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL	32	Leaf	12.0	419.0	0.29	Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM	5	Leaf	5.0	270.0	-0.49	ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
AMARANTHIN	1	Pt	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
AMMONIA	0	Leaf	not available	18280.0	1.14	Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE	14	Leaf	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
11B-HSD-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	6	Duke, 1992 *
5-HT-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide	1	Duke, 1992 *
Acarifuge	1	Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor	4	Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant	1	Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Acnegenic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Adjuvant	1	Merck 11th Edition
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor	10	Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic	4	Korhammer, S.A. and Haslinger, E. 1994. Isolation of a Biologically Active Substance from Rhizomes of Quackgrass [Elymus repens (L.) Gould]. J. Agric. Food Chem. 42: 2048-2050.
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	10	Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Glucosidase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic?	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic	10	Duke, 1992 *