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Plant Sterculia urens (Sterculiaceae)

Common Names
Karaya
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ACETIC-ACID 16 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CELLULOSE 0 Wood not available 239248.0 -1.73 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Gum not available 59200.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-D-GALACTOSE 0 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETULIN 13 Bark not available 50.0 -0.40 Jim Duke's personal files.
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Seed not available 280000.0 -0.97 Duke, 1992 *
D-GALACTOSE 0 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
D-GALACTURONIC-ACID 0 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
D-GLUCURONIC-ACID 0 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Gum not available 2800.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed 200000.0 260000.0 -0.03 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Gum not available 4100.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
FURFURAL 6 Gum not available 123000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GALACTOSE 1 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
L-RHAMNOSE 0 Gum not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LIGNOCERIC-ACID 1 Seed 3740.0 4082.0 -0.04 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed 4840.0 6292.0 -0.86 Duke, 1992 *
MUCILAGE 3 Gum 700000.0 750000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Seed 9300.0 12090.0 -0.14 Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed 133180.0 173134.0 0.44 Duke, 1992 *
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