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Plant Vitis vinifera (Vitaceae)

Common Names
Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.)
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
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-GALLOCATECHIN 7 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN 38 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN 38 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN 38 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN 38 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN-3-GALLATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN 21 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-GALLOCATECHIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
(DL)-GALLOCATECHIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
16-BETA-HYDROXY-3-OXO-OLEAN-1-12-DIEN-28-OIC-ACID 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
16-BETA-HYDROXY-3-OXO-OLEAN-12-EN-28-OIC-ACID 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,2,6-TRIMETHYL-8-(1-HYDRFOXY-ETHYL)-7-OXA-BICYCLO-(4,3,0)-NONA-4,9-DIENE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,2,6-TRIMETHYL-8-(1-HYDROXY-ETHYL)-7-OXA-BICYCLO-(4,3,0)-NONA-4,9-DIENE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,6-DIMETHYL-TRANS,TRANS-OCTA-2,6-DIEN-1,8-DIOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,6-DIMETHYL-TRANS-OCTA-2,7-DIEN-1,6-DIOL-6-O-ALPHA-D-ARABINOFURANOSYL-BETA-D-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,6-DIMETHYL-TRANS-OCTA-2,7-DIEN-1,6-DIOL-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,6-DIMETHYL-TRANS-OCTA-2,7-DIEN-1,6-DIOL-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Plant 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
Tyrosinase-Inhibitor 7 Duke, 1992 *
Tyrosine-Kinase-Inhibitor 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 170.
Ubiquiot 11 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Ulcerogenic 3 HerbalGram No. 20, page 9.
Uricosuric 5 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Urinary-Acidulant 1 Martindale's 29th
Urine-Acidifier 1 Martindale's 28th
Urine-Deodorant 1 Martindale's 29th
Uterorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Uterosedative 1 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Uterotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Uterotrophic 1 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999.
Varroacide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vasoactive 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vasoconstrictor 2 Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
Vasodilator 16 Duke, 1992 *
Vasopressor 4 Duke, 1992 *
Vasoprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
VEGF-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
Vermifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *