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Plant Zea mays (Poaceae)

Common Names
Corn
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
ANTHRANILIC-ACID 6 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANTHRANILIC-ACID-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APIFOROL 0 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIDIN 0 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN-GLYCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APS-SULFOTRANSFERASE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARABINOSE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Seed 1310.0 5450.0 -0.81 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ARSENIC 2 Seed 0.0 0.2 1.60 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Seed 0.0 85.0 -0.29 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Silk Stigma Style not available 11.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Seed 10000.0 90000.0 1.27 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Silk Stigma Style not available 33000.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Seed 2440.0 10150.0 -1.10 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ASTRAGALIN 7 Pollen Or Spore not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BARIUM 0 Seed 0.0 14.0 -0.26 Duke, 1992 *
BAZZANENE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZALDEHYDE 24 Husk Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZALDEHYDE 24 Shoot 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
(-)-Chronotropic 1 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
(-)-Inotropic 1 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 6 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient 3 Duke, 1992 *
Absorbent 1 Martindale's 29th
Acaricide 6 Duke, 1992 *
Acarifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 9 Duke, 1992 *
Acetylcholinergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidifier 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Acidulant 2 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.
Additive 2 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Aggregant 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 17 Duke, 1992 *