Plant Zea mays (Poaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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
CHELIDONIC-ACID	2	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHELIDONIC-ACID	2	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHITINASE A	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHITINASE B	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHLORINE	7	Fruit	not available	330.0	-0.46	ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
CHLOROGENIC-ACID	77	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID	77	Silk Stigma Style	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHOLESTEROL	1	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHOLESTEROL	1	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHOLESTEROL	1	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE	20	Root	not available	36.0	-0.41	Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE	20	Seed	not available	430.0	-1.17	Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE	20	Shoot	not available	85.0	-0.65	Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM	24	Seed	0.0	1.7	-0.44	Duke, 1992 *
CHROMIUM	24	Silk Stigma Style	not available	13.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSANTHEMIN	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSANTHEMIN	0	Pericarp	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CHRYSANTHEMIN	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER	1	Silk Stigma Style	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CITRONELLOL	15	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.

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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
Antikeshan	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiketotic	3	Merck 11th Edition
Antilactobacillic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antilaryngitic	1	Duke, 1992 *
AntiLegionella	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antileishmanic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antilepric	3	Martindale's 28th
Antileucodermic	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antileukemic	12	Duke, 1992 *
Antileukonychic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antileukoplakic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antileukorrheic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antileukotriene	5	Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene-D4	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antilipolytic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antilisteria	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic	6	Duke, 1992 *
Antilupus	1	Martindale's 28th
AntiLyme	5	Duke, 1992 *