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
ALPHA-TERPINEOL	23	Silk Stigma Style	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL	32	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL	32	Oil	90.0	257.0	-0.32	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL	32	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL	32	Seed Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-YLANGENE	0	Essential Oil	not available	17000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-YLANGENE	0	Husk Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-YLANGENE	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-YLANGENE	0	Seed Essent. Oil	not available	17000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-ZEACAROTENE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-ZEIN	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
ALUMINUM	5	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM	5	Seed	1.0	275.0	0.09	Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM	5	Silk Stigma Style	not available	213.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
AMINO-ACIDS	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
AMINO-ADIPIC-ACID	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
AMMONIA	0	Seed	not available	10030.0	1.16	Duke, 1992 *
AMMONIA(NH3)	0	Seed	not available	1030.0	-1.01	Duke, 1992 *
ANILINE	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ANTHERAXANTHIN	1	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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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 *