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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
DECA-TRANS-2-CIS-4-DIEN-1-AL 0 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DECA-TRANS-2-TRANS-4-TRANS-7-TRIEN-1-AL 0 Husk Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DECA-TRANS-2-TRANS-7-TRIEN-1-AL 0 Husk Essent. Oil not available 37000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DECA-TRANS-2-TRANS-7-TRIEN-1-AL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DECAN-1-AL 1 Husk Essent. Oil not available 24000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DECAN-1-AL 1 Silk Essent. Oil 10000.0 90000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DECAN-1-OL 0 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DECAN-2-OL 0 Essential Oil not available 15000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DECAN-2-OL 0 Husk Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DECAN-2-OL 0 Seed Essent. Oil not available 15000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DECAN-2-OL 0 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DECAN-2-ONE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DECAN-2-ONE 0 Husk Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DECAN-2-ONE 0 Seed Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DELTA-AMINO-LEVULINIC-ACID 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DELTA-CADINENE 9 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DEOXY-RIBONUCLEASE 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIAMINO-PROPANE 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIETHYL-AMINE 2 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIGALACTOSYL-DIGLYCERIDE 0 Seed 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
Antiosteoporotic 9 Duke, 1992 *
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxaluric 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antioxidant 52 Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
Antioxidant (LDL) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant Synergist 3 Martindale's 29th
Antioxidant? 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiozenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipancreatitic 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antipapillomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian 9 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric 3 Martindale's 28th
Antipeptic 2 25 Dispensatory
Antiperiodontal 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontitic 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperistaltic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipermeability 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperoxidant 9 Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.