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	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
OCT-1-EN-3-OL	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OCT-1-EN-3-OL	Seed Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OCT-1-EN-3-OL	Silk Essent. Oil	not available	1000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OCT-1-EN-3-OL	Silk Stigma Style	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OCT-TRANS-2-EN-1-AL	Husk Essent. Oil	not available	37000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OCT-TRANS-2-EN-1-AL	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OCT-TRANS-2-EN-1-AL	Silk Essent. Oil	not available	1000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OCT-TRANS-2-EN-1-OL	Husk Essent. Oil	not available	10000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OCT-TRANS-2-EN-1-OL	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OCT-TRANS-2-EN-1-OL	Silk Stigma Style	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OCTA-3-5-DIEN-2-ONE	Silk Stigma Style	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OCTA-3-5-DIENE-2-ONE	Silk Stigma Style	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OCTA-TRANS-2-TRANS-5-DIEN-2-ONE	Silk Essent. Oil	not available	2000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OCTADECADIENOIC-ACID	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OCTADECATRIENOIC-ACID	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OCTADECENOIC-ACID	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OCTAN-1-AL	Husk Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OCTAN-1-OL	Husk Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OCTAN-1-OL	Seed Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
OCTAN-1-OL	Silk Essent. Oil	5000.0	10000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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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.