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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
THREONINE 4 Seed 1290.0 5366.0 -0.62 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
THYMOL 71 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THYMOL 71 Seed Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THYMOL 71 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
TIN 4 Seed 1.0 1.8 -0.40 Duke, 1992 *
TIN 4 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TITANIUM 0 Seed 0.1 63.0 1.61 Duke, 1992 *
TOCOPHEROLS 0 Seed 900.0 1000.0 0.07 Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-24-METHYL-23-DEHYDRO-LOPHENOL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-24-METHYL-23-DEHYDRO-LOPHENOL 0 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-BETA-FARNESENE 2 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-BETA-FARNESENE 2 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-FERULIC-ACID 2 Plant not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
TRANS-FERULIC-ACID 2 Seed not available 1800.0 1.39 Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-ISO-MENTH-5-EN-2-OL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-SINAPIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRICARBALLYL-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRICIN-GLYCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIDECAN-1-AL 0 Husk Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIGONELLINE 15 Seed not available 4.0 -0.47 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
Antitumor (Ovary) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Pancreas) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate) 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Skin) 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter 11 Cancer Research, 48: 5941.
Antitussive 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer 19 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcerogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiuremic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiuricosuric 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
AntiUTI 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antivaccinia 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antivaginitic 4 Martindale's 28th
Antivaricose 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antivertigo 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral 25 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antivitiligic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antivulvitic 1 Duke, 1992 *