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Common Names
Corn
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYSINE | 4 | Seed | 1370.0 | 5699.0 | -0.87 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Seed | 100.0 | 1600.0 | -0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | 1790.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALEIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALIC-ACID | 15 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALIC-ACID | 15 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| MALIC-ACID-DEHYDROGENASE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALONIC-ACID | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALTOSYL-TRANSFERASE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Seed | 0.8 | 63.0 | 0.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | 34.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANNOSE | 3 | Plant | 1.0 | 7.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAYSIN | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAYSIN | 3 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MELATONIN | 23 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | not available | Hattori, A., et. al. 1995. Identification of Melatonin in Plants and its Effects on Plasma Melatonin Levels and Binding to Melatonin Receptors in Vertebrates. Biochem. Mol. Biol. Int., 35(3): 627-634. |
| MENTHOL | 63 | 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. |
| MENTHOL | 63 | 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. |
| MERCURY | 1 | Seed | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MESO-INOSITOL | 0 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Pollen Or Spore | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Diuretic | 14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DME-Inhibitor | 1 | Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 134. |
| DNA-Active | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| DNA-Protective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dopaminergic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Dye | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Edemagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Elastase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Embryotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emetic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emmenagogue | 2 | Wealth of India. |
| Emollient | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Encephalopathic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Energizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Enterocontractant | 1 | J. Aromatherapy 4: 22. |
| Enterorelaxant | 4 | J. Aromatherapy 4: 22. |
| Enterotoxic | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Epidermal-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ergogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Erythrocytogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |