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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEXENYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Embryo | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Seed | 890.0 | 3702.0 | -0.64 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| HORDENINE | 8 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| HYDROXAMIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INDOLE | 15 | 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. |
| INDOLE | 15 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INDOLE-3-ACETIC-ACID | 7 | Cotyledon | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INDOLE-3-ACETIC-ACID | 7 | Juice | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INDOLE-3-ACETIC-ACID | 7 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INDOLE-3-ACETIC-ACID | 7 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INDOLE-3-ACETIC-ACID-CELLULOSIGLUCAN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INDOLE-3-ACETIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INDOLE-3-ACETIC-ACID-MYOINOSITOL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INDOLE-3-BUTYRIC-ACID | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INDOLE-3-BUTYRIC-ACID | 3 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| INOSITOL | 8 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IODINE | 12 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.28 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| IRON | 6 | Seed | 5.0 | 41.0 | -0.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | 504.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Glutathione-Depleting | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glutathionigenic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Goitrogenic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Gonadotrophic | 2 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Gram(+)icide | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Gram(-)icide | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GST-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hematopoietic | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Hemolytic | 1 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| Hemopoietic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hemorrhagic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hemostat | 4 | Martindale's 29th |
| Hemostatic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Hepatocarcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatomagenic | 1 | Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp. |
| Hepatoprotective | 18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotonic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotoxic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotropic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Herbicide | 10 | Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp. |