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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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ANTHRANILIC-ACID 6 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANTHRANILIC-ACID-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APIFOROL 0 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIDIN 0 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN-GLYCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
APS-SULFOTRANSFERASE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARABINOSE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARGININE 14 Seed 1310.0 5450.0 -0.81 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ARSENIC 2 Seed 0.0 0.2 1.60 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Seed 0.0 85.0 -0.29 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Silk Stigma Style not available 11.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Seed 10000.0 90000.0 1.27 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Silk Stigma Style not available 33000.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Seed 2440.0 10150.0 -1.10 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ASTRAGALIN 7 Pollen Or Spore not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BARIUM 0 Seed 0.0 14.0 -0.26 Duke, 1992 *
BAZZANENE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZALDEHYDE 24 Husk Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BENZALDEHYDE 24 Shoot 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
Interleukin-6-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Irritant 24 Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994.
Juvabional 5 Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Keratolytic 3 Martindale's 28th
Larvicide 5 Duke, 1992 *
Larvistat 4 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Laxative 8 Duke, 1992 *
Laxative? 1 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Sep-91.
Lectin 1 Martindale's 29th
Leptingenic 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Leucocytogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Leukotriene-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Lipolytic 4 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Lipotropic 4 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 5 Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690.
Lithogenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Litholytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Lubricant 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Lyase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Lymphocytogenic 2 Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.