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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
2''-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSYL-6-C-FUCOSYL-LUTEOLIN 0 Silk Stigma Style not available 50.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2''-O-ALPHA-L-RHAMNOSYL-6-C-QUINOVOSYL-LUTEOLIN 0 Silk Stigma Style not available 67.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2'-O-ALPHA-RHAMNOSYL-6C-(6-DEOXO-XYLO-HEXOS-4-ULOSYL)-APIGENIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2'-O-ALPHA-RHAMNOSYL-6C-(6-DEOXO-XYLO-HEXOS-4-ULOSYL)-APIGENIN 0 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2'-O-ALPHA-RHAMNOSYL-6C-(6-DEOXO-XYLO-HEXOS-4-ULOSYL)-CHRYSOERIOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2'-O-ALPHA-RHAMNOSYL-6C-(6-DEOXO-XYLO-HEXOS-4-ULOSYL)-CHRYSOERIOL 0 Silk Stigma Style not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2(3)-BENZOXAZOLINONE 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2(H)-1-4-BENZOXAZIN-3(4H)-ONE 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,3-DIHYDRO-2-PYRAN-2-CARBOXALDEHYDE 0 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.
2,4-DIHYDROXY-6,7-DIMETHOXY-2H,1,4-BENZOXAZIN-3-ONE 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,4-METHYLENE-CHOLESTEROL 0 Pollen Or Spore not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-(2,4-DIHYDROXY-1,4(2H)-BENZOXAZIN-3(4H)-ON-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-(2,4-DIHYDROXY-7-METHOXY-1,4(2H)-BENZOXAZIN-3(4H) 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-(2,4-DIHYDROXY-7-METHOXY-1,4(2H)-BENZOXAZIN-3(4H9 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-(2,4-DIHYDROXY-7-METHOXY-1,4-BENZOXAZIN-3-ONE-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-(2-4-DIHYDROXY-7-METHOXY-1-4(2H)-BENZOXAZIN-3(4H9-ON)-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDIHYDROXY-7-METHOXY 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-(2-HYDROXY-1,4(2H)-BENZOXAZIN-3(4H)-ON-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-(2-HYDROXY-7-METHOXY-1,4(2H)-BENZOXAZIN-3(4H)-ON-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-(2-HYDROXY-7-METHOXY-1,4-BENZOXAZIN-3-ONE-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-(5-CHLORO-2-HYDROXY-7-METHOXY-(2H)-1,4-BENZOXAZIN-3-(4H)-ONE-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Root 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
NO-Genic 3 Duke, 1992 *
NO-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
NO-Synthase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Nociceptive 1 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.
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 6 Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19.
Osmoregulator 1 Duke, 1992 *
Osteogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Ovicide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Oviposition-Stimulant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Ovulant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Oxidant 2 Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
Ozone-Scavenger 1 Duke, 1992 *
P450-2B1-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
P450-Inducer 5 Duke, 1992 *
P450-Inhibitor 1 Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations.
PAF-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Pancreatoxic 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
Parasiticide 1 Martindale's 29th
Parasympathomimetic 1 Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Pediculicide 1 Duke, 1992 *