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Common Names
Corn
How this plant is used
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | 1300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-ZEACAROTENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-ZEIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETAINE | 14 | Root | not available | 59.0 | -0.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETAINE | 14 | Shoot | not available | 234.0 | -0.18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETAINE | 14 | 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. |
| BIOTIN | 4 | Cob | 0.0 | 0.1 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIPHENYL | 0 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BISABOLOL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 90000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORON | 4 | Seed | 0.0 | 15.0 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BUTAN-1-OL | 0 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BUTENYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CADAVERINE | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CADMIUM | 3 | Seed | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.16 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Shoot | not available | 0.7 | -0.70 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAFFEIC-ACID-ESTER | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Seed | 10.0 | 181.0 | -0.73 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Silk Stigma Style | not available | 2520.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Percutaneostimulant | 1 | Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990. |
| Perfume | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Perfumery | 27 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Peristaltic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pesticide | 75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PGE2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phagocytotic | 5 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Phospholipase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Photosensitizer | 1 | Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp. |
| Phytoalexin | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Phytohormonal | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Pigment | 4 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Piscicide | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Pituitary-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PKC-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Plasmodicide | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Polyamine-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Poultice | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Preservative | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Previtamin-A | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |