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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Zea mays (Poaceae)

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
2-(5-CHLORO-2-HYDROXY-7-METHOXY-1,4(2H)-BENZOXAZIN-3(4H0)-ONE-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Root *
2-ACETO-NAPTHONE 0 Leaf Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
2-CARBOXYARABINITOL 0 Leaf 12.0 -0.85 Moore, B. D., Isidoro, E., Seemann, J. R. 1993. Distribution of 2-Carboxyarabinitol Among Plants. Phytochemistry 34 3: 703-707. Dept. Biochem. Univ. Nevada Reno 89557, USA.
2-ETHYL-1-CYCLOHEXEN-1-YL 0 Essential Oil 80000.0 *
2-ETHYL-HEX-AN-1-OL 0 Husk Essent. Oil 10000.0 *
2-ETHYL-HEX-AN-1-OL 0 Plant *
2-ETHYL-HEX-AN-1-OL 0 Seed Essent. Oil *
2-ETHYL-HEX-AN-1-OL 0 Silk Stigma Style *
2-METHYL-BUTAN-1-AL 0 Silk Stigma Style *
2-METHYL-BUTAN-1-OL 0 Silk Stigma Style *
2-METHYL-NAPHTHALENE 0 Husk Essent. Oil *
2-METHYL-NAPHTHALENE 0 Seed Essent. Oil *
2-METHYL-NAPHTHALENE 0 Silk Essent. Oil *
2-METHYL-NAPHTHALENE 0 Silk Stigma Style *
2-METHYL-PENT-2-EN-1-AL 0 Leaf *
2-METHYL-PENT-2-EN-1-AL 0 Silk Stigma Style *
2-METHYL-PENTAN-3-ONE 0 Silk Stigma Style *
2-METHYL-PROPAN-1-OL 0 Silk Stigma Style *
2-O-CAFFEOYLHYDROXY-CITRIC-ACID 0 Shoot *
2-O-FERULOYL-HYDROXY-CITRIC-ACID 0 Shoot *
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List of plant activities.
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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 *
Pesticide 75 *
PGE2-Inhibitor 1 *
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 *
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 *
PKC-Inhibitor 1 *
Plasmodicide 1 Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Polyamine-Synthesis-Inhibitor 1 *
Poultice 1 Martindale's 29th
Preservative 2 Merck 11th Edition
Previtamin-A 2 *