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Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Crocus sativus L. - Iridaceae

Common names: Saffron

Activities

Number of distinct activities for species = 457. [View activities]
List of chemicals

Chemical Part Lo
ppm		 Hi
ppm		 Reference
1,8-CINEOLE Silk Stigma Style 6257
13-CIS-CROCIN Silk Stigma Style 400 6678
2-BUTENOIC-ACID-LACTONE Silk Stigma Style AYL
2-HYDROXY-3,5,5-TRIMETHYLCYCLOHEXA-1,4-DION-2-ENE Silk Stigma Style 6156
2-PHENETHANOL Silk Stigma Style 6268
2-PHENYLETHANOL Silk Stigma Style AYL
3,5,5-TRIMETHYL-4-HYDROXY-1-CYCLOHEXANONE-2-ENE Silk Stigma Style AYL
3,5,5-TRIMETHYLCYCLOHEXA-1,4-DION-2-ENE Silk Stigma Style 6156
3,5,5-TRIMETHYLCYCLOHEXA-1,4-DIONE Silk Stigma Style 6156
3,8-DIHYDROXY-1-METHYLANTHRAQUINONE-2-CARBOXYLIC-ACID Tissue Culture 40 8031
4-HYDROXY-2,6,6-TRIMETHYL-CYCLOHEX-1-ENE-CARBOXALDEHYDE Silk Stigma Style 6156
4-HYDROXY-3,5,5-TRIMETHYLCYCLOHEXAN-1-ON-2-ENE Silk Stigma Style 6156
6-HYDROXY-3-FORMYL-2,4,4-TRIMETHYLCYCLOHEXA-2,5-DIEN-1-ONE Silk Stigma Style 6156
ALANINE Bulb 6169 11683
ALPHA-CROCETIN Flower 6150
ALPHA-CROCETIN Silk Stigma Style 17500 HHB 6160
ALPHA-CROCIN Silk Stigma Style 11043
ALPHA-PINENE Silk Stigma Style 6257
ALPHA-TERPINENE Silk Stigma Style 6257
ALPHA-THUJENE Silk Stigma Style 6257
ARGININE Bulb 6169 11683
ASH Silk Stigma Style 42700 133000 WOI
ASPARTIC-ACID Bulb 6169 11683
ASTRAGALIN Flower 6872
BETA-CAROTENE Silk Stigma Style WOI 11501 10980 6226
BETA-CITRONELLOL Silk Stigma Style 6257
BETA-CROCETIN Silk Stigma Style 300 6160
BETA-MYRCENE Silk Stigma Style 6257
BETA-PHENYLETHANOL Silk Stigma Style 6257
BETA-PINENE Silk Stigma Style 6257
BORNEOL Silk Stigma Style 6257
BORNEOL-ACETATE Silk Stigma Style 6257
BUT-2-ENOIC-ACID-LACTONE Silk Stigma Style 6268
CAMPHOR Silk Stigma Style 6257
CAR-3-ENE Silk Stigma Style 6257
CARBOHYDRATES Silk Stigma Style 436400 573000 ABS WOI
CINEOLE Silk Stigma Style AYL
CIS-CROCIN Silk Stigma Style 8263
CIS-DIMETHYLCROCETIN Silk Stigma Style AYL
CIS-ZEAXANTHIN Silk Stigma Style 10980
COPPER Silk Stigma Style 3 USA
CROCETIN Silk Stigma Style AYL JBH 6168 6226 7680 7856 10980
CROCETIN-(2,3,4,8,9,10,12-HEPTA-O-ACETYL-BETA-D-GENTIOBIOSYL)-(2,3,4,6-TETRA-O-ACETYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL)-ESTER Silk Stigma Style 7306
CROCETIN-(BETA-D-GENTIOBIOSYL)-(BETA-D-GLUCOSYL)-ESTER Silk Stigma Style 61000 8370
CROCETIN-BETA-D-GENTIOBIOSIDE Plant JSG
CROCETIN-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE Plant JSG
CROCETIN-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-D-GENTIOBIOSIDE Plant JSG
CROCETIN-DI-(2,3,4,6-TETRA-O-ACETYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL)-ESTER Silk Stigma Style 7306
CROCETIN-DI-(2,3,4,8,9,10,12-HEPTA-O-ACETYL-BETA-D-GENTIOBIOSYL)-ESTER Silk Stigma Style 7306
CROCETIN-DI-(BETA-D-GLUCOSYL)-ESTER Silk Stigma Style 8000 8370
CROCETIN-DI-BETA-GLUCOSIDE Plant JSG
CROCETIN-MONO-(BETA-D-GENTIOBIOSYL)-ESTER Silk Stigma Style 7226
CROCETIN-MONO-(BETA-D-GLUCOSYL)-ESTER Silk Stigma Style 7226
CROCIN Flower JBH JSG 9331
CROCIN Silk Stigma Style 6500 145000 8370 6678
CROCIN Tissue Culture 9418
CROCIN-1 Silk Stigma Style 20000 AYL AllHerb1998
CROCIN-2 Silk Stigma Style AYL 7240
CROCIN-3 Silk Stigma Style AYL 7240
CROCIN-4 Silk Stigma Style AYL 7240
CROCOSE Silk Stigma Style WBB
CROCUS-SATIVUS-GLUCOSIDE Pollen Or Spore 6154
CROCUS-SATIVUS-LECTIN-I Bulb 7019
CROCUS-SATIVUS-LECTIN-II Bulb 7019
CROCUS-SATIVUS-LECTIN-III Bulb 7019
CROCUS-SATIVUS-LECTIN-IV Bulb 7019
CROCUS-SATIVUS-OLEANOLIC-ACID-SAPONIN Bulb 11683
CROCUS-SATIVUS-STEROID-SAPONIN Bulb 6169 11683
CYANIDIN Flower 6151
CYSTINE Bulb 11683 6169
DELPHINIDIN Flower ABS
DIMETHYL-CROCETIN Silk Stigma Style 8263
EO Silk Stigma Style 3700 13700 AYL WOI
FAT Silk Stigma Style 56300 134000 AYL WOI
FENCHONE Silk Stigma Style 6257
FIBER Silk Stigma Style 43800 48800 ABS WOI
FRUCTOSE Silk Stigma Style 6267
GAMMA-CAROTENE Silk Stigma Style WOI 11501 6226
GAMMA-CROCETIN Silk Stigma Style 6163 6161 6162 6164
GAMMA-TERPINENE Silk Stigma Style 6257
GENTIOBIOSE Silk Stigma Style BAS 6226
GERANIOL Silk Stigma Style 6257
GLUCOSE Bulb 6169 11683
GLUTAMIC-ACID Bulb 11683 6169
GLYCINE Bulb 11683 6169
HELICHRYSOSIDE Flower 6872
HENTRIACONTANE Silk Stigma Style WOI
HISTIDINE Bulb 6169 11683
ISOPHORONE Silk Stigma Style AYL 6156
KAEMPFEROL Flower ABS 6872
KAEMPFEROL-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(1,2)-BETA-D-6-ACETYL-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE Flower 6872
KAEMPFEROL-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-(1,2)-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE Flower 6872
KAEMPFEROL-3-O-BETA-D-SOPHOROSIDE Petiole 8837
LAURIC-ACID Silk Stigma Style HHB
LEUCINE Bulb 6169 11683
LIMONENE Silk Stigma Style 6257
LINALOOL Silk Stigma Style 6257
LINALOOL-ACETATE Silk Stigma Style 6257
LINOLEIC-ACID Silk Stigma Style 6268
LINOLENIC-ACID Silk Stigma Style 6268
LYCOPENE Silk Stigma Style WOI 11501 6226
LYSINE Bulb 6169 11683
MALVIDIN Flower 6151
MANGANESE Silk Stigma Style 284 USA
MANGICROCIN Silk Stigma Style 10800 6806
METHIONINE Bulb 6169 11683
METHYL-NONYL-KETONE Silk Stigma Style 6257
METHYLCROCETIN Silk Stigma Style AYL
MYRICETIN Flower ABS
NAPHTHALENE Silk Stigma Style AYL 6268
NITROGEN Silk Stigma Style 22200 24300 WOI
NONAN-1-OL Silk Stigma Style 6257
OLEANOLIC-ACID Silk Stigma Style BIS
OLEANOLIC-ACID-GLYCOSIDE Bulb 6169
OLEIC-ACID Silk Stigma Style HHB 6268
OXYSAFRANAL Silk Stigma Style AYL
P-CYMENE Silk Stigma Style 6257
PALMITIC-ACID Silk Stigma Style HHB 6268
PETUNIDIN Flower ABS
PHENYLALANINE Bulb 6169 11683
PHYTOENE Silk Stigma Style ABS 10980
PHYTOFLUENE Silk Stigma Style AYL 10980
PICROCROCIN Essential Oil 6152
PICROCROCIN Flower 9331
PICROCROCIN Tissue Culture 9418
PICROCROCIN Silk Stigma Style 20000 36000 AYL 6157
PINENE Silk Stigma Style AYL
PROLINE Bulb 6169 11683
PROTEIN Silk Stigma Style 125700 135800 BIS
PROTOCROCIN Silk Stigma Style HHB 7680
QUERCETIN Flower ABS
RIBOFLAVIN Silk Stigma Style 56 138 HHB 1
SABINENE Silk Stigma Style 6257
SAFRANAL Silk Stigma Style 405000 AYL 6257
SALICYLATES Silk Stigma Style 0 JAD85:9501
SATIVOL Essential Oil 6152
SERINE Bulb 11683 6169
STARCH Silk Stigma Style 119900 130300 AYL
STEARIC-ACID Silk Stigma Style HHB 6268
TERPINEN-4-OL Silk Stigma Style 265000 6257
TERPINOLENE Silk Stigma Style 6257
TETRAHYDROLYCOPENE Silk Stigma Style ABS 10980
THIAMIN Silk Stigma Style 0.7 4 HHB 1
THREONINE Bulb 11683 6169
TRANS-CROCIN Silk Stigma Style 8263
TRANS-DIMETHYLCROCETIN Silk Stigma Style AYL
TRANS-ZEAXANTHIN Silk Stigma Style 10980
TRICYCLENE Silk Stigma Style 6257
TYROSINE Bulb 11683 6169
VALINE Bulb 11683 6169
VITAMIN-B-1 Silk Stigma Style 0.53 4 6158
VITAMIN-B-2 Silk Stigma Style 56.4 136 6158
WATER Silk Stigma Style 85000 156000 WOI
XANTHOPHYLL Silk Stigma Style WOI
ZEAXANTHIN Silk Stigma Style JBH WOI 11501 6226

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Jim Duke
Green Farmacy Garden
8210 Murphy Road
Fulton, MD 20759

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Cite as: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. 10 November 2004.
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