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PHYTOCHEMICALS
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MEDICINES
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SUPPLEMENTS
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| PHYTOCHEMICAL SEARCH | Before using this database, Read Disclaimers |
Thousands
of phytochemicals have been isolated and characterized from plants, including
fruits and vegetables. The isolated phytochemicals are grouped into distinctive
classes by the number and kind of constitutive atoms and the structure
of the basic skeleton. This database enables to search phytochemicals
by using their names or using a alphabetical list. The data page of each
phytochemical contains its chemical structure, formula, and molecular
weight.
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Phytochemicals derived from the plants remain the
basis for a large proportion of the commercial medications used today
for the treatment of a wide range of diseases such as high blood pressure,
pain, and asthma. For instance, ephedrine, a phytochemical, is used in
the commercial pharmaceutical preparations for the relief of asthma symptoms
and other respiratory problems. In this database, all biological activities
of phytochemicals are classified into several disease conditions so that
their medicinal uses are quickly searched.
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Phytochemicals are so diverse that the classification
usually ends up with a long list of distinctive phytochemicals, which
may be a best way to classify phytochemicals, but not a good index for
searching phytochemicals. In this database, representative chemical groups
and phytochemical classes are chosen and indexed for searching phytochemicals
easily on base of their chemical structures. This classification is continually
being updated for a better search.
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