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Allium
A genus of the plant family Amaryllidaceae. Many produce pungent, often bacteriostatic and physiologically active compounds and are used as VEGETABLES; CONDIMENTS; and medicament, the latter in traditional medicine.
Year introduced: 1986
Allium cyathophorum [Supplementary Concept]
Date introduced: November 29, 2021
ASAI protein, Allium sativum [Supplementary Concept]
a mannose-binding lectin from garlic; amino acid sequence in first source
Date introduced: March 30, 2001
AMP1 protein, Allium cepa [Supplementary Concept]
isolated from onion seeds (Allium cepa); amino acid sequence in first source; do not confuse with Ac-AMP1, which is isolated from amaranth seeds
Date introduced: December 12, 1995
Chive
A plant in the genus ALLIUM, similar to ONIONS.
Year introduced: 2002
Shallots
Mildly aromatic herb in the Allium genus used in SPICES.
Onions
Herbaceous biennial plants and their edible bulbs, belonging to the Allium genus.
Year introduced: 1998
Allium spicatum [Supplementary Concept]
Allium chinense [Supplementary Concept]
Allium macrostemon [Supplementary Concept]
Garlic
A species of Allium used as a spice (SPICES) and traditional remedy. It contains alliin lyase and alliin, which is converted by alliin lyase to allicin, the pungent ingredient responsible for the aroma of fresh cut garlic.
lachrymatory factor synthase, Allium cepa [Supplementary Concept]
catalyzes the conversion of 1-propenyl sulfinic acid to lachrymatory factor
Date introduced: February 28, 2012
alliumin protein, Allium sativum [Supplementary Concept]
has both antiproliferative and antimicrobial activities; partial amino acid sequence in first source
Date introduced: June 26, 2005
allivin protein, Allium sativum [Supplementary Concept]
from bulbs of the round-cloved garlic, Allium sativum; N-terminal amino acid sequence in first source
Date introduced: May 23, 2002
DnaJ protein, Allium porrum [Supplementary Concept]
a plant homolog of bacterial DnaJ protein; 397 aa residues, MW 44 kDa; aa sequence given in first source
Date introduced: June 21, 1993
allii macrostemonis bulbus [Supplementary Concept]