 The genome size is estimated to be 473 mega base pairs, which is four times larger than "Arabidopsis thaliana", one-fifth the size of the maize genome, and about the same size as the rice genome.Polyacetylenes can be found in Apiaceae vegetables like carrots where they show cytotoxic activities.Falcarinol and falcarindiol ("cis"-heptadeca-1,9-diene-4,6-diyne-3,8-diol) are such compounds.