Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera (Brassicaceae)

Common Names
Brussels-Sprouts, Brussel-Sprout
How this plant is used
Food
Variety
gemmifera
Variety Author
DC

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1-O-FERULOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Leaf *
1-O-P-COUMAROYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Leaf *
1-O-P-SINAPOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Leaf *
2-HYDROXY-BUT-3-ENYL-GLUCOSINOLATE 0 Leaf *
4-METHOXY-INDOL-3-YL-METHYL-GLUCOSINOLATE 0 Leaf *
4-METHYL-SULFINYL-BUTYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE 0 Plant Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ALLYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE 16 Seed *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Leaf 990.0 7069.0 0.00 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Leaf 4.0 63.0 -0.92 *
ANTEISO-HEPTACOSAN-1-OL 0 Flower *
ANTEISO-MONTANYL-ALCOHOL 0 Leaf *
ANTEPENTACOSAN-1-OL 0 Leaf *
ARACHIDONIC-ACID 12 Leaf 10.0 71.0 -1.00 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ARGININE 14 Leaf 2030.0 14494.0 -0.32 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 720.0 6069.0 0.12 *
ASH 0 Leaf 13700.0 97818.0 -0.37 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 5.0 41.0 -0.96 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Leaf 170.0 1700.0 -0.16 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
BORON 4 Leaf 57.0 -0.12 *
BORON 4 Stem 21.0 -0.74 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 7 (View) *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Acidulant 2 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Additive 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 (View) *
Allelochemic 2 (View) Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allelopathic 2 (View) Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic 7 (View) *
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Amphiestrogenic 1 (View) *
Analgesic 8 (View) *
Androgenic 2 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 1 (View) *