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Plant Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. (Brassicaceae)

Common Names
Cauliflower
How this plant is used
Food
Variety
botrytis
Variety Author
L.
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
PUFA 4 Flower 830.0 10725.0 1.33 Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN 176 Flower not available 6.0 -1.41 Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN 176 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCITRIN 44 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUINIC-ACID 1 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUINIC-ACID 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Flower 0.3 11.0 1.12 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Leaf 1.1 21.0 -0.08 Duke, 1992 *
RUBIDIUM 0 Flower 0.4 11.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
RUBIDIUM 0 Leaf 1.0 23.0 -0.67 Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN 87 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SALICYLIC-ACID 34 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SEC-BUTYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM 60 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM 60 Leaf not available 0.0 -0.38 Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM 60 Stem not available 0.0 -0.43 Duke, 1992 *
SERINE 1 Flower 1040.0 13440.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
SERINE 1 Leaf 1000.0 10740.0 0.00 Duke, 1992 *
SFA 0 Flower 270.0 3490.0 -0.42 Duke, 1992 *
SILICON 4 Flower 2.0 125.0 2.18 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 Duke, 1992 *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acarifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 2 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Additive 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 11 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 3 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 3 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 12 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Amphiestrogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 12 Duke, 1992 *