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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.
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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
1-METHOXY-GLUCOBRASSICIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-METHOXY-INDOLE-3-CARBALDEHYDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-O-FERULOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-O-P-COUMAROYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-O-SINAPOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTENOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3,3'-DIINDOYL-METHANE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYL-SULFINYL-PROPYL-GLUCOSINOLATE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYLTHIOPROPYL-GLUCOSINOLATE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-HYDROXY-GLUCOBRASSICIN 1 Flower 7.0 390.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
4-HYDROXY-GLUCOBRASSICIN 1 Leaf 3.0 325.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
4-METHOXY-GLUCOBRASSICIN 0 Flower 15.0 355.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
4-METHOXY-GLUCOBRASSICIN 0 Leaf 8.0 580.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
4-METHOXY-INDOL-3-YL-METHYL-GLUCOSINOLATE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-METHOXY-INDOL-3-YL-METHYL-GLUCOSINOLATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-METHYL-SULFINYL-BUTYL-GLUCOSINOLATE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-METHYL-THIO-BUTYL-GLUCOSINOLATE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-VINYL-GUAIACOL 4 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-HYDROXY-GLUCOBRASSICIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-HYDROXY-GLUCOBRASSICIN 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Catabolic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive 7 Duke, 1992 *
Cholagogue 3 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Choleretic 11 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Circulotonic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Clastogenic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CNS-Active 2 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
CNS-Depressant 4 Martindale's 29th
CNS-Paralytic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CNS-Stimulant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Co-carcinogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cold-preventive 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Coleoptophile 1 Merck 11th Edition
Collagen-Sparing 2 Duke, 1992 *
Collagenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Colorant 4 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Comedogenic 1 Martindale's 29th
Comedolytic 2 Martindale's 29th
COMT-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Contraceptive 1 Martindale's 28th