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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
GLUCOIBERIN 1 Leaf 0.0 248.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCONAPOLEIFERIN 0 Flower 0.0 80.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCONAPOLEIFERIN 0 Leaf 9.0 135.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCONASTURTIN 1 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCONASTURTIN 1 Leaf 0.0 145.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCORAPHANIN 1 Flower 0.0 990.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCORAPHANIN 1 Leaf 255.0 8990.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSINOLATES 0 Flower 20.0 1140.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSINOLATES 0 Leaf 70.0 2120.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Flower 2650.0 34240.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Leaf 3750.0 40275.0 0.13 Duke, 1992 *
GLYCINE 12 Flower 640.0 8270.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCINE 12 Leaf 950.0 10203.0 -0.06 Duke, 1992 *
HEX-CIS-3-EN-1-OL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-CIS-3-ENOL-ACETATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXYL-ACETATE 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE 7 Flower 400.0 5165.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE 7 Leaf 500.0 5370.0 0.00 Duke, 1992 *
INDOLE-3-ACETONITRILE 3 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
INDOLE-3-CARBINOL 32 Leaf 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
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 8 Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690.
Lithogenic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Litholytic 2 Martindale's 29th
Lubricant 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Lyase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Lymphocytogenic 1 Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.
MAO-A-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
MAO-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Mast-Cell-Stabilizer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Memorigenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Metal-Chelator 3 McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25.
Metal-Chelator (Copper) 1 Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98.
Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Metastatic 1 Science News, 146: 421.
MMP-9-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Monoamine-Precursor 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mosquitocide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Mucogenic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mucolytic 1 Martindale's 28th
Mucotropic 1 Schulz, V, Hansel, R and Tyler, VE. 1998. Rational Phytotherapy - A Physician's Guide to Herbal Medicine. 3rd ed. 1st English Edition. Translated by Terry C. Telger. Springer Verlag, Heidelberg. 306 pp.