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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
INDOLE-3-CARBOXYLIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
INDOYL-3-METHYL-GLUCOSINOLATE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Flower 5.0 122.0 -0.30 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Leaf 8.0 109.0 -0.64 Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Flower 760.0 9820.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Leaf 1090.0 11707.0 -0.09 Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL 75 Flower not available 30.0 -1.08 Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL 75 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Leaf 280.0 3007.0 -0.02 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Plant 240.0 3100.0 -0.19 Duke, 1992 *
LEAD 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LEAD 0 Leaf 0.0 1.0 -0.64 Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE 2 Flower 1160.0 15000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE 2 Leaf 1310.0 14069.0 -0.38 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Flower 190.0 2455.0 0.45 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Leaf 380.0 4081.0 -0.69 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLENIC-ACID 0 Flower 640.0 8270.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE 4 Flower 1070.0 13825.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE 4 Leaf 1410.0 15143.0 0.52 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Flower 115.0 2250.0 -0.41 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.