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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
NO-Synthase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Odontolytic 1 Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 5 Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19.
Osteogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Oviposition-Stimulant 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Ovulant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Oxidant 3 Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
P450-Inducer 2 Duke, 1992 *
P450-Inhibitor 1 Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations.
PAF-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Paralytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Parasiticide 1 Martindale's 29th
Percutaneostimulant 2 Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990.
Perfumery 7 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Pesticide 32 Duke, 1992 *
PGE2-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Phagocytotic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Phospholipase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Phytoalexin 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Phytohormone 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.