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Common Names
Brussels-Sprouts; Brussel-Sprout
How this plant is used
Food
Variety
gemmifera
Variety Author
DC
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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-P-SINAPOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-HYDROXY-BUT-3-ENYL-GLUCOSINOLATE | 0 | Leaf | 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-ISOTHIOCYANATE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| ALLYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE | 16 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 15 | Leaf | 990.0 | 7069.0 | 0.00 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Leaf | 4.0 | 63.0 | -0.92 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANTEISO-HEPTACOSAN-1-OL | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANTEISO-MONTANYL-ALCOHOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANTEPENTACOSAN-1-OL | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARACHIDONIC-ACID | 12 | Leaf | 10.0 | 71.0 | -1.00 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ARGININE | 14 | Leaf | 2030.0 | 14494.0 | -0.32 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Leaf | 720.0 | 6069.0 | 0.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Leaf | 13700.0 | 97818.0 | -0.37 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Leaf | 5.0 | 41.0 | -0.96 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Leaf | 170.0 | 1700.0 | -0.16 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| BORON | 4 | Leaf | not available | 57.0 | -0.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORON | 4 | Stem | not available | 21.0 | -0.74 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 11B-HSD-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-HT-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACE-Inhibitor | 1 | 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 | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 2 | 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 | 2 | 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 | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Amphiestrogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Anemiagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |