Plant Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera (Brassicaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Brussels-Sprouts; Brussel-Sprout

How this plant is used

Food

Variety

gemmifera

Variety Author

DC

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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
HEXACOSAN-1-OL	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE	7	Leaf	760.0	5426.0	0.02	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
INDOLE-3-ACETONITRILE	3	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
INDOLE-3-CARBINOL	32	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
INDOLE-3-CARBOXALDEHYDE	0	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
INDOLE-3-CARBOXYLIC-ACID	0	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
INDOYL-3,3'-DIMETHANE-CARBOXYLIC-ACID	0	Shoot	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
IRON	6	Leaf	9.0	136.0	-0.58	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ISOHEXACOSAN-1-OL	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE	3	Leaf	1320.0	9425.0	-0.68	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ISOOCTACOSAN-1-OL	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ISOPROPYLISOTHIOCYANATE	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.
KILOCALORIES	0	Leaf	430.0	3070.0	0.08	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LEUCINE	2	Leaf	1520.0	10853.0	-0.87	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LINOLEIC-ACID	27	Leaf	450.0	3213.0	-0.84	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LYSINE	4	Leaf	1540.0	10996.0	-0.43	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MAGNESIUM	65	Leaf	230.0	1642.0	-0.96	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MALIC-ACID	15	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE	14	Leaf	3.0	24.0	-0.42	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
METHIONINE	15	Leaf	320.0	2285.0	-0.67	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)

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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
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 *