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Plant Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera (Brassicaceae)

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.
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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 *
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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
Antiielus? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiimpotence 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiinfarctal 1 Soumyanath, A. Ed. 2006. Traditional Medicines for Modern Times - Antidiabetic Plants. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. Boca Raton, FL. 314 pp.
Antiinfective 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinfertility 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 14 Duke, 1992 *
Antiinsomniac 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiinsomniac? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiinsomnic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiischemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antikeratitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antikeshan 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiLegionella 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileishmanic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antilepric 2 Martindale's 28th
Antileukemic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukonychic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukoplakic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene-B4 1 Duke, 1992 *