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Plant Brassica oleracea var. italica (Brassicaceae)

Common Names
Broccoli; Heading Broccoli; Sprouting Broccoli; Cape Broccoli; Purple Cauliflower; Asparagus Broccoli; Winter Broccoli; Calabrese
How this plant is used
Food
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
1-METHOXY-GLUCOBRASSICIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
1-METHOXY-INDOLE-3-CARBALDEHYDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
1-O-FERULOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
1-O-P-COUMAROYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
1-O-SINAPOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTENOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
3,3'-DIINDOYL-METHANE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
4-HYDROXY-GLUCOBRASSICIN 1 Leaf 3.0 325.0 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 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
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.
5-HYDROXY-GLUCOBRASSICIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
5-METHOXY-GLUCOBRASSICIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ACETONE 3 Leaf not available 500.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ACETONE 3 Root not available 800.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALANINE 3 Leaf 1180.0 12673.0 0.02 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ALLYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE 16 Leaf not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
ALPHA-AMYRIN 10 Bud 5.0 30.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ALPHA-CAROTENE 7 Plant not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Leaf 1290.0 13855.0 1.24 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 Duke, 1992 *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Acarifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 2 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 11 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 3 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 3 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 11 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Amphiestrogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 12 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 2 Duke, 1992 *