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Plant Glycine max (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Soybean
How this plant is used
Food

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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
THIAMIN 31 Fruit 4.4 14.0 1.11 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
THIAMIN 31 Seed 4.0 10.0 0.81 Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Sprout Seedling 1.9 17.0 0.08 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
THREONEOPTERIN 0 Seed not available 0.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
THREONINE 4 Seed 15850.0 17330.0 2.06 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
THREONINE 4 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TIRUCALLA-7-24-DIEN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TIRUCALLOL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TITANIUM 0 Seed 0.0 12.0 -0.22 Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-ACONITIC-ACID 2 Root not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
TRANS-OCIMENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIGONELLINE 15 Fruit 3.7 16.2 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
TRIGONELLINE 15 Leaf 10.5 63.2 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
TRIGONELLINE 15 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRIGONELLINE 15 Root not available 1.1 -0.90 Duke, 1992 *
TRIGONELLINE 15 Seed 19.7 71.8 -0.45 Duke, 1992 *
TRIGONELLINE 15 Stem 1.5 7.6 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
TRIGONELLINE 15 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TRYPOTPHAN 0 Seed 5300.0 5795.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
TRYPTOPHAN 29 Seed 5300.0 5795.0 0.84 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Allelochemic 5 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 5 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 14 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Glucosidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Amebicide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 18 Duke, 1992 *
Anaphrodisiac 1 Martindale's 29th
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 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic 2 Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Angiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anhydrotic 1 Martindale's 29th
Anorexic 2 Martindale's 28th
Anthelmintic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiacetylcholinesterase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacid 1 Martindale's 29th