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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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
DAIDZEIN 32 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DAIDZEIN 32 Testa 7.0 10.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DAIDZIN 10 Cotyledon 375.0 1028.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DAIDZIN 10 Embryo not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DAIDZIN 10 Hypocotyl 7599.0 10315.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DAIDZIN 10 Seed 129.0 8100.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DAIDZIN 10 Seed Coat not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DAIDZIN 10 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DAIDZIN 10 Testa 7.0 86.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DAIZUSAPONIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DAMMARADIENOL 3 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DELPHINIDIN-3-MONOGLUCOSIDE 0 Seed 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.
DELTA-TOCOPHEROL 4 Cotyledon not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DELTA-TOCOPHEROL 4 Embryo not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DELTA-TOCOPHEROL 4 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DELTA-TOCOPHEROL 4 Seed Coat not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DEMETHYLTEXASIN 3 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DI-GALACTOSYL-GLYCEROL 0 Seed 100.0 170.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DIAPHORASE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDRO-BETA-SITOSTEROL 0 Seed 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.
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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
Catechol-O-Methyltransferase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cerebroprotective 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Cerebrotonic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Chelator 1 Duke, 1992 *
Chemopreventive 8 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Cholagogue 3 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Choleretic 12 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Cholesterolytic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Cholinergic 2 Martindale's 28th
Circulatory-Stimulant 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Circulotonic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Clastogenic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CNS-Active 2 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
CNS-Depressant 5 Martindale's 29th
CNS-Paralytic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CNS-Stimulant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Co-carcinogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Coagulant 2 Martindale's 29th
Cold-preventive 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Coleoptophile 1 Merck 11th Edition