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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
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Oil not available 95.0 -0.56 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Seed 8.0 19.0 -0.67 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Seed Coat not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM 5 Seed 2.0 60.0 -0.26 Duke, 1992 *
AMMONIA 0 Seed not available 8600.0 0.70 Duke, 1992 *
AMYLASE 1 Seed not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ANTHERAXANTHIN 1 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANTHEROXANTHIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ANTHOCYANIN 3 Seed not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ARABINOGALACTAN 6 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.
ARABINOSE 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.
ARACHIDONIC-ACID 12 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.
ARGININE 14 Seed 28310.0 30950.0 0.27 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ARGININE 14 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 290.0 942.0 -0.23 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Seed 0.0 849.0 0.17 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Sprout Seedling 100.0 949.0 -0.33 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ASCORBICASE 0 Seed not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ASH 0 Fruit 16000.0 52000.0 -0.12 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ASH 0 Plant 55000.0 119000.0 -0.04 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Anticirrhotic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticlastogen 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anticlaudificant? 1 Martindale's 29th
Anticlimacteric 5 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Anticoagulant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticoeliac 1 Martindale's 28th
Anticold 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticolitic 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticomplementary 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant 4 Duke, 1992 *
Anticoronary 7 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCorpus-Luteum 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's 3 Martindale's 29th
AntiCRP 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCTS 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCVI 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticystinuric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticystitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticytotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidandruff 5 A.L.L. Hunting. Encyclopedia of Shampoo Ingredients. Micelle Press, Cranford NJ. 467 pp.