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Plant Triticum aestivum (Poaceae)

Common Names
Wheat
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
HEX-TRANS-2-EN-1-AL 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEX-TRANS-2-EN-1-OL 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXAN-1-AL 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXOKINASE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HEXOSE-DIPHOSPHATASE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE 7 Seed 1000.0 6000.0 -0.03 Duke, 1992 *
HYDROXAMIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
INOSITOL 8 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Plant 70.0 770.0 0.17 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Seed 10.0 120.0 -0.14 Duke, 1992 *
ISOCHLOROGENIC-ACID 4 Seed not available 1.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ISOCITRATE-DEHYDROGENASE 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOFERULIC-ACID 4 Seed 1.0 5.0 -0.70 Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Plant 10000.0 17000.0 1.26 Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Seed 4000.0 12000.0 0.19 Duke, 1992 *
ISOSCHAFTOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Seed 3400.0 5221.0 0.28 Duke, 1992 *
LAMINARASE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LAURIC-ACID 7 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LEAD 0 Seed not available 1.7 -0.23 Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Antiosteoarthritic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxaluric 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antioxidant 36 Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
Antioxidant Synergist 1 Martindale's 29th
Antioxidant? 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiozenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipancreatitic 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antipapillomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian 9 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric 3 Martindale's 28th
Antipeptic 2 25 Dispensatory
Antiperiodic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontal 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiperiodontitic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperistaltic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antipermeability 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperoxidant 7 Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.