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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
1,3-AMINO-PROPYL-PYRROLINIUM 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,3-DIFERULOYL-GLYCEROL 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-O-(6-O-ACYL-BETA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSYL)-2,3-DI-O-ACYL-D-GLY... 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2'-CHLORO-DIAZEPAM 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2'-CHLORO-N-DEMETHYL-DIAZEPAM 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2(3)-BENZOXAZOLINONE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-(2,4-DIHYDROXY-1,4(2H)-BENZOXAZIN-3(4H)-ON-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-(2,4-DIHYDROXY-7-METHOXY-1-4(2H)-BENZOXAZIN-3-(4H)ON)-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-(2-HYDROXY-4,7-DIMETHOXY-1-4(2H)-BENZOXAZIN-3-ONE-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-(2-HYDROXY-7-METHOXY-1,4(2H)-BENZOXAZIN-3(4H)-ON-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-HYDROXY-2'-CHLORO-DIAZEPAM 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-DECYL-PENTA-TRANS-2,4-DIENAL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5,7,4'-TRIHYDROXY-3',5-DIMETHOXYFLAVONE 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6-METHOXY-2(3)1-4(2H)-BENZOXAZOLINONE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
8-METHOXYCOUMARIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ADENINE 11 Petiole not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ADENOSINE 28 Petiole not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALANINE 3 Seed 3036.0 3542.0 -1.41 Duke, 1992 *
ALBUMIN 0 Seed 30000.0 50000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLANTOIN 12 Embryo not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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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
Antitumor (Colon) 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colorectal) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Forestomach) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Gastric) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Liver) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung) 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Mouth) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Ovary) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Skin) 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter 6 Cancer Research, 48: 5941.
Antitussive 1 Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 200.
Antitympanitic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiulcer 15 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcerogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiuremic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AntiUTI 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antivaccinia 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antivaricose 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.