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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
CHLOROPHYLL-A 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROPHYLL-B 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE 20 Root not available 48.0 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE 20 Seed 530.0 1800.0 0.12 Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE 20 Shoot not available 121.0 -0.61 Duke, 1992 *
CITRININ 2 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COBALT 2 Plant 0.0 0.2 -0.47 Duke, 1992 *
COBALT 2 Seed 0.1 0.2 -0.20 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Plant 2.2 4.0 -1.11 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Seed 1.1 16.7 0.17 Duke, 1992 *
CYSTEINE 13 Seed 1242.0 1449.0 -0.77 Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE 2 Seed 1242.0 4000.0 0.59 Duke, 1992 *
CYTOCHROME-C 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DEC-TRANS-2-EN-1-AL 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DECANAL 0 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DECHLORO-DIAZEPAM 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DHURRIN 1 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIAMINO-PROPANE 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIAZEPAM 14 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIGALACTOSYL-DIGLYCERIDE 0 Seed not available not available not available 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
Antiaggregant 10 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaging 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 6 Martindale's 29th
Antialdosteronic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antialkali? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialkalotic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiallergic 7 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antialopecic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 9 Duke, 1992 *
Antiamblyopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianaphylactic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiandrogenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antianemic 6 Martindale's 28th
Antianginal 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antianorexic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarabiflavinotic 1 Martindale's 28th