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Common Names
Wheat
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Seed | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-IONONE | 13 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-TRITISTEROL | 0 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETAINE | 14 | Root | not available | 82.0 | -0.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETAINE | 14 | Shoot | not available | 1640.0 | 2.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIOTIN | 4 | Seed | not available | 216.0 | 0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORON | 4 | Seed | 1.0 | 16.0 | -0.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CADMIUM | 3 | Seed | not available | 0.3 | -0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Seed | 3.0 | 4.0 | -0.77 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Plant | 900.0 | 10400.0 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Seed | 100.0 | 4100.0 | -0.01 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPESTEROL-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAPRINIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Seed | not available | 610000.0 | 0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAROTENE | 0 | Plant | 97.0 | 953.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CATALASE | 1 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CEPHALIN | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLORINE | 7 | Plant | 670.0 | 3400.0 | -0.70 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLORINE | 7 | Seed | 300.0 | 1800.0 | 2.96 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Seed | not available | 5.0 | -0.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Bradycardiac | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Bruchiphobe | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Antagonist? | 1 | Biochimica & Biophysica Acta, 1115: 69, 1991. |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calmodulin-Antagonist | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Cancer-Preventive | 31 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 5 | Martindale's 29th |
| Capillariprotective | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Carcinogenic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiac | 1 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Cardiodepressant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiomyopathogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Cardioprotective | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Catabolic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cerebroprotective | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Cerebrotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |