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Plant Triticum aestivum (Poaceae)

Common Names
Wheat
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
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
Contraceptive 1 Martindale's 28th
Copper-Antagonist 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Copper-Chelator 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cosmetic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
COX-1-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
COX-2-Inhibitor 6 Newmark, T. M. and Schulick, P. 2000. Herbal Cox-2 Inhibition - Nature's Challenge to Arthritis, Cancer & Alzheimer's Disease. Hohm Press, Prescott AZ.
Cyanogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
Cytochrome-P450-1A1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cytochrome-P450-1A2-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cytochrome-P450-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Cytoprotective 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Cytotoxic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Deiodinase-Inhibitor 2 Jim Duke's personal files.
Demulcent 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Deodorant 1 Martindale's 29th
Dermatitigenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Detoxicant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Detoxicant (Alcohol) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Diagnostic 1 Martindale's 28th