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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| 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 |