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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALPHA-AMYLASE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-AMYRIN | 10 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-CARBOXYLASE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-DIHYDROXYCAROTENE | 0 | Seed | not available | 1.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Oil | 1508.0 | 2170.0 | 2.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Seed | not available | 1271.0 | 3.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TRITICENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TRITISTEROL | 0 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AMMONIALYASE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| APIGENIN | 101 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARABINOSE | 0 | Stem | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Seed | 4000.0 | 12000.0 | -0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARSENIC | 2 | Seed | not available | 0.1 | 0.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | 4000.0 | 12000.0 | -1.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARAGINE-SYNTHESASE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Seed | 5106.0 | 5957.0 | -1.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZALDEHYDE | 24 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-AMYLASE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-AMYRIN | 9 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Flatugenic | 3 | Singh, J., Gupta, K., and Arora, S.K. 1993. Changes in the anti-nutritional factors of developing seeds and pod walls of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum L.). Plant Foods for Human Nutrition. 46: 77-84, 1994. |
| FLavor | 7 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Fungicide | 14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fungistat | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Gastroprotective | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glucogonogenic | 1 | LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp. |
| Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glutathione-Depleting | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glutathionergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glutathionigenic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Hematopoietic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Hemolytic | 1 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| Hemostat | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Hemostatic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Hepatocarcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatomagenic | 1 | Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp. |
| Hepatoprotective | 13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotoxic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotropic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Herbicide | 1 | Angewandte Botanik 68(5/6)=1994. Page 195. |