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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PYRIDOXINE | 43 | Seed | 2.6 | 13.0 | 1.67 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PYROGALLOL-OXIDASE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RAFFINOSE | 1 | Seed | not available | 3300.0 | -0.68 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Plant | 11.0 | 40.0 | 1.99 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Seed | 0.7 | 8.0 | 1.72 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBONUCLEASE | 2 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBULOSE-DIPHOSPHATE-CARBOXYLASE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALICYLIC-ACID | 34 | Seed | 3.0 | 4.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCHAFTOSIDE | 1 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SERINE | 1 | Seed | 1000.0 | 7567.0 | -0.58 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SINAPIC-ACID | 9 | Seed | 14.0 | 15.0 | -0.58 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SINAPOYL-8-D-GALACTOSYL-6-C-ARABINOSYL-APIGENIN | 0 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SINAPOYL-ISOSCHAFTOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SINAPOYL-VICENIN-1 | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Plant | 200.0 | 3000.0 | -0.14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Seed | 0.0 | 2200.0 | 2.78 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SP | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STACHYOSE | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STARCH | 5 | Seed | 542000.0 | 800000.0 | 1.98 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Proliferant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prooxidant | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Propecic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandigenic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor | 3 | Naim, M., Zehavi, U., Nagy, S., and Rouseff, R.L. Hydroxycinnamic Acids as Off-Flavor Precursors in Citrus Fruits and Their Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.14. |
| PTK-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pyrogenic | 1 | Conradson, T. B. G., Dixon, C. M. S., Clarke, B., Barnes, P. J. 1987. Cardiovascular Effects of Infused Adenosine in Man: Potentiation by Dipyridamole. Acta Physiol Scand, 129(3): 387-391. |
| Quinone-Reductase-Inducer | 3 | Uda, Y., Price, K. R., Williamson, G., Rhodes, M. J. C. 1997. Induction of the Anticarcinogenic Marker Enzyme, Quinone Reductase, in Murine Hepatoma Cells In Vitro by Flavonoids. Cancer Lett., 120 (2): 213-216. |
| Radioprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Renotoxic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Respirastimulant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Retinoprotectant Optometry | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Roborant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Scabicide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Schizophrenigenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Secretogogue | 2 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Secretomotor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sedative | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Serotoninergic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |