Plant Triticum aestivum (Poaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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
STEARIC-ACID	8	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SUCCINIC-DEHYDROGENASE	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
SUCROSE	14	Seed	not available	8400.0	-0.58	Duke, 1992 *
SUGAR	0	Seed	14000.0	59000.0	-0.23	Duke, 1992 *
SULFUR	14	Plant	1300.0	2900.0	-0.41	Duke, 1992 *
SULFUR	14	Seed	1200.0	3200.0	0.38	Duke, 1992 *
SYRINGIC-ACID	6	Seed	3.0	5.0	-0.66	Duke, 1992 *
TETRADECA-2,12-DIEN-4,6,8,10-TETRAYN	0	Sprout Seedling	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN	31	Plant	3.3	4.0	-0.31	Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN	31	Seed	1.1	12.0	1.29	Duke, 1992 *
THREONINE	4	Seed	3000.0	6000.0	-0.48	Duke, 1992 *
TOCOPHEROL	93	Seed	59.0	1897.0	-0.23	Duke, 1992 *
TRICIN	9	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
TRIDEC-1,11-DIEN-3,5,7,9-TETRAYN	0	Sprout Seedling	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
TRIDEC-1-EN-3,5,7,9,11-PENTAYN	0	Sprout Seedling	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
TRIGONELLINE	15	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
TRIPHOSPHOPYRIDINE-NUCLEOTIDE-OXIDASE	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
TRITIOL	0	Sprout Seedling	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
TRYPTOPHAN	29	Seed	1000.0	3000.0	-0.11	Duke, 1992 *
TYROSINE	8	Seed	1000.0	9000.0	0.29	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
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).