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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIHYDROERGOSTEROL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ERGOSTEROL | 5 | Seed | not available | 12.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ESTERASE | 0 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-BETA-D-FRUCTOFURANOSIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Plant | 10000.0 | 30000.0 | -0.32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 8000.0 | 39000.0 | -1.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Seed | 15.0 | 32.0 | -0.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Plant | 23300.0 | 421000.0 | 1.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Seed | 3000.0 | 62000.0 | -0.57 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FOLACIN | 15 | Seed | 0.0 | 0.9 | -0.70 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | Seed | not available | 600.0 | -0.81 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FRUCTOSYLRAFFINOSE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GADUSEN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-DIHYDROSITOSTEROLFERULIC-ACID-ESTER | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL | 14 | Oil | 39.0 | 527.0 | 0.59 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENTISIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 2.0 | 4.0 | -1.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GIBBERELLINS | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLIADIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLOBULIN | 0 | Seed | 60000.0 | 100000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCODIFRUCTOSE | 0 | Seed | not available | 4100.0 | not available | 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). |