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
LECITHIN	20	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE	2	Plant	20000.0	26000.0	1.34	Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE	2	Seed	8000.0	18000.0	0.09	Duke, 1992 *
LICHENASE	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LIGNOCERIC-ACID	1	Sprout Seedling	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID	27	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LINOLENIC-ACID	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LIPASE	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LIPOXIDASE	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LUTEIN	15	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE	4	Plant	15000.0	18000.0	0.98	Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE	4	Seed	2000.0	9000.0	-0.42	Duke, 1992 *
LYSOLECITHIN	1	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM	65	Plant	300.0	7000.0	0.91	Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM	65	Seed	530.0	3500.0	0.22	Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE	14	Plant	0.0	105.0	0.06	Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE	14	Seed	0.0	86.0	0.40	Duke, 1992 *
MANNOSE	3	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MERCURY	1	Seed	not available	0.1	-0.26	Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE	15	Seed	1000.0	4000.0	-0.08	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
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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).