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Plant Triticum aestivum (Poaceae)

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
1,3-AMINO-PROPYL-PYRROLINIUM 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,3-DIFERULOYL-GLYCEROL 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-O-(6-O-ACYL-BETA-D-GALACTOPYRANOSYL)-2,3-DI-O-ACYL-D-GLY... 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2'-CHLORO-DIAZEPAM 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2'-CHLORO-N-DEMETHYL-DIAZEPAM 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2(3)-BENZOXAZOLINONE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-(2,4-DIHYDROXY-1,4(2H)-BENZOXAZIN-3(4H)-ON-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-(2,4-DIHYDROXY-7-METHOXY-1-4(2H)-BENZOXAZIN-3-(4H)ON)-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-(2-HYDROXY-4,7-DIMETHOXY-1-4(2H)-BENZOXAZIN-3-ONE-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-(2-HYDROXY-7-METHOXY-1,4(2H)-BENZOXAZIN-3(4H)-ON-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-HYDROXY-2'-CHLORO-DIAZEPAM 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-DECYL-PENTA-TRANS-2,4-DIENAL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5,7,4'-TRIHYDROXY-3',5-DIMETHOXYFLAVONE 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6-METHOXY-2(3)1-4(2H)-BENZOXAZOLINONE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
8-METHOXYCOUMARIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ADENINE 11 Petiole not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ADENOSINE 28 Petiole not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALANINE 3 Seed 3036.0 3542.0 -1.41 Duke, 1992 *
ALBUMIN 0 Seed 30000.0 50000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLANTOIN 12 Embryo not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Tumor-Promoter 1 J. Agri. & Food Chemistry, 36: 1079.
Tumorigenic 2 Jim Duke's personal files.
Tyrosinase-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
Tyrosine-Kinase-Inhibitor 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 170.
Ubiquiot 7 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Ulcerogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Uricogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Uricosuric 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Urinary-Acidulant 1 Martindale's 29th
Urine-Acidifier 1 Martindale's 28th
Urine-Deodorant 1 Martindale's 29th
Uterorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Uterosedative 1 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Uterotrophic 1 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999.
Varroacide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vasodilator 12 Duke, 1992 *
Vasopressor 1 Duke, 1992 *
VEGF-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Vulnerary 6 Duke, 1992 *
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).