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Brassica

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Definition: A plant genus of the family Cruciferae. It contains many species and cultivars used as food including cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussel sprouts, kale, collard greens, MUSTARD PLANT; (B. alba, B. junica, and B. nigra), turnips (BRASSICA NAPUS) and rapeseed (BRASSICA RAPA).  GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; note common names as X refs; coord with specific PLANT STRUCTURES term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATIONS or its indentations/ther use (IM o   
Examples Brassica napus; Brassica rapa; Mustard Plant
Other names Collard Green; Cauliflower; Brussel Sprout; Broccoli; Cabbage; Kale; Collard Greens; Cabbages
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
CCE1 protein, Brassica oleracea  0   *Plant Proteins *Receptors, Cell Surface Brassica. Plant Cell Physiol 2001 Apr;42(4):404-13
brassiodol  0   *Plant Oils Brassica Goiter, Endemic. Lancet 1997 Nov 22;350(9090):1542-5
ribosomal protein S15a  147338-58-7   *Ribosomal Proteins Brassica. Plant Mol Biol 1992 Mar;18(5):909-19
glucotropeolin  499-26-3   *Isothiocyanates Brassica. Food Chem Toxicol 1989;27(5):289

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