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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Brassica oleracea (Brassicaceae)

Common Names
Kohlrabi
How this plant is used
Food
Variety
gongylodes
Variety Author
L.

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(E)-HEX-2-EN-1-OL 0 Stem 0.1 *
(Z)-HEX-3-EN-1-OL 0 Stem 0.2 *
1-METHYLTHIOPENTAN-3-ONE 0 Stem 0.1 *
2(OR_3)-METHYLINDOLE 0 Stem 0.2 *
2,3-DIMETHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Plant *
2,4,5-TRIMETHYL-THIAZOLE 0 Stem 0.1 *
2,4,5-TRIMETHYLOXAZOLE 0 Stem 0.0 *
2,5-DIMETHYL-6-VINYLPYRAZINE 0 Stem 0.2 *
2,5-DIMETHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Stem 0.4 *
2,5-DIMETHYLTHIOPHEN-3-CARBOXYALDEHYDE 0 Stem 0.0 *
2,6-DIMETHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Stem 0.6 *
2-ACETYL-4-METHYLTHIAZOLE 0 Stem 0.0 *
2-ACETYL-FURAN 0 Stem 0.0 *
2-ACETYL-PYRIDINE 0 Stem 0.0 *
2-ACETYLTHIAZOLE 0 Stem *
2-ACETYLTHIOPHEN 0 Stem 0.0 *
2-ETHYL-FURAN 0 Stem 0.1 *
2-FURALDEHYDE 3 Stem 0.4 *
2-METHOXY-4-VINYL-PHENOL 2 Stem 0.2 *
2-METHYL-6-VINYLPYRAZINE 0 Stem 0.0 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 6 (View) *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 (View) *
Acidulant 2 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant 1 (View) Merck 11th Edition
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 (View) *
Allelochemic 1 (View) Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allergenic 7 (View) *
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Analgesic 4 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 2 (View) *
Anesthetic 1 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 (View) *
Antiacne 4 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodynic 1 (View) *
AntiADD 1 (View) Martindale's 29th
Antiaflatoxin 2 (View) *