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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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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
Hypocholesterolemic 9 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Hypoglycemic 4 *
Hypolipidemic 1 *
Hypotensive 8 Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.
Hypouricemic 1 *
ICAM-1-Inhibitor 1 *
Immunomodulator 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Immunostimulant 5 Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp.
iNOS-Inhibitor 2 *
Inotropic 2 *
Insecticide 1 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Insectifuge 5 J. Stored. Prod. Res., 22:141, 1986.
Insectiphile 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Insulinase-Inhibitor 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 157.
Insulinogenic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Insulinotonic 1 J. Agri. & Food Chemistry, 36: 1079.
Interferon-Synergist 1 *
Interferonogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Iodothyronine-Deiodinase-Inhibitor 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Irritant 5 Merck 11th Edition