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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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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Quinone-Reductase-Inducer 4 Fahey, J. W., Zhang, Y., Talalay, P. 1997. Broccoli Sprouts: An Exceptionally Rich Source of Inducers of Enzymes that Protects Against Chemical Carcinogens. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 94: 10367-10372.
Refrigerant 1 Martindale's 28th
Sedative 3 Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Serotoninergic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Sialogogue 1 Martindale's 29th
Soap 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Spermigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Suppository 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Teratologic 2 *
Termiticide 1 *
Thymoprotective 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
TNF-alpha-Inhibitor 2 *
Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor 2 Santti, R., Makela, S., Strauss, L., Korman, J., Kostian, M. L. 1998. Phytoestrogens: Potential Endocrine Disruptors in Males. Toxicol Ind Health, 14: 223-237.
Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor 2 Constantinou, A., Mehta, R., Runyan, C., Rao, K., Vaughan, A., Moon, R. 1995. Flavonoids as DNA Topoisomerase Antagonists and Poisons: Structure-Activity Relationships. J Natural Products, 58: 217-225.
Tranquilizer 2 *
Tremorigenic 1 Martindale's 28th
Tumor-Promoter 1 J. Agri. & Food Chemistry, 36: 1079.
Tumorigenic 2 Jim Duke's personal files.
Tyrosinase-Inhibitor 3 *
Tyrosine-Kinase-Inhibitor 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 170.