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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Solanum tuberosum (Solanaceae)

Common Names
Potato
How this plant is used
Food

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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
(25S)-BAROGENIN 0 Tuber 9.5 *
1,4-DIMETHYLNAPTHALENE 0 Plant *
1,6-DIMETHYLNAPTHALENE 0 Plant *
11-HYDROXY-11-METHYL-ETHYL-6,10-DIMETHYL-SPIRO-(4,5)-DEC-6-EN-8-ONE 0 Tuber 81.0 *
16-HYDROXY-HEXADECANOIC-ACID 0 Leaf *
18-HYDROXY-OCTADECANOIC-ACID 0 Leaf *
18-HYDROXY-OCTADECENOIC-ACID 0 Leaf *
2'-CHLORO-DIAZEPAM 0 Tuber *
2'-CHLORO-N-DEMETHYL-DIAZEPAM 0 Tuber *
2-(1',2'DIHYDROXY-1'-METHYL-ETHYL)-6,10-DIMETHYL-9-HYDROXY-SPIRO-(4,5)-DEC-6-EN-8-ONE 0 Tuber *
2-(12-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL-11-HYDROXY-11-METHYL-ETHYL)-6,10-DIMETHYL-SPIRO-4,5)-DEC-6-EN-8-ONE 0 Tuber 262.0 *
2-ALPHA-ETHOXY-DIHYDRO-PHYTUBERIN 0 Tuber *
2-BETA-ETHOXY-DIHYDRO-PHYTUBERIN 0 Tuber *
2-PENTYL-FURAN 0 Plant *
22-HYDROXY-DOCOSANOIC-ACID 0 Leaf *
24-HYDROXY-TETRACOSANOIC-ACID 0 Leaf *
24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTENOL 0 Fruit *
24-METHYLENE-LOPHENOL 0 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
26-HYDROXY-HEXACOSANOIC-ACID 0 Leaf *
28-HYDROXY-OCTACOSANOIC-ACID 0 Leaf *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 5 *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 *
Absorbent 1 Martindale's 29th
Acaricide 1 *
Acarifuge 1 *
ACE-Inhibitor 4 *
Acetylcholinergic 1 *
Acidifier 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Acidulant 3 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Acnegenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Addictive 2 Science News, 145: 294.
Additive 2 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Adrenergic 2 *
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 2 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 13 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Allelochemic 6 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.
Allelopathic 2 Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.