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Biological Activity Antibacterial

List of activity chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Dosage Reference
1-TULIPOSIDE-B not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
15-ALPHA-ACETOXYKAUREN-19-OIC-ACID 250 mM/ml Duke, 1992 *
16-HYDROXYPSEUDOJOLKINOLIDE not available Singla*, A.K. Pathak, K. 1989. Phytoconstituents of Euphorbia species. Fitoterapia 61(6): 483-508, 1990.
2,4,6-TRIMETHOXYPHENOL not available Duke, 1992 *
2,6-DIMETHOXY-P-BENZOQUINONE not available Duke, 1992 *
2,7-DIHYDROXYCADALENE not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
2,7-DIMETHOXY-5-ISOPROPYL-3-METHYL-8,1-NAPTHALENE-CARBOLACTONE not available Duke, 1992 *
2-HYDROXY-5-ISOPROPYL-7-METHOXY-3-METHYL-8,1-NAPTHALENE-CARBOLACTONE not available Duke, 1992 *
3'-FORMYL-2',4',6'-TRIHYDROXY-5'-METHYLDIHYDROCHALCONE not available Duke, 1992 *
3'-O-METHYLBATATASIN-III not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
3,4-DIHYDROXYBENZOIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
3,4-DIMETHOXYTOLUENE not available Duke, 1992 *
3,4-SECOTRACHYLOBANOIC-ACID MIC=25 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
3,4-SECOTRITERPENE-ACID-20-EPI-KOETJAPIC-ACID MIC=3->6.25 ug/ml Muhammad, I., El Sayed, K. A., Mossa, J. S., Al-Said, M. S., El-Feraly, F. S., Clark, A. M., Hufford, C. D., Oh, S., Mayer, A. M. 2000. Bioactive 12- Oleanene Triterpene and Secotriterpene Acids from Maytenus undata. J. Natural Products, 63(5): 605-610.
3,5'-DIALLYL-2'-HYDROXY-4-METHOXYBIPHENYL-ETHER not available Duke, 1992 *
3,5-BIS(3-METHYL-2-BUTENYL)-4-METHOXY-BENZOIC-ACID MIC=1.25->50 nM Orjala, J., et al. 1993. Five New Prenylated p-Hydroxybenzoic Acid Derivatives with Antimicrobial and Molluscicidal Activity from Piper aduncum Leaves. Planta Medica, 59: 546.
3,5-DIMETHOXY-1,6-DIHYDROXYXANTHONE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
3-CARBOMETHOXY-1,8-DIHYDROXYANTHRAQUINONE not available Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155.
3-METHOXY-1,8-DIHYDROXY-ANTHRQUINONE not available Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155.
3-O-METHYL-MANGOSTIN not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Achyranthes bidentata Chaff Flower 2 0
Acinos alpinus Te de Sierra Nevada 9 73
Acinos suaveolens not available 26 1, 054, 811.4999980927
Aconitum napellus European Aconite; Monkshood; Aconite; Bear's-Foot; Blue Rocket; Friar's Cap; Garden Monkshood; Garden Wolfsbane; Helmet Flower; Queen's Fettle; Soldier's Cap; Turk's Cap 4 0
Acorus calamus Sweetflag; Calamus; Flagroot; Myrtle Flag; Sweet Calamus; Sweetroot 22 188, 730
Acrotrema arnottianum not available 1 5, 300
Acrotrema uniflorum not available 1 2, 400
Actaea cimicifuga Sheng ma; Bugbane; Foetid Bugbane 4 0
Actaea dahurica Sheng ma; Xing an sheng ma 2 0
Actaea pachypoda American Baneberry; Doll's-Eyes; White Baneberry; White Cohosh; Baneberry 1 0
Actaea racemosa Black Cohosh; Black Snakeroot 7 42
Actaea rubra Red Baneberry 1 0
Actaea spicata European Baneberry 1 0
Actinidia chinensis Kiwi 6 40, 670
Adansonia digitata not available 1 0
Adiantum capillus-veneris Maidenhair Fern 2 0
Adonis vernalis Spring Adonis 5 0
Aegle marmelos Bael de India; Bael fruit 6 585, 300
Aeolanthus myriantha Ninde 4 0
Aesculus hippocastanum Horse Chestnut 28 248, 312.7000579834