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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
Aframomum melegueta Alligator Pepper; Grains-of-Paradise; Guinea Grains; Melegueta Pepper; Malagettapfeffer (Ger.); Malagueta (Sp.) 2 0
Agastache foeniculum Giant Hyssop 7 360
Agastache nepetoides not available 7 184, 139
Agastache pallidiflora not available 3 0
Agastache rugosa not available 12 29, 010
Agastache urticifolia Nettle-Leaf Giant Hyssop 6 4, 518
Agathosma betulina Buchu; Honey Buchu; Mountain Buchu 24 33, 783
Agave sisalana Mescal; Sisal; Hemp Plant; Sisal Agave; Sisal Hemp 2 0
Ageratum conyzoides Mexican ageratum 7 2, 866.5
Aglaia leptantha not available 1 0
Aglaia odorata Chinese Rice Flower 1 0
Agrimonia eupatoria Agrimony; Sticklewort 24 780, 498
Ailanthus altissima Stinktree; Tree Of Heaven 11 240, 000
Ailanthus grandis not available 1 86
Ajuga bracteosa Nilkanthi 1 0
Ajuga iva Ivy Bugle 1 1, 000
Ajuga reptans Bugle; Bugleweed; Blue Bugle; Bugleherb; Common Bugle 2 750, 000
Akania luceus not available 1 400
Akebia quinata Chocolate Vine 2 0
Alangium lamarckii not available 1 0