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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
DEHYDROFALCARINDIOL 25-100 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
DEHYDROGLAUCINE not available Duke, 1992 *
DEHYDROISOEUGENOL not available Duke, 1992 *
DEHYDROTREMETONE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DEHYDROXYSHIKONIN not available Duke, 1992 *
DELTA-3-CARENE not available Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994.
DELTA-CADINENE MIC800 ug/ml Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105.
DEMETHYLBATATASIN-IV not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DEOXYANDROGRAPHOLIDE not available Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.
DEOXYWITHANOLIDE-D not available Duke, 1992 *
DHELWANGINE not available Duke, 1992 *
DIALLYL-DISULFIDE MIC=900-1,900 ug/ml LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
DIALLYL-SULFIDE MIC=>2,500 ug/ml LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
DIALLYL-TETRASULFIDE MIC=>130-1,000 ug/ml LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
DIALLYL-TRISULFIDE MIC=250-1,900 ug/ml LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
DIARYLHEPTANOID not available Duke, 1992 *
DIARYLHEPTANOID-GLYCOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
DICTAMNINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DICUMAROL not available Duke, 1992 *
DIETHYL-DISULFIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Cucurbita spp Summer Squash 3 97, 435
Cuminum cyminum Cumin 23 978, 298
Cunila origanoides Mountain Dittany; Frost Flower; Frost Mint; Maryland Dittany; American Dittany; Stone Mint; Dittany 9 118, 188
Cuphea carthagenensis not available 1 42.5
Cuphea epilobifolia not available 1 22
Cuphea infundibulum not available 1 22.299999237060547
Curcuma longa Turmeric; Indian Saffron 23 587, 924
Curcuma xanthorrhiza Javan Turmeric; Temu Lawak 3 20, 000
Curcuma zedoaria Shoti; Zedoary 3 5, 840
Cuscuta europaea European dodder 1 60, 000
Cuscuta reflexa Amarbel 3 0
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Guar; Cluster-Bean; Siam-Bean 10 9, 870
Cyclanthera pedata Achocha 1 2, 800
Cydonia oblonga Quince 7 960
Cymbopogon citratus West Indian Lemongrass; Lemongrass 19 58, 430.199999809265
Cymbopogon flexuosus East Indian Lemongrass 9 14, 250
Cymbopogon martinii Palmarosa; Rosha Grass 5 33, 100
Cymbopogon nardus Ceylon Citronella; Citronella 19 38, 652
Cymbopogon parkeri Skhabar 10 31, 188
Cymbopogon winterianus Java Citronella; Mahapengiri 14 27, 792