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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
Pycnanthemum muticum Muticous Mountain Mint 12 55, 100
Pycnanthemum nudum Nude Mountain Mint 2 25, 168
Pycnanthemum pilosum Pilose Mountain Mint 11 92, 610
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides Typical Mountain Mint 13 73, 950
Pycnanthemum setosum Setose Mountain Mint 12 39, 804
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Slenderleaf Mountain Mint 17 36, 530
Pycnanthemum torreyi Torrey's Mountain Mint 9 9, 280
Pycnanthemum verticillatum Whorled Mountain Mint 9 20, 097
Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia Mountain Mint 15 54, 613
Pygeum acuminatum not available 1 0
Pyrus communis Pear 15 59, 978.03700000048
Quararibea cordata Chupa-Chupa; Sapote 1 1, 320
Quassia amara Bitterwood; Quassia 3 0
Quercus alba White Oak 11 200, 135.4280000478
Quercus bambusaefolia not available 1 3.700000047683716
Quercus championi not available 1 3.299999952316284
Quercus infectoria Aleppo Oak; Dyer's Oak; Gall Oak 5 120, 000
Quercus myrsinaefolia not available 1 1.100000023841858
Quercus phellos Willow Oak 1 6
Quercus robur English Oak 6 200, 000