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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
ISOPLUMERICIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOQUERCITRIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ISORHAMNETIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ISORHAMNETIN-3-RUTINOSIDE (Synergist) Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
ISOTHIOCYANATE not available Duke, 1992 *
ITALIPYRONE MIC=3-6 mg/ml Duke, 1992 *
JASMONE MIC=800-1,600 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.
JUGLONE not available Duke, 1992 *
JULIPROSOPINE not available Recio, M. C., Rios, J. L., and Villar, A., A review of some antimicrobial compounds isolated from medicinal plants reported in the literature 1978-1988, Phytotherapy Research, 3(4), 1989, 117-125.
KAEMPFEROL 20 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
KARANJIN 10 ppm Duke, 1992 *
KAURENIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
KIEVITONE ED50=10 ug/ml 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.
KOETJAPIC-ACID MIC=6.25-12.5 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.
KORBERIN-A not available Duke, 1992 *
KORBERIN-B not available Duke, 1992 *
KRYPTOTANSHINONE not available Duke, 1992 *
L-3-HYDROXY-9-METHOXYPTEROCARPAN not available Duke, 1992 *
L-HOMOARGININE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
LAPACHOL not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Brosimum alicastrum Breadnut; Tamamuri 1 3, 500
Broussonetia papyrifera Paper Mulberry 1 0
Brunfelsia uniflorus Manaca 2 0
Bryonia alba White Bryony 1 0
Bupleurum chinense Chai-Hu 1 1, 200
Bursera delpechiana Lignaloe; Linaloe 5 29, 040
Buxus microphylla not available 1 0
Buxus sempervirens Boxwood 1 0
Buxus wallichiana not available 1 0
Byrsonima crassifolia Nance 3 291, 878.40000009537
Caesalpinia decapetala not available 1 1.2000000476837158
Caesalpinia pulcherrima Bird Of Paradise 9 10, 000
Cajanus cajan Pigeonpea 2 2, 880
Calamintha nepeta Turkish Calamint 19 8, 360.899999976158
Calathea macrosepala Chufle 1 910
Calea zacatechichi Bitter Grass; Dog's Grass; Mexican Calea 1 0
Calendula officinalis Calendula; Pot-Marigold 18 183, 000.68000000715
Callicarpa americana American Beauty Berry; Beauty Berry; French Mulberry 10 174.30000007152557
Callicarpa arborea not available 1 0
Callistemon lanceolatus not available 1 0