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Biological Activity Antibacterial

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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
Inga punctata not available 1 0
Inonotus obliquus not available 2 0
Inula helenium Elecampane 10 57, 088
Ipomoea aquatica Swamp Cabbage; Water Spinach 3 29, 803
Ipomoea batatas Sweet Potato 9 36, 270.04500000179
Ipomoea purga Jalap 2 40, 000
Iris missouriensis not available 1 0
Iris versicolor Blue Flag 3 0
Iris x germanica Orris 9 9, 930
Isanthus brachiatus False Pennyroyal 7 796
Isatis tinctoria Dyer's Woad 2 0
Jacaranda caucana not available 1 110
Jasminum officinale Jasmine; Poet's Jessamine 10 3, 308
Jasminum sambac not available 1 100
Jateorhiza palmata Calumba Root 4 20, 000
Jatropha curcas Physic Nut; Purging Nut 2 374, 000
Jatropha gossypifolia Spanish Physic Nut 3 0
Juglans cinerea Butternut 5 78.79999998956919
Juglans nigra Black Walnut 26 566, 174.8000000492
Juglans regia English Walnut 22 354, 495.10000002384