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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
METHYL-GALLATE MIC=12.5-400 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-ISOEUGENOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
METHYL-P-COUMARATE not available Duke, 1992 *
MIRICETIN 0.1 mg/ml 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.
MORELLIN not available Duke, 1992 *
MURAMIDASE not available 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.
MYRCENE not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRICETIN MIC=20-500 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
MYRICETIN-3-RHAMNOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRICITRIN MIC=50 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
N-ACETYLCYSTEINE 20 ug/ml Martindale's 29th
NARINGENIN MIC=250-500 ug/ml Planta Medica, 57: A43, 1991.
NEOANDROGRAPHOLIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
NEOBAVAISOFLAVONE not available Duke, 1992 *
NERAL not available Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp.
NEROL not available HerbalGram No. 17.
NEROLIDOL MIC=25-200 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.
NIMBIDIN not available Duke, 1992 *
NOJIRIMYCIN not available Duke, 1992 *
NORDENTATIN 10-200 ppm Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Eucalyptus grandis Gum; Flooded Gum; Rose Gum 8 2, 682, 000
Eucalyptus incrassata not available 10 15, 556
Eucalyptus intertexta not available 13 9, 901
Eucalyptus lansdowneana not available 12 891
Eucalyptus largisparsa not available 13 7, 084.999999523163
Eucalyptus leucoxylon not available 13 1, 088
Eucalyptus macrorrhuncha not available 1 200, 000
Eucalyptus maculata Gum 14 8, 795.60000000894
Eucalyptus maideni not available 14 14, 380.900000013411
Eucalyptus melanophloia not available 13 195.4000000357628
Eucalyptus melliodora not available 14 16, 210.70000001043
Eucalyptus moluccana not available 14 8, 037.500000007451
Eucalyptus nova-anglica New England 'peppermint' 6 1, 547
Eucalyptus occidentalis not available 14 5, 408.900000013411
Eucalyptus ochrophloia not available 13 92.19999998807907
Eucalyptus odorata not available 13 3, 140.6000003814697
Eucalyptus oviformis not available 14 4, 575.900000013411
Eucalyptus paniculata not available 7 743
Eucalyptus polyanthemos not available 14 2, 352.3000000044703
Eucalyptus populnea not available 14 2, 330.3999996185303