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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
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
Alphitonia petriei not available 1 13, 170
Alphitonia whitei not available 1 10, 720
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 13 6, 178, 723.200000018
Alpinia officinarum Lesser Galangal; Chinese Ginger 12 1, 600
Alstonia scholaris not available 1 0
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 21 746, 618
Alyxia buxifolia not available 1 16, 000
Amanoa oblongifolia not available 1 87.5999984741211
Amaranthus sp. Pigweed 2 6, 263
Amaranthus spinosus Spiny pigweed 3 5, 030
Ambrosia artemisiifolia Bastard wormwood 1 0
Ammannia baccifera not available 1 1, 636.4000244140625
Ammi majus Bishop's Weed 11 24, 500
Ammi visnaga Visnaga 15 0
Amomum compactum Round Cardamom; Chester Cardamom; Siam Cardamom; Java Cardamom 8 72, 960
Amomum xanthioides Bastard Cardamom; Chin Kousha; Malabar Cardamom; Tavoy Cardamom 4 0
Amoora canarana not available 1 0
Amorphophallus campanulatus Elephant-Foot Yam 1 279
Amorphophallus konjac Devil's Tongue; Konjac; Leopard Palm; Umbrella Arum; Elephant Yam; Snake Palm 1 0
Ampelozizyphus amazonicus not available 1 0