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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
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