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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
Juncus effusus Rush 2 0
Juniperus communis Common Juniper; Juniper 47 1, 104, 010
Juniperus macropoda Himalayan Juniper; Indian Juniper 1 28, 560
Juniperus oxycedrus Cade Oil; Spanish Cedar; Cade; Brown Juniper; Prickly Juniper 2 0
Juniperus sabina Sabine 9 0
Juniperus virginiana Red Cedar 10 86, 010
Jussiaea suffruticosa not available 1 0
Justicia adhatoda Malabar Nut 1 0
Justicia gendarussa Gandarussa 1 0
Justicia pectoralis Angel Of Death; Bolek Hena; Curia 2 5, 601
Kaempferia galanga Maraba; Galanga 1 0
Kalanchoe daegrimontiana Devil's-Backbone 1 0
Kalanchoe pinnata Air Plant; Siempre Viva 10 0
Kalanchoe spathulata Beach Bells 2 0
Kalmia latifolia Mountain Laurel; Calico Bush; Spoonwood 4 0
Kayea stylosa not available 1 100
Krameria triandra Rhatany 5 0
Lablab purpureus Bonavist Bean; Hyacinth Bean; Lablab Bean 2 3, 379.7999954223633
Lactuca sativa Lettuce 11 4, 495.579999983311
Lactuca scariola Prickly Lettuce 4 0