An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column.
Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Metrosideros excelsa not available 1 1, 000
Metrosideros sclerocarpa not available 2 900
Micromeria congesta Kaya Yarpuzu 14 2, 212
Micromeria croatica not available 12 3, 271
Micromeria dalmatica not available 4 733
Micromeria fruticosa Tea Hyssop; Zopha; Zuta 18 126, 753
Micromeria juliana not available 13 5, 960
Micromeria myrtifolia Dagcayi; Haydarotu; Topukcayi 16 101.3999999910593
Micromeria teneriffae not available 13 6, 720
Micromeria thymifolia not available 10 7, 590
Micromeria varia Madeiran 'Hyssop' 11 3, 268
Mimosa pudica Sensitive Plant 2 102, 570
Mimulus glabratus Huaca-Mullo 1 2, 200
Mimusops littoralis not available 1 0
Minthostachys mollis Muna; Tipo 7 1, 013
Mirabilis jalapa Four-o-clock 1 0
Mitchella repens Partridge-berry; Squawvine 2 0
Mitracarpus scaber not available 1 336
Mitragyna speciosa Kratum 2 300
Mitrephora heyneana not available 1 0