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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
6-ALPHA-HYDROXYDEHYDROCOSTUS-LACTONE not available Duke, 1992 *
6-ALPHA-HYDROXYMEDICARPIN MIC=100 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
6-METHOXYTECLEANTHINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
7,4'-DIHYDROXY-8-METHYLFLAVAN 50 ug/ml Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
7,4'-DIHYDROXYFLAVAN 50 ug/ml Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
7-HYDROXYFLAVAN 50 ug/ml Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
7-O-(6-O-BETA-D-APIOFURANOSYL)-BETA-D-(GLUCOPYRANOSYL)-ORCHINOL 1/25th tetracyclin Duke, 1992 *
8(14),15-SANDARACOPIMARADIEN-7ALPHA,18-DIOL not available Duke, 1992 *
8-(3,3-DIMETHYLALLYL)SPATHELIACHROMENE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
8-ALPHA-HYDROXYANHYDROVERLOROTIN not available Duke, 1992 *
8-KETOCOPAENAL MIC=800 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
8-KETOYLANGENAL MIC=800 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
8-METHOXY-PSORALEN 6-100 ppm Duke, 1992 *
ABIETANE-1 MIC=1.2 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ABIETANE-2 MIC=0.89 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ABYSSINONE-I not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ABYSSINONE-V MIC=2.9->125 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ACALYPHINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ACERIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID 5,000 ppm Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Digitalis lanata Grecian Foxglove 2 0
Digitalis purpurea Purple Foxglove 10 0
Dillenia anhamanica not available 1 5, 000
Dillenia aurea not available 1 7, 200
Dillenia bracteata not available 1 5, 800
Dillenia indica not available 1 49, 900
Dillenia pentagyna not available 1 9, 800
Dillenia retusa not available 1 35, 400
Dillenia scabrella not available 1 5, 750
Dionaea muscipula Venus' Fly Trap 1 2, 050
Dioscorea alata Greater Yam; Winged Yam 2 200
Dioscorea bulbifera Air Potato; Potato Yam 1 0
Dioscorea pentaphylla Mountain Yam 1 140
Dioscorea sp. Wild Yam 2 213
Dioscorea villosa Wild Yam 3 1, 328
Diospyros abyssinica not available 1 0
Diospyros argentea not available 1 0
Diospyros buxifolia not available 1 0
Diospyros canaliculata not available 1 0
Diospyros celebica not available 1 268.6000061035156