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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
SCHKUHRIN-I not available Duke, 1992 *
SCHKUHRIN-II not available Duke, 1992 *
SCLAREOL not available Kouzi, S.A., and McChesney*, J.D. Microbial Models Of Mammalian Metabolism: Fungal Metabolism Of The Diterpene Sclareol By Cunninghamella Species. Journal of Natural Products, 54(2): 483-490, 1991.
SCOPOLETIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
SECURININE >.5 mg/ml Duke, 1992 *
SELOVICIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SERPENTINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SESAMIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SHEKANIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SHIKONIN not available Duke, 1992 *
SIDERINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SIGMOIDIN-A 5-50 ug/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.
SILVER not available Martindale's 28th
SINAPIC-ACID not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
SOLANOCAPSINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SORBIC-ACID not available Martindale's 28th
SQUALENE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
STELLERIN not available Duke, 1992 *
STEMONINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SULFORAPHAN not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Brosimum alicastrum Breadnut; Tamamuri 1 3, 500
Broussonetia papyrifera Paper Mulberry 1 0
Brunfelsia uniflorus Manaca 2 0
Bryonia alba White Bryony 1 0
Bupleurum chinense Chai-Hu 1 1, 200
Bursera delpechiana Lignaloe; Linaloe 5 29, 040
Buxus microphylla not available 1 0
Buxus sempervirens Boxwood 1 0
Buxus wallichiana not available 1 0
Byrsonima crassifolia Nance 3 291, 878.40000009537
Caesalpinia decapetala not available 1 1.2000000476837158
Caesalpinia pulcherrima Bird Of Paradise 9 10, 000
Cajanus cajan Pigeonpea 2 2, 880
Calamintha nepeta Turkish Calamint 19 8, 360.899999976158
Calathea macrosepala Chufle 1 910
Calea zacatechichi Bitter Grass; Dog's Grass; Mexican Calea 1 0
Calendula officinalis Calendula; Pot-Marigold 18 183, 000.68000000715
Callicarpa americana American Beauty Berry; Beauty Berry; French Mulberry 10 174.30000007152557
Callicarpa arborea not available 1 0
Callistemon lanceolatus not available 1 0