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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
Cinnamomum burmannii Java Cinnamon; Padang Cassia 2 400
Cinnamomum camphora Camphor; Ho Leaf 31 18, 890
Cinnamomum sieboldii Japanese Cinnamon 5 504
Cinnamomum verum Cinnamon; Ceylon Cinnamon 38 9, 685, 386.399997711
Cistus ladaniferus Ambreine; Gum Cistus; Labdanum; Rockrose 19 211, 000
Citrullus colocynthis Colocynth 16 122
Citrullus lanatus Watermelon 17 19, 854
Citrus aurantiifolia Lime 20 19, 790
Citrus aurantium Petitgrain; Bitter Orange 38 41, 772
Citrus limon Lemon 38 4, 043, 883.5
Citrus medica Citron 3 0
Citrus mitis Calamansi; Calamondin 11 699, 626.3999998271
Citrus paradisi Grapefruit 44 29, 186.40999995172
Citrus reticulata Mandarin; Tangerine 31 716, 642.2000000179
Citrus sinensis Orange 41 99, 377.96500016004
Citrus spp Citrus 3 0
Claoxylon polot not available 1 10
Cleistocalyx fullageri not available 1 59, 488
Clematis vitalba Traveler's Joy 6 0
Cleonia lusitanica Spanish Heal-All 12 545