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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
THUJONE not available J. Ess. Oil Res. 7: 271.
THYMOHYDROQUINONE MIC=6.25-100 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
THYMOL MIC=50-400 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
THYMOQUINONE not available Farnsworth, N.R. and Cordell, G.A. A Review of Some Biologically Active Compounds Isolated From Plants as Reported in the 1974-1975 Literature. J. Nat. Prod. 39: 420, 1976.
TIN not available Duke, 1992 *
TOMATINE not available Duke, 1992 *
TRACHINODIOL-7-BETA-ACETATE not available Duke, 1992 *
TRACHINODIOL-DIACETATE not available Duke, 1992 *
TRACHINOL not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-ASARONE not available Duke, 1992 *
TRANS-ISOASARONE not available Duke, 1992 *
TRICROZARIN not available Duke, 1992 *
TROPOLONE not available Duke, 1992 *
TUBEROSIN 250 u/ml Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
ULIGINOSIN not available Duke, 1992 *
UMBELLIFERONE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
URESIN not available Duke, 1992 *
URSOLIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
VANILLIC-ACID 1.5-15 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.
VERBASCOSIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Pourouma cecropiaefolia Tree Grape; Uvilla 1 110
Pouteria caimito Abiu; Caimito 1 3, 780
Pouteria campechiana Canistel 1 1, 475
Pouteria torta not available 1 15
Pouteria viridis Green Sapote; Sapote Verde 1 2, 720
Prosopis glandulosa Mesquite; Honey Mesquite 4 320
Prosopis juliflora Mesquite 3 160, 000
Prunella vulgaris Self-Heal; Heal-All 20 720, 781.7600002289
Prunus africana Bitter Almond; Red Stinkwood 4 58, 154
Prunus armeniaca Apricot 28 47, 945.050000000745
Prunus cerasus Sour Cherry 29 70, 876
Prunus domestica Plum 14 128, 079.50999999046
Prunus dulcis Almond 15 9, 523.89999999106
Prunus laurocerasus Cherry Laurel 7 10, 456
Prunus persica Peach 21 17, 136.69999963045
Prunus salicifolia Capulin; Wild Cherry 1 2, 830
Prunus serotina Black Cherry; Wild Cherry 10 1.1599999815225601
Prunus spinosa Blackthorn; Sloe 10 0
Psidium cattleianum Strawberry Guava 4 2, 100
Psidium guajava Guava 28 1, 119, 583