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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
Solanum dulcamara Bitter Nightshade; Bittersweet 2 0
Solanum laciniatum not available 1 0
Solanum melongena Aubergine; Eggplant 9 238, 552.3600000143
Solanum nigrum Black Nightshade 4 154, 067
Solanum quitoensis Naranjillo 1 7, 925
Solanum sessiliflorum Cocona 2 81, 420
Solanum torvum Susumba; Wild Eggplant 3 550
Solanum tuberosum Potato 30 150, 746.08100000024
Solidago gigantea Early Goldenrod 13 23, 297
Solidago virgaurea European Goldenrod; Woundwort 6 0
Sonchus oleraceus Cerraja; Sow Thistle 2 1, 250
Sophora angustifolia Narrowleaf Sophora 1 0
Sophora japonica Japanese Pagoda Tree 10 434, 470
Sophora pachycarpa Siberian Pachycarpa 4 0
Sophora subprostrata Shan Dou Gen 1 0
Sorbus aucubaria Rowan Berry 18 516, 050
Sorocea bonplandii not available 1 13.100000381469727
Spartium junceum Genet; Spanish Broom; Weaver's Broom 3 0
Spigelia marilandica Indian Pink; Pinkroot 2 0
Spinacia oleracea Spinach 16 21, 928.20000000298