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Biological Activity Anticarcinomic

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
HELLEBRIGENIN-3,5-ACETATE ED50=1.9 ppb Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
HELLEBRIGENIN-3-ACETATE ED50=0.24 ppt Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
HELLEBRIN ED50=17 ppb Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
HOMOHARRINGTONINE 0.25-1 ppm Duke, 1992 *
HOMOISOMELODIENONE ED50=4.26-36.32 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
HYPERCALIN-B not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
INDIRUBIN not available Duke, 1992 *
INOTODIOL not available Duke, 1992 *
IPOLEAROSIDE 10 mg/rat Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
ISOCUCURBITACIN-B ED50=0.4 Duke, 1992 *
ISOTETRANDRINE ED50=1.5 Duke, 1992 *
JUSTICIRESINOL ED50=31.3ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
K-STROPHANTHOSIDE ED50=30 ppb Duke, 1992 *
L-CURINE <140 ppb Duke, 1992 *
L-TETRANDRINE 25-400 ppm Duke, 1992 *
LANATOSIDE-A ED50=< 1 ppm Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
LANATOSIDE-B ED50=0.38 ppm Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
LANATOSIDE-C ED50=24 ppb Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
LAPACHOL 100-400 ppm Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
LOLINE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Xanthosoma sagittifolium Malanga; Tannia; Yautia 1 982.8000000715256
Yucca baccata Spanish Bayonet; Yucca; Banana Yucca; Blue Yucca 1 0
Zataria multiflora not available 1 0
Zea mays Corn 3 2.5
Zingiber officinale Ginger 1 5
Ziziphus joazeiro not available 1 1, 200
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 5 39, 804
Zizyphus mauritiana not available 2 60
Zizyphus nummularia not available 2 206.5999984741211
Zizyphus oenoplia not available 2 3, 330.800048828125
Zizyphus rugosa not available 2 694
Zizyphus spina-christi Syrian Christ-Thorn 2 60
Zizyphus trinervia not available 2 857
Zizyphus vulgaris not available 1 0
Zizyphus xylopyra not available 2 939