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Biological Activity Anticholinesterase

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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
(+)-CARVONE not available L. Gracza (1985) as cited by Buchbauer re antiacetylcholinesterase.
1,8-CINEOLE IC50=50-70 Duke, 1992 *
ACTINIDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLICIN 500 uM LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
ALPHA-CHACONINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ALSTONERINE (1/3 physostigmine) Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
BETA-2-CHACONINE not available Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
BUFOTENINE 1/30th physostigmine =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
COMMERSONINE not available Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
D-CARVONE not available Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
DEHYDROCOMMERSONINE not available Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
DEMISSIDINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DEMISSINE not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
EPHEDRINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ESERAMINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ESERIDINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
FENCHONE not available L. Gracza (1985) as cited by Buchbauer re antiacetylcholinesterase.
GALANTHAMINE 500 ug/kg ivn man Martindale's 28th
GLABRIDIN not available Duke, 1992 *
HUPERZINE-A 3 x physostigmine Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Elytrigia repens Couchgrass; Doggrass; Quackgrass; Wheatgrass; Twitchgrass 1 210
Ephedra gerardiana Pakistani Ephedra 1 7, 000
Ephedra nevadensis Brigham Tea; Mormon Tea 1 0
Ephedra sinica Ma Huang; Chinese Ephedra 2 90, 414
Eschscholzia californica California Poppy 1 60
Eucalyptus albens not available 1 755
Eucalyptus angulosa not available 1 365
Eucalyptus astringens not available 1 8, 185
Eucalyptus behriana not available 1 1, 960
Eucalyptus blakelyi not available 1 11, 625
Eucalyptus bosistoana not available 1 9, 645
Eucalyptus botryoides not available 1 1, 880
Eucalyptus brassiana Brasses' Eucalyptus 2 3, 592
Eucalyptus bridgesiana Bridges' Eucalyptus 3 21, 636
Eucalyptus camaldulensis not available 1 5, 215
Eucalyptus ceratocorys not available 1 4, 465
Eucalyptus citriodora Lemon Eucalyptus; Lemon-Scented Gum; Spotted Gum; Citron-Scented Gum 1 222, 320
Eucalyptus cladocalyx not available 1 330
Eucalyptus cuprea not available 1 6, 160
Eucalyptus dealbata not available 1 730