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Biological Activity Antifeedant

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
2-ETHYLANTHRAQUINONE not available Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
2-HYDROXYSWIETENINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
2-METHYL-6-METHOXYTETRAHYDRO-BETA-CARBOLINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
2-METHYLANTHRAQUINONE not available Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
2-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-CUCURBITACIN-E not available Duke, 1992 *
2-TRIDECANONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
20-HYDROXYECDYSONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
2B-ANGELOYLEREMOPHILANOLIDE not available Duke, 1992 *
3'-FORMYL-2',4',6'-TRIHYDROXY-5'-METHYLDIHYDROCHALCONE not available Duke, 1992 *
3-EPICARYOPTIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
3-ISOTHUJONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
3-METHOXY-1-METHYL-2-PROPYL-4-QUINOLONE not available Duke, 1992 *
3R-(-)-VESTITOL not available Duke, 1992 *
4BETA-HYDROXYWITHANOLIDE-E ED50=250 Duke, 1992 *
5,7-DIHYDROXYCHROMONE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
5-METHOXY-N,N-DIMETHYLTRYPTAMINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
6-HEPTADECENYLSALICYLIC-ACID not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
6-METHOXYTECLEANTHINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
6-O-ACETYL-NIMBANDIOL IC50=4.4 ppm diet Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
6-PENTADECENYLSALICYLIC-ACID not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto; Scrub-Palmetto 5 562
Sesamum indicum Sesame; Benneseed; Beni; Ajonjoli (Sp.); Sesamo (Sp.) 5 24, 090
Shorea affinis not available 1 190
Shorea congestiflora not available 1 0
Shorea dyerii not available 1 20
Shorea magistophylla not available 1 10
Shorea oblongifolia not available 1 0
Shorea ovalifolia not available 1 0
Shorea stipularvis not available 1 20
Shorea trapezifolia not available 1 0
Shorea zeylanica not available 1 0
Sideritis athoa Kedi Kuyrugu Cayi 5 190
Sideritis germanicolpitana not available 4 180
Sideritis mugronensis not available 6 1, 231
Sideritis pauli El Molinillo Sideritis 6 1, 653
Sideritis scardica Balkan Sideritis 2 220
Siegesbeckia orientalis Hsi Chien; Saint Paul'Swort 1 0
Silybum marianum Milk Thistle; Lady's Thistle 6 200
Simaba multiflora Cajurana 1 0
Simaba obovata not available 1 0