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Biological Activity Antifeedant

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
ZANTHOPHYLLINE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ZIMZIN not available Hanke, F. J., Natural Products as a Resource for Biologically Active Compounds, Thesis, U. Cal (Santa Cruz), 1986, 252 pp
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Simarouba glauca Simaruba Bark 2 0
Sinapis alba White Mustard 1 0
Sinomenium acutum Ching-Feng-Teng 1 0
Skimmia arborescens Skimmia 4 1, 560
Smilax china China Root 1 0
Smilax regelii Sarsaparilla; Jamaica Sarsaparilla; Honduran Sarsaparilla; Brown Sarsaparilla 1 0
Smilax spp Sarsaparilla 2 0
Solanum dulcamara Bitter Nightshade; Bittersweet 3 0
Solanum mammosum Love Apple; Susumber 1 0
Solanum melongena Aubergine; Eggplant 3 0
Solanum nigrum Black Nightshade 1 0
Solanum torvum Susumba; Wild Eggplant 1 0
Solanum tuberosum Potato 17 133, 640
Solidago gigantea Early Goldenrod 4 0
Solidago virgaurea European Goldenrod; Woundwort 5 0
Sonchus oleraceus Cerraja; Sow Thistle 1 0
Sophora angustifolia Narrowleaf Sophora 1 0
Sophora flavescens Shrubby Sophora; Ku Shen 1 0
Sophora japonica Japanese Pagoda Tree 4 434, 000
Sophora pachycarpa Siberian Pachycarpa 2 0