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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
6-TIGLOYL-CHAPARRINONE not available Duke, 1992 *
7,3'-DIHYDROXY-4'-METHOXY-8-METHYLFLAVAN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
7-ACETYLTRICHILIN-A not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
7-O-(BETA-D-APIOFURANOSYL(1->6)-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-6-METHOXY-COUMARIN not available Duke, 1992 *
8-DEOXYLACTUCIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ABIETIC-ACID not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ABYSINNIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ACORIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
AILANTHONE not available Duke, 1992 *
AJUGACUMBIN not available Duke, 1992 *
AJUGARIN-I IC=100 ppm Duke, 1992 *
ALANTOLACTONE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ALATOLIDE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ALLYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ALPHA-AMYRIN-PALMITATE not available Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
ALPHA-CHACONINE 1 uM Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ALPHA-ELEOSTEARIC-ACID not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ALPHA-PINENE not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-SOLANINE 1uM Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ALPHA-TOMATINE 1uM 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
Physostigma venenosum Calabar Bean 1 0
Phytolacca americana Pokeweed 2 0
Picea glauca White Spruce 2 0
Picea mariana Black Spruce 2 46
Picrasma excelsa Bitterwood; Jamaican Quassia 1 0
Pilocarpus jaborandi Indian Hemp; Pernambuco Jaborandi 2 4, 950
Pilocarpus microphyllus Maranhao Jaborandi 4 1, 240
Pimenta dioica Allspice; Jamaica-Pepper; Pimenta; Clover-Pepper; Pimento 11 6, 939, 895
Pimenta racemosa Bayrum Tree; West Indian Bay 8 94, 018
Pimpinella anisum Anise; Sweet Cumin 13 57, 560
Pinellia ternata Ban-Xia; Pan-Hsia 1 0
Pinus elliottii Slash Pine 6 0
Pinus gerardiana Chilgoza Pine 1 800, 000
Pinus insularis Khasi Pine 2 1, 681, 000
Pinus kesiya Khasi Pine 2 1, 681, 000
Pinus mugo Dwarf Pine; Swiss Mountain Pine 4 0
Pinus palustris Longleaf Pine 5 160, 750
Pinus roxburghii Chir Pine; Himalayan Longleaf 1 600, 000
Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine; White Pine 5 0
Pinus sylvestris Scotch Pine 18 1, 065, 675