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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
Warburgia ugandensis Warburghia 4 0
Wasabia japonica Japanese Horseradish; Wasabi 2 0
Wisteria floribunda not available 1 0
Withania somnifera Ashwagandha 7 200
Woodfordia floribunda not available 1 40
Xylopia aethiopica Ethiopian Pepper; Guinea Pepper; Negro Pepper; Spice Tree; Mohrenpfeffer (Ger.); Maniguete (Sp.); Pimienta de Guinea (Sp.) 1 0
Zanthoxylum alatum Indian Prickly Ash; Wartara Oil Tree 2 0
Zanthoxylum americanum Northern Prickly Ash 3 25
Zataria multiflora not available 1 0
Zea mays Corn 14 9, 500
Zingiber officinale Ginger 14 85, 600
Zizyphus jujuba Da-Zao; Jujube; Ta-Tsao 3 45, 000
Zizyphus mauritiana not available 1 0
Zizyphus nummularia not available 1 90
Zizyphus oenoplia not available 1 64
Zizyphus rugosa not available 1 50
Zizyphus spina-christi Syrian Christ-Thorn 1 0
Zizyphus trinervia not available 1 57
Zizyphus xylopyra not available 1 70