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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
ANTHRANILIC-ACID 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.
APHANIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ARCANGELOLIDE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ARCURCEMENE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
ARGOPHYLLIN-A IC50=10,000 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.
ARGOPHYLLIN-B IC100=10,000 ppm diet 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.
ARTECANIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ASIMICIN EC86=0.1% Rupprect, J. K., Hui, Y. H., and McLaughlin, J. L., Annonaceous acetogenins: a review, J. Nat. Prod, 53(2), 1990, 237-238.
AZADIRACHTIN IC50=0.07-0.7 ppm diet Duke, 1992 *
AZADIRACHTIN EC50=0.29 ppm Duke, 1992 *
AZADIRACHTIN-A not available Duke, 1992 *
AZADIRADIONE not available Duke, 1992 *
AZEDERACHOL not available Duke, 1992 *
BAKKENOLIDE-A not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
BALANITIN not available Duke, 1992 *
BERGAPTENE not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
BERGENIN ED50=2,187-2,432 ppm Duke, 1992 *
BETA-NITROPROPIONIC-ACID not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
BETA-SITOSTEROL not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
BETULIN not available Duke, 1992 *
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