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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
CARYOPTIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CASTANOSPERMINE not available Merck 11th Edition
CASTILLEN-D not available Duke, 1992 *
CASTILLENE not available Duke, 1992 *
CATALPOSIDE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CATECHIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
CATHINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CEDRELONE IC50=8 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.
CELANGULINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CHAMAECYNONE not available Duke, 1992 *
CHLOROGENIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
CICHORIIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
CINNAMODIAL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CINNZEYLANONE not available Duke, 1992 *
CLERODENDRIN not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
CLERODIN IC=100 ppm Duke, 1992 *
CNICIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
COCAINE not available Duke, 1992 *
CORONOPILIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CUCURBITACIN not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Croton lechleri Sangre de Drago; Sangre de Grado; Sangre de Dragon; Dragons Blood 6 0
Croton macrostachys not available 1 0
Croton megalocarpus not available 1 25
Cryptotaenia japonica Japanese Cryptotaenia; Japanese Honewort; Mitsuba; Ya Er Qin; Stone Parsley 1 0
Cucumis melo Cantaloupe; Melon; Muskmelon; Netted Melon; Persian Melon; Nutmeg Melon 2 960
Cucumis sativus Cucumber 2 0
Cucurbita pepo Pumpkin 2 120
Cuminum cyminum Cumin 10 168, 534
Cunila origanoides Mountain Dittany; Frost Flower; Frost Mint; Maryland Dittany; American Dittany; Stone Mint; Dittany 4 60, 564
Curcuma longa Turmeric; Indian Saffron 10 72, 570
Curcuma xanthorrhiza Javan Turmeric; Temu Lawak 1 0
Curcuma zedoaria Shoti; Zedoary 1 0
Cuscuta europaea European dodder 1 0
Cuscuta reflexa Amarbel 3 0
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Guar; Cluster-Bean; Siam-Bean 3 0
Cydonia oblonga Quince 1 0
Cymbopogon citratus West Indian Lemongrass; Lemongrass 7 0
Cymbopogon flexuosus East Indian Lemongrass 4 2, 500
Cymbopogon martinii Palmarosa; Rosha Grass 1 0
Cymbopogon nardus Ceylon Citronella; Citronella 6 2, 160