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Biological Activity Antimelanomic

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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
10-HYDROXYCAMPTOTHECIN ED50=0.10 ug/ml J. Ethnopharmacology, 32: 117.
3-(3,3-DIMETHYLALLYL)-5-(3-ACETYL-2,4-DIHYDROXY-5-METHYL-6-METHOXYBENZYL)-PHLORACETOPHENONE IC50=0.7 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
4-BETA-HYDROXYWITHANOLIDE ED50=0.24 ug/ml J. Ethnopharmacology, 32: 117.
7-HYDROXY-6-HYDROMELODIENOL ED50=1.04-1.10 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
9-METHOXYCAMPTOTHECIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ACRONYCINE not available Collins, D.J., Culvenor, C.C.J., Lamberton, J.A., Loder, J.W. and Price, J.R., Plants for Medicines, CSIRO, East Melbourne, Australia, 1990, 303 pp.
AKAGERINE 1-10 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ALLAMANDIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ALLAMCIN not available Duke, 1992 *
APIGENIN 1-50 uM Duke, 1992 *
AZELAIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-IONONE IC50=140 uM/l Duke, 1992 *
BETULINIC-ACID not available New York Times, 3/28/95.
BRUCEANTIN ED50=0.001 ug/ml J. Ethnopharmacology, 32: 117.
BRUCEANTINOL not available Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.
CAMPTOTHECIN ED50=0.14 ug/ml J. Ethnopharmacology, 32: 117.
CARVACROL IC50=120 uM/l Duke, 1992 *
COLCHICINE ED50=0.18 ug/ml J. Ethnopharmacology, 32: 117.
COUMARIN 50 mg/day Duke, 1992 *
CURCUMIN 200 nM/kg orl mus Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Betula maximowicziana not available 1 6, 000
Betula papyrifera not available 1 0
Betula pendula not available 1 4, 200
Betula platyphylla not available 1 0
Betula sp. not available 1 0
Betula utilis not available 1 0
Bischofia javanica not available 1 0
Boehmeria excelsa not available 1 0
Bonnetia dinizii not available 1 151.6999969482422
Borago officinalis Borage; Beebread; Beeplant; Talewort 1 0
Boronia megastigma Scented Boronia 1 7, 600
Boswellia sacra Olibanum; Frankincense; Olibanum Tree; Weihrauchbaum (Ger.); Weihrauchpflanze (Ger.); arbol del incensio (Sp.); Oliban (Sp.) 1 0
Boswellia serrata Salaki; Salai Guggal; Kundur Luban; Salai; Indian Olibanum-Tree; Indian Frankincense 2 368, 880
Bowdichia nitida not available 1 0
Bowdichia virgilioides not available 1 60
Brassica napus var. napobrassica Rutabaga; Swede; Swedish Turnip 1 0.15000000153668225
Brassica oleracea Kohlrabi 1 20
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. Cauliflower 3 6.03899999987334
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l. Cabbage; Red Cabbage; White Cabbage 2 300.75
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera Brussels-Sprouts; Brussel-Sprout 3 90.07200000062585