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Biological Activity Antimelanomic

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
D-LIMONENE IC50=450 uM/l Duke, 1992 *
DAIDZEIN not available Duke, 1992 *
DEHYDROFALCARINDIOL 1.33 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
DIOSMIN not available Duke, 1992 *
EICOSAPENTAENOIC-ACID IC50=1 uM Duke, 1992 *
ELLIPTICINE ED50=0.77 ug/ml J. Ethnopharmacology, 32: 117.
FALCARINOL 0.25-3 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
FARNESOL IC50=50 uM/l Duke, 1992 *
GENISTEIN not available Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
GERANIOL IC50=150 uM/l Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYRRHETIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCYRRHETINIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
GUATTEGAUMERINE <5 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
HARRINGTONINE ED50=0.077 ug/ml J. Ethnopharmacology, 32: 117.
HOMOHARRINGTONINE ED50=0.045 ug/ml J. Ethnopharmacology, 32: 117.
HUAJIAOSIMULINE ED50=37 uM Duke, 1992 *
HYDROQUINONE not available Duke, 1992 *
INDICINE-N-OXIDE ED50=>40 ug/ml Cordell, G.A., Beecher, C.W.W., and Pezzuto, J.M. Can ethnopharmacology contribute to the development of new anticancer drugs? Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 32: 117-133, 1991.
INOSITOL-HEXAPHOSPHATE not available Duke, 1992 *
LAPACHOL not available Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Theobroma cacao Cacao 4 0
Thermopsis fabacea not available 1 0
Thermopsis sp not available 1 0
Thespesia populnea Indian tulip tree 1 0
Thevetia peruviana Peruvian Yellow Oleander; Luckynut; Yellow Oleander; Oleandre Jaune (Fr.); Thevetie (Ger.); Loandro-Amarelo (Port.); Adelfa Amarilla (Sp.); Cabalonga (Sp.); Chirca (Sp.) 1 0
Thymus broussonettii Moroccan Thyme 2 5, 350
Thymus capitatus 'Sicilian' Thyme; Spanish Origanum; Spanish Thyme 4 45, 177
Thymus cilicicus 'Anatolian' Thyme 1 0.10000000149011612
Thymus funkii Funk's Thyme 3 25
Thymus longicaulis Kekik; Tas Kekik 3 22, 136
Thymus mastichina Spanish Marjoram 2 210
Thymus orospedanus Orosped Thyme 2 4, 008
Thymus riatarum 'Moroccan' Thyme 2 2, 950
Thymus saturejoides Moroccan Savory Thyme 2 20
Thymus serpyllum Creeping Thyme 4 10, 562
Thymus vulgaris Common Thyme; Garden Thyme; Thyme 7 2, 211, 588
Thymus x citriodorus Funk's thyme; Lemon Thyme 2 12, 360
Thymus zygis 'Portuguese' Thyme 3 22, 074
Tilia sp. Basswood; Lime; Linden 3 0
Tovomita brasiliensis not available 1 0