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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
LUTEOLIN not available Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
MAYTANSINE not available Merck 11th Edition
MELODORINOL ED50=3.32-3.75 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
MELODORINOL-ACETATE ED50=2.74-4.21 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
MIMOSINE 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.
PERILLALDEHYDE IC50=120 uM/l Duke, 1992 *
PERILLYL-ALCOHOL IC50=250 uM/l Duke, 1992 *
PHYLLANTHOSIDE not available Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
PODOPHYLLOTOXIN ED50=>20 ug/ml J. Ethnopharmacology, 32: 117.
PTEROSTILBENE 40 uM Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN not available Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN not available Duke, 1992 *
S-ALLYL-L-CYSTEINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM 480 ug/kg Duke, 1992 *
SOLASODINE not available Duke, 1992 *
SWAINSONINE not available 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.
TAXOL not available Duke, 1992 *
THYMOL IC50=120 uM/l Duke, 1992 *
TOCOPHEROL not available Duke, 1992 *
VINDESINE not available Martindale's 29th
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Ceiba pentandra Kapok; Silk-Cotton Tree 1 0
Centaurea calcitrapa Star-Thistle 3 0
Centaurea cyanus Cornflower; Bachelor's Button 3 0
Centella asiatica Gotu Kola; Pennywort 5 2, 202.4000000953674
Centrosema pascuorum not available 1 0
Centrosema plumieri not available 1 0
Centrosema sagittatum not available 1 0
Centrosema schiedianum not available 1 0
Cephalotaxus drupacea Plum Yew 1 0
Cephalotaxus fortunei Fortune's Plum Yew 2 0
Cephalotaxus harringtonii Japanese Plum Yew 2 501.40000005066395
Cephalotaxus mannii Mann's Plum Yew 1 0
Cephalotaxus spp Generic Plum Yew 1 0
Ceratonia siliqua Carob; St.John's-Bread; Locust Bean 2 0
Chamaecrista greggii not available 1 14.800000190734863
Chamaecytisus albus not available 1 0
Chamaecytisus eriocarpus not available 1 0
Chamaecytisus hirsutus not available 1 0
Chamaecytisus ratisbonensis not available 1 0
Chamaecytisus smyrnaeus not available 1 0