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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
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
Pueraria phaseoloides not available 1 9
Pueraria pseudohirsuta Chinese Kudzu 2 0
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 5 28, 000
Putoria calabrica not available 1 0
Pycnanthemum nudum Nude Mountain Mint 2 24, 258
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides Typical Mountain Mint 1 2, 842
Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia Mountain Mint 3 377
Pygeum acuminatum not available 1 0
Pyrus communis Pear 3 28.001000000047497
Quercus alba White Oak 2 1.5399999991059303
Quercus bambusaefolia not available 1 3.700000047683716
Quercus championi not available 1 3.299999952316284
Quercus infectoria Aleppo Oak; Dyer's Oak; Gall Oak 1 0
Quercus myrsinaefolia not available 1 1.100000023841858
Quercus phellos Willow Oak 1 0.30000001192092896
Quercus robur English Oak 1 0
Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak 1 0.019999999552965164
Quercus stellata Post Oak 1 0.03999999910593033
Quercus suber Cork Oak 1 0
Quercus velutina Black Oak 1 0