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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
Astragalus membranaceus Huang-Chi; Huang Qi 3 2
Avena sativa Oats 3 311.2999999523163
Averrhoa carambola Carambola; Star Fruit 1 0
Avicennia alba not available 1 160
Avicennia marina not available 1 6, 000
Avicennia officinalis not available 1 1, 950
Avicennia tomentosa not available 1 100
Azadirachta indica Neem 2 1, 000
Balanops australiana not available 1 180
Ballota nigra Black Horehound 1 0
Baptisia sp not available 1 0
Baptisia tinctoria Wild Indigo 2 0
Barosma betulina Buchu 4 500
Basella alba Vinespinach 1 0
Bauhinia vahlii not available 1 0
Berberis vulgaris Barberry 3 6.800000190734863
Bertholletia excelsa Brazilnut; Brazilnut-Tree; Creamnut; Paranut 2 2, 308
Beta vulgaris Beet; Beetroot; Sugar Beet; Garden Beet 3 0.00800000037997961
Betula ermanii not available 1 0
Betula lenta Cherry Birch 1 0