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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
Tovomita excelsa not available 1 83.9000015258789
Tovomita mangle not available 1 0
Tovomita pyrifolia not available 1 0
Trachyspermum ammi Ajwan 2 22, 120
Tragopogon porrifolius Salsify 1 0
Triadenum japonicum not available 1 0
Tribulus terrestris Puncture-vine 2 0
Tridax procumbens Coatbuttons; Mexican daisy 2 0
Trifolium alexandrinum not available 1 0
Trifolium brachycalycinum not available 1 12, 900
Trifolium hybridum not available 1 0
Trifolium pratense Red Clover; Purple Clover; Peavine Clover; Cowgrass 6 5, 135.368000045419
Trifolium repens not available 1 0
Trifolium sp not available 1 0
Trifolium subterraneum not available 1 13, 500
Trigonella foenum-graecum Fenugreek; Greek Clover; Greek Hay; Bockshornklee (Ger.); Alholva (Sp.) 7 58.00000011920929
Trilisa odoratissima Carolina Vanilla; Deer's Tongue; Hound's Tongue; Vanilla Plant 1 64, 000
Triticum aestivum Wheat 4 1, 897
Turnera diffusa Damiana 2 0.699999988079071
Tussilago farfara Coltsfoot 2 3, 600