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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
Ulex micranthus not available 1 0
Ulex sp not available 1 0
Ulmus rubra Slippery Elm; Red Elm 1 3
Umbellularia californica California Bay 2 1, 360
Uncaria catechu Gambir; Pale Catechu 1 0
Uncaria guianensis Cat's Claw; Una de Gato; Garabato Colorado; Tambor Huasca; Ungunagi 1 0
Uncaria tomentosa Cat's Claw; Garabato Amarillo; Una de Gato 1 0
Urginea maritima European Squill 1 0
Urtica dioica European Nettle; Stinging Nettle 4 26, 004.400000095367
Vaccinium corymbosum Blueberry 6 0.06999999843537807
Vaccinium macrocarpon Cranberry; Large Cranberry; American Cranberry 2 750.006000000285
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry 5 8.399999856948853
Vaccinium vitis-idaea Cowberry; Lingen; Lingonberry 3 0.039000000804662704
Valeriana officinalis Valerian; Common Valerian; Garden-Heliotrope 8 181, 963.2000002861
Vandasina retusa not available 1 7
Vanilla planifolia Vanilla; Bourbon Vanilla 1 12, 200
Vatica affinis not available 1 740
Vauquelinia corymbosa not available 1 41
Vellozia declinans not available 1 0
Verbascum thapsus Mullein; Velvetplant; Flannelleaf; Flannelplant; Great Mullein 2 2.5