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Biological Activity Antiperoxidant

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
(+)-CATECHIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
(-)-EPICATECHIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
(-)-EPIGALLOCATECHIN-GALLATE not available Okuda, T., Yoshida, T., and Hatano, T. Antioxidant Effects of Tannins and Related Polyphenols. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.7 p.93.
(1'S)-1'-ACETOXYCHAVICOL-ACETATE not available Duke, 1992 *
13',II8-BIAPIGENIN IC50=38 uM Planta Medica, 57: A110, 1991.
3,5-DI-O-CAFFEOYLQUINIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
7,8-DIHYDROXYFLAVONE IC50=60 uM Planta Medica, 57: A110, 1991.
AGRIMONIIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ALATERNIN not available Duke, 1992 *
ALNUSIIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AMENTOFLAVONE IC50=38 uM Planta Medica, 57: A110, 1991.
AURAPTENE not available Duke, 1992 *
BETANIDIN not available Duke, 1992 *
BETANIN not available Duke, 1992 *
BIFLAVONES not available Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID IC35=200 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID IC50=44 uM Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
CAFFEIC-ACID IC85=100 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
CASUARININ not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CHEBULAGIC-ACID not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Punica granatum Pomegranate; Grenadier (Fr.); Granatapfelbaum (Ger.); Granatapfelstrauch (Ger.); Zakuro (Jap.); Romanzeiro (Port.); Granado (Sp.); Mangrano (Sp.) 15 430, 240
Pyrus communis Pear 4 59, 128
Quassia amara Bitterwood; Quassia 1 0
Quercus alba White Oak 2 0
Quercus infectoria Aleppo Oak; Dyer's Oak; Gall Oak 3 120, 000
Quercus robur English Oak 2 0
Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak 2 0
Quercus velutina Black Oak 1 0
Quisqualis indica Rangoon Creeper 1 0
Raphanus sativus Radish 2 364
Rhamnus cathartica Buckthorn; European Buckthorn 1 240
Rheum officinale Chinese Rhubarb 5 20, 091.80009841919
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 2 14, 275
Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb 9 6, 125
Rhododendron dauricum Chinese Alpenrose 3 0
Rhododendron ferrugineum Rusty-Leaved Alpenrose 1 0
Rhododendron ponticum Pontic Alpenrose 6 0
Rhus coriaria Sicilian Sumac; Sumac; Tanner's Sumac 3 0
Rhus toxicodendron Poison Ivy 1 0
Rhynchosia minima Burn Mouth Vine 2 0