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Biological Activity Cytotoxic

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
16-ACETYLSTROSPESIDE 0.035 ug/ml Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
19-O-METHYLANGUSTOLINE ED50=2.32 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
2'',3''-DIHYDROROBUSTAFLAVONE-7,4'-DIMETHYL-ETHER not available Lin, L., Kuo, Y., Chou, C. 2000. Cytotoxic Biflavonoids from Selaginella delicatula. J. Natural Products, 63(5): 627-630.
2'-ACETYLNERIIFOLIN 9KB ED50=0.033 ppm Alkofahi, A., Rupprect, J. K., Anderson, J. E., McLaughlin, J. L., Mikolajczak, K. L., and Scott, B. A., Search for new pesticides from higer plants, Chap. 3 in ???, Arnason et al, eds, ACS, Washington, 1989
2,5-DIMETHOXY-P-BENZOQUINONE ED50=1.3-5.2ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
2-ALPHA-HYDROXYALANTOLACTONE not available Duke, 1992 *
2-HYDROXY-METHYL-ANTHRAQUINONE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
2-N-NOROBAMEGINE ED50=2.3 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.
22-HYDROXYTINGENONE ED50=0.07-0.84 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
28,29-DIHYDROXYFRIEDELAN-3-ONE ED50=0.64 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
3,3',4-TRI-O-METHYL-ELLAGIC-ACID ED50(KB)=7.7 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
3,5-DIHYDROXY-4-METHOXYBENZOIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER ED50=8.6 ug/ml Arisawa, M., Hayashi, T., Shimizu, M., Morita, N., Bai, H., Kuze, S., and Ito, Y. Isolation And Cytotoxicity Of Two New Flavonoids From Chrysosplenium grayanum And Related Flavonols. J. Natural Products, 54(3): 898-901, 1991.
3-(3,3-DIMETHYLALLYL)-5-(3-ACETYL-2,4-DIHYDROXY-5-METHYL-6-METHOXYBENZYL)-PHLORACETOPHENONE not available Duke, 1992 *
3-ACETOXYNORERYTHROSTACHAMINE ED50=490 ug/ml 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.
3-ACETOXYNORERYTHROSUAMINE ED50=300 ug/ml 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.
3-ALPHA,17-ALPHA-CINCHOPHYLLINE IC50=3.55 ug/ml Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
3-ALPHA,17-BETA-CINCHOPHYLLINE IC50=0.4 ug/ml Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
3-BETA,17-BETA-CINCHOPHYLLINE IC50=2.24 ug/ml Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
3-BETA-23,28-TRIHYDROXY-12-OLEANENE-23-CAFFEATE not available Duke, 1992 *
3-BETA-23,28-TRIHYDROXY-12-OLEANENE-3-BETA-CAFFEATE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Kalmia latifolia Mountain Laurel; Calico Bush; Spoonwood 1 0
Kayea stylosa not available 1 200
Kennedia coccinea not available 1 98
Kennedia nigricans not available 1 48
Kennedia procurrens not available 1 66
Kennedia rubicunda not available 1 50
Kleinhovia hospita not available 1 0
Laburnum alpinum not available 1 0
Laburnum anagyroides Golden Chain Tree 1 0
Lactuca sativa Lettuce 6 0
Lactuca scariola Prickly Lettuce 2 0
Lactuca virosa Bitter Lettuce 1 2, 000
Lagenaria siceraria Calabash Gourd; White-Flowered Gourd 2 0
Lagerstroemia indica Crape Myrtle 3 0
Lantana camara Lantana; Wild Sage 5 54
Larix laricina not available 1 0
Lasianthus chinensis not available 1 0
Laurus nobilis Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay 12 1, 193, 160
Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender 4 43, 500
Lavandula latifolia Aspic; Broad-Leaved Lavender; Spike Lavender 3 192, 027