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Biological Activity Cytotoxic

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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
DESACETOXYMATRICARIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DESACETYLEUPASSERIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DESGLUCOMUSENNIN 1-60 ppm Duke, 1992 *
DESTIGLOYLANOPTERINE ED50=1 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
DI-P-COUMAROYL-METHANE not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
DICHAMANETIN ED50=1.2 Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
DIFERULOYL-METHANE not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
DIGIFERRUGINEOL EC50=5.9 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
DIGIFERRUGINEOL ED50(KB)=0.09 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROCHERIMOLINE 9KB ED50=0.00000002 ppm Rupprect, J. K., Hui, Y. H., and McLaughlin, J. L., Annonaceous acetogenins: a review, J. Nat. Prod, 53(2), 1990, 237-238.
DIHYDROGEDUNIN ED50=15.53 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROPANAXACOL not available Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROVALTRATE not available Duke, 1992 *
DIOSPYRIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DIPHYLLIN ED50=< 1ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
DIUVARETIN ED50=20 Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
DRUMMONDINS not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
EDULEINE 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.
ELABUNIN ED50=1 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ELEGANIN 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
Croton tiglium Purging Croton 1 0
Cryptostegia grandifolia Rubber Vine 1 0
Cucumis melo Cantaloupe; Melon; Muskmelon; Netted Melon; Persian Melon; Nutmeg Melon 5 0
Cucumis sativus Cucumber 9 0
Cucurbita foetidissima Buffalo Gourd 3 0
Cucurbita pepo Pumpkin 6 0
Cuminum cyminum Cumin 3 618
Cuphea carthagenensis not available 1 85
Cuphea epilobifolia not available 1 44
Cuphea infundibulum not available 1 44.599998474121094
Curcuma longa Turmeric; Indian Saffron 11 1, 563, 480
Curcuma xanthorrhiza Javan Turmeric; Temu Lawak 2 100, 000
Curcuma zedoaria Shoti; Zedoary 4 6, 000
Cuscuta reflexa Amarbel 2 0
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Guar; Cluster-Bean; Siam-Bean 6 0
Cydonia oblonga Quince 1 0
Cymbopogon citratus West Indian Lemongrass; Lemongrass 4 51, 000
Cymbopogon flexuosus East Indian Lemongrass 1 4, 250
Cymbopogon winterianus Java Citronella; Mahapengiri 2 494
Cynara cardunculus Artichoke 8 0