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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
Ocimum kilimandscharicum African Blue Basil; Kenyan Perennial Basil 1 6, 070
Ocimum sanctum Holy Basil; Tulsi 1 9, 940
Ocimum sp Basil 1 0
Ocimum suave Kenyan Tree Basil 1 2, 860
Ocimum tenuiflorum Anise-Scented Basil 6 21, 610
Oenanthe javanica Javan Water Dropwort 1 0
Oenothera biennis Evening-Primrose 8 414, 266
Olea europaea Olive 11 0
Ononis spinosa Spiny Restharrow; Restharrow; Hauhechel (Ger.) 7 228
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito 2 0
Origanum compactum not available 2 320
Origanum majorana Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram 8 1, 065, 930
Origanum minutiflorum Small-Flowered Oregano 1 125
Origanum onites Oregano; Pot Marjoram 1 0
Origanum sipyleum Bayircayi; Guveyoto 2 96
Origanum vulgare Common Turkish Oregano; Wild Oregano; Oregano; Pot Marjoram; Wild Marjoram; European Oregano 12 5, 183, 100
Orthosphenia mexicana not available 1 0
Oryza sativa Rice 2 0.8999999761581421
Paeonia japonica not available 1 10, 000
Paeonia lactiflora Chih-Shao; Peony; Common Garden Peony; White Peony; Bai Shao (Chinese) 3 0