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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
LUPEOL 50-500 ppm Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN 1-50 uM Duke, 1992 *
LYCORICIDINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
LYCORINE not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
MACROCALIN-B IC50=1.6-8.1 ug/ml Hou, A., Li, M, Jiang, B., Lin, Z., Ji, S., Zhou, Y., Sun, H. 2000. New 7,20:14,20-Diepoxy ent-Kauranoids from Isodon xerophilus. J. Natural Products, 63(5): 599-601.
MALLOPHENONE 14.8 ppm Duke, 1992 *
MALLOTOCHROMAN 49.1 ppm Duke, 1992 *
MALLOTOCHROMANOL 25.2 ppm Duke, 1992 *
MALLOTOJAPONIN 365 ppb Duke, 1992 *
MALLOTOLERIN 470 ppb Duke, 1992 *
MALLOTOPHENONE 25.2 ppm Duke, 1992 *
MAQUIROSIDE-A not available Duke, 1992 *
MEDICARPIN 100 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
MELODORINOL ED50=1.99-5.89 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
MELODORINOL-ACETATE ED50=1.96-4.21 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-P-COUMARATE 800 mg/kg Duke, 1992 *
MEXICANIN-I ED50=0.3-1.8 ppm Duke, 1992 *
MEZEREIN not available Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
MICROHELENIN-A 2.5 ppm Duke, 1992 *
MICROMELIN ED50=48 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.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Melaleuca leucadendron not available 2 882
Melaleuca viridiflora Broad-Leaf Tea-Tree; Niaouli 2 0
Melanoxylon brauna not available 1 500
Melia azedarach Chinaberry 8 0
Melilotus officinalis Yellow Sweetclover 6 12.5
Melissa officinalis Balm; Lemonbalm; Melissa; Bee Balm 7 196, 753.20000076294
Menispermum canadense Moonseed 2 0
Mentha aquatica Water Mint 3 30, 060
Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Cornmint; Field Mint; Japanese Mint 4 84, 684
Mentha longifolia Biblical Mint 3 62, 360
Mentha pulegium European Pennyroyal 3 76, 350
Mentha spicata Spearmint; Hortela da Folha Miuda 6 245, 400
Mentha x piperita Peppermint 8 31, 920
Mentha x rotundifolia Applemint 7 35, 750
Menyanthes trifoliata Bogbean; Buckbean; Bog Myrtle; Marsh Clover; Marsh Trefoil; Water Trefoil 7 108, 000
Mesua ferrea not available 1 4, 240
Mesua myrtifolia not available 1 200
Metrosideros excelsa not available 1 2, 000
Micromeria benthamii not available 1 0
Micromeria congesta Kaya Yarpuzu 1 15