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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
Myrica cerifera Bayberry; Wax Myrtle; Southern Bayberry; Candle-Berry 6 0
Myristica fragrans Mace; Nutmeg; Muskatnussbaum (Ger.); nogal moscado (Sp.); nuez moscada (Sp.) 8 798, 315
Myroxylon balsamum Peru Balsam; Tolu Balsam 2 0
Myrtus communis Myrtle; Myrte (Ger.); Arrayan (Sp.); Mirto (Sp.) 4 2, 080
Nandina domestica Heavenly Bamboo; Sacred Bamboo; Southern Heaven Bamboo; Nanten (Jap.) 1 0
Narcissus tazetta Daffodil 2 0
Nardostachys jatamansi Indian Nard; Spikenard 1 0
Nelumbo nucifera Water Lotus 8 0
Neonotonia wightii not available 1 9.979999542236328
Nepeta cataria Catnip 3 34, 900
Nerium oleander Oleander 6 129, 000
Neuracanthus sphaerostachys not available 1 0
Newcastelia viscida not available 1 0
Nicotiana tabacum Tobacco 9 0
Nuytsia floribunda not available 1 34, 000
Nymphoides peltatum not available 1 0
Ocimum americanum not available 1 0
Ocimum basilicum Basil; Sweet Basil; Cuban Basil 15 11, 229, 504
Ocimum canum Hoary Basil 4 0
Ocimum gratissimum Agbo; Shrubby Basil 2 22, 110