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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
Ulex sp not available 1 0
Umbellularia californica California Bay 1 40
Uncaria catechu Gambir; Pale Catechu 3 0
Uncaria guianensis Cat's Claw; Una de Gato; Garabato Colorado; Tambor Huasca; Ungunagi 2 0
Uncaria tomentosa Cat's Claw; Garabato Amarillo; Una de Gato 3 40, 275
Urginea maritima European Squill 3 0
Urtica dioica European Nettle; Stinging Nettle 10 182
Uvaria sp. not available 1 0
Vaccinium corymbosum Blueberry 12 0.019999999552965164
Vaccinium macrocarpon Cranberry; Large Cranberry; American Cranberry 4 1, 500
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry 12 22, 620.0419999999
Vaccinium vitis-idaea Cowberry; Lingen; Lingonberry 8 78, 000
Valeriana jatamansi Indian Valerian 1 50, 000
Valeriana officinalis Valerian; Common Valerian; Garden-Heliotrope 8 452, 550
Vandasina retusa not available 1 14
Vanilla planifolia Vanilla; Bourbon Vanilla 2 0
Vatica affinis not available 2 2, 420
Vauquelinia corymbosa not available 1 82
Vellozia declinans not available 1 0
Verbascum thapsus Mullein; Velvetplant; Flannelleaf; Flannelplant; Great Mullein 3 0