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Biological Activity Cytotoxic

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Sort descending Dosage Reference
MIKANOLIDE <1 ppm Duke, 1992 *
MITROXANTHONE IC50=0.02-1.54 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.
MOLEPHANTIN ED50=0.33 ppm Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
MOLEPHANTININ ED50=2.5 ppm Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
MONTANIN ED50=0.06 Duke, 1992 *
MULTIRADIATIN 20-120 ppb Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
N,N-BISNORAROMOLINE ED50=3.9 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.
N-(3,4,5-TRIMETHOXYCINNAMOYL)-DELTA-3-PYRIDIN-2-ONE ED50=0.45-1.8ug/ml PM56(6):52 Duke, 1992 *
N-(3,4-DIMETHOXYCINNAMOYL)-DELTA-3-PYRIDIN-2-ONE 0.86-3.23 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
N-(3-METHOXY-4,5-METHYLENEDIOXYCINNAMOYL)-DELTA-3-PYRIDIN-2-ONE ED50=0.4-2.6ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
N-(3-METHOXY-4,5-METHYLENEDIOXYDIHYDROCINNAMOYL)-DELTA-3-PYRIDIN-2-ONE ED50=2-5ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
NEOJUSTICIN-B 4 ppm Duke, 1992 *
NERIIFOLIN 9KB ED50=0.022 ppm Alkofahi, A., Rupprect, J. K., Anderson, J. E., McLaughlin, J. L., Mikolajczak, K. L., and Scott, B. A., Search for new pesticides from higer plants, Chap. 3 in ???, Arnason et al, eds, ACS, Washington, 1989
NIMBININ ED50=7.13 ug/mL Duke, 1992 *
NIMBOLIDE ED50=10.14 ug/mL Duke, 1992 *
NIVEUSIN not available Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
NIVEUSIN-C not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
NORCASSAIDIDE ED50=18 ppm Duke, 1992 *
NORCASSAMIDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
NORDIHYDROGUAIARETIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending 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