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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
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