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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
PULCHELLIN ED50=1-2 ppm Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
PULVEROCHROMENOL not available Duke, 1992 *
PUNICIC-ACID not available Duke, 1992 *
QUADRIGEMINE EC100=8uM Duke, 1992 *
QUADRIGENIN not available Duke, 1992 *
QUASSIMARIN 1-4,000 ppm Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
QUERCETAGETIN-6,7,3',4'-TETRAMETHYLETHER not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN ED50=70 ug/ml Matsukawa, Y., et al. The Effect of Quercetin and Other Flavonoids on Cell Cycle Progresssion and Growth of Human Gastric Cancer Cells. Planta Medica, 56(6): 677, 1990.
QUERCETIN IC82=100 ug/ml Planta Medica, 57: A113, 1991.
QUINICINE IC50=3.2 ug/ml Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
QUINIDINONE IC50=17.7 ug/ml Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
QUININE IC50=183 ug/ml Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
RADIATIN 0.39 ppm Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
RETUSIN ED50=>25 ug/ml Arisawa, M., Hayashi, T., Shimizu, M., Morita, N., Bai, H., Kuze, S., and Ito, Y. Isolation And Cytotoxicity Of Two New Flavonoids From Chrysosplenium grayanum And Related Flavonols. J. Natural Products, 54(3): 898-901, 1991.
RHEIN CD50=3.4 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
RHOEADINE not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ROBUSTAFLAVONE-4'-METHYL-ETHER not available Lin, L., Kuo, Y., Chou, C. 2000. Cytotoxic Biflavonoids from Selaginella delicatula. J. Natural Products, 63(5): 627-630.
ROLLINIASTATIN-1 9PS ED50=0.000045 ppm Rupprect, J. K., Hui, Y. H., and McLaughlin, J. L., Annonaceous acetogenins: a review, J. Nat. Prod, 53(2), 1990, 237-238.
ROLLINIASTATIN-2 9PS ED50=0.00023 ppm Rupprect, J. K., Hui, Y. H., and McLaughlin, J. L., Annonaceous acetogenins: a review, J. Nat. Prod, 53(2), 1990, 237-238.
ROLLINICIN 9PS ED50=0.000000029 ppm Rupprect, J. K., Hui, Y. H., and McLaughlin, J. L., Annonaceous acetogenins: a review, J. Nat. Prod, 53(2), 1990, 237-238.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending 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