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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
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