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Biological Activity Cytotoxic

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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
TRIPTOLIDE 1 ppm Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
TUBULOSINE not available Duke, 1992 *
TULIPINOLIDE ED50=0.46 Duke, 1992 *
UNCARINE-C ED50=24 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.
UNCARINE-D ED50=36 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.
URSOLIC-ACID ED50=3.75 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
URSOLIC-ACID 7.2 uM Duke, 1992 *
URSOLIC-ACID 50 ppm Duke, 1992 *
UVAOL 100-200 ppm Duke, 1992 *
UVARETIN 10 ppm Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
UZARIGENIN not available Duke, 1992 *
VALEPOTRIATES not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
VALTRATE not available Duke, 1992 *
VATAMIDINE micromolar Duke, 1992 *
VATAMINE micromolar Duke, 1992 *
VATINE 1.5uM Duke, 1992 *
VATINE-A micromolar Duke, 1992 *
VERBASCOSIDE ED50=2.6 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
VERNODALIN ED50=1.8 Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
VERNOLIDE 2 ppm Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Ipomoea purga Jalap 2 40, 000
Iris missouriensis not available 1 0
Iris x germanica Orris 2 0
Isatis tinctoria Dyer's Woad 2 0
Jacaranda caucana not available 1 220
Jasminum officinale Jasmine; Poet's Jessamine 1 20
Jasminum sambac not available 1 200
Jatropha curcas Physic Nut; Purging Nut 1 0
Jatropha gossypifolia Spanish Physic Nut 2 0
Juglans nigra Black Walnut 5 35
Juglans regia English Walnut 10 3, 709.5
Juncus effusus Rush 2 0
Juniperus communis Common Juniper; Juniper 13 0
Juniperus horizontalis not available 1 0
Juniperus macropoda Himalayan Juniper; Indian Juniper 1 0
Juniperus sabina Sabine 1 0
Jussiaea suffruticosa not available 1 0
Kaempferia galanga Maraba; Galanga 1 0
Kalanchoe pinnata Air Plant; Siempre Viva 5 0
Kalanchoe spathulata Beach Bells 2 0