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Biological Activity Cytotoxic

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List of activity chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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
Mahonia japonica Japanese Ashberry; Hiiragi-Nanten 1 0
Mahonia nervosa Oregon Barberry; Oregon Grape-Holly; Oregon Grape; Water Holly 1 0
Mahonia philipinensis not available 1 0
Mahonia repens Creeping Barberry; Oregon Barberry; Oregon Grape-Holly; Oregon Grape 2 5, 668
Mahonia siamensis not available 1 2, 000
Malus domestica Apple 11 3, 240
Mandragora officinarum Mandrake 1 0
Mangifera indica Mango 4 90, 000
Maranta arundinacea Arrowroot; Bermuda Arrowroot 1 0
Marrubium vulgare Horehound; White Horehound 7 13, 200
Matricaria recutita Annual Camomile; German Camomile; Wild Camomile 6 75, 600
Maytenus aquifolium not available 1 0
Maytenus boaria not available 1 164.39999389648438
Maytenus canariensis not available 2 0
Maytenus octogona not available 1 0
Maytenus senegalensis not available 1 0
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 11 1, 220
Melaleuca alternifolia Teatree 1 3, 025
Melaleuca bracteata Bracteate Tea-Tree 2 0
Melaleuca leucadendra Cajeput 6 0