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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
VERNOMENIN ED50=5-20 ppm Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
VERNOMYGDIN ED50=1.5 Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
VULGARIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
WARBURGANAL 10 ppb Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
WITHAFERIN-A ED50=0.28-40 Duke, 1992 *
XANTHOMICROL not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
XANTHOTOXIN ED50=7-29 ug/ml Saqib, Q. N., Hui, Y. H., Anderson, J. E. and McLaughlin, J. L. 1990. Bioactive Furanocoumarins from the Berries of Zanthoxylum americanum. Phytotherapy Research 4(6): 216-219.
XANTHOTOXOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
XEROPHILUSIN-A IC50=0.12-2.22 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.
XEROPHILUSIN-B IC50=0.17-0.73 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.
ZINIOLIDE 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
Verbena officinalis Vervain 4 10, 000
Vernonia cinerea Purple fleabane 1 0
Vetiveria zizanioides Cus-Cus; Vetiver; Cuscus Grass 1 45
Viburnum cassinoides not available 1 0
Viburnum opulus Crampbark; European Cranberry Bush; Guelder Rose; Snowballbush 8 30
Viburnum prunifolium Black Haw 5 90
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 6 119.39999771118164
Vigna angularis Adzuki Bean 1 42.400001525878906
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 4 87.19999694824219
Vigna subterranea Bambarra Groundnut; Groundbean 1 24
Vigna unguiculata Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea 2 186.39999389648438
Vinca minor Periwinkle; Running-Myrtle 2 302, 400
Viola odorata Common Violet; Sweet Violet 4 714
Viola tricolor Pansy; Wild Violet 2 0
Viscum album European Mistletoe 4 10.800000190734863
Viscum articulatum not available 2 0
Vismia cayennensis not available 1 0
Vismia micrantha not available 1 560
Vitellaria paradoxa Butterseed; Shea Nut; Shea-Butter-Tree; Sheatree; Shea 2 0
Vitex agnus-castus Chaste-Tree 5 0.5