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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
ARISTOLACTAM-IA ED50=30-32 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ARISTOLOCHIC-ACID-I ED50=22 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ARMEPAVINE-N-OXIDE ED50(KB)=4 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ARNICOLIDE-A not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AROMATICIN ED50{KB}=0.3-2 ppm Duke, 1992 *
ARTEGLASIN-A not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ARTEMISININ IC50=30 uM Duke, 1992 *
ARTICULIN-2-ACETATE not available Duke, 1992 *
ARTOINDONESIANIN-L LC50=0.6 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ARTONIN-E LC50=0.6 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ARTONIN-M LC50=7.9 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ARTONIN-O LC50=0.9 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
ASIMICIN 9KB ED50=<0.00001 ppm Rupprect, J. K., Hui, Y. H., and McLaughlin, J. L., Annonaceous acetogenins: a review, J. Nat. Prod, 53(2), 1990, 237-238.
ASPERILLIN ED50=1 ppm Biosyn. Prod. Cancer Chemotherapy (Petit et al)
ASPIRIN 0.5-2 mg/ml Duke, 1992 *
ASPIRIN (ACETYLSALICYLIC-ACID; NOT NATURAL) 0.5-2 mg/ml Duke, 1992 *
ATALAPHILLIDINE not available Duke, 1992 *
ATALAPHILLININE not available Duke, 1992 *
AUCUBIGENIN not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
AUSTROBAILIGNAN-1 ED50=0.027 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Ulex sp not available 1 0
Umbellularia californica California Bay 1 40
Uncaria catechu Gambir; Pale Catechu 3 0
Uncaria guianensis Cat's Claw; Una de Gato; Garabato Colorado; Tambor Huasca; Ungunagi 2 0
Uncaria tomentosa Cat's Claw; Garabato Amarillo; Una de Gato 3 40, 275
Urginea maritima European Squill 3 0
Urtica dioica European Nettle; Stinging Nettle 10 182
Uvaria sp. not available 1 0
Vaccinium corymbosum Blueberry 12 0.019999999552965164
Vaccinium macrocarpon Cranberry; Large Cranberry; American Cranberry 4 1, 500
Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry; Whortleberry; Dwarf Bilberry 12 22, 620.0419999999
Vaccinium vitis-idaea Cowberry; Lingen; Lingonberry 8 78, 000
Valeriana jatamansi Indian Valerian 1 50, 000
Valeriana officinalis Valerian; Common Valerian; Garden-Heliotrope 8 452, 550
Vandasina retusa not available 1 14
Vanilla planifolia Vanilla; Bourbon Vanilla 2 0
Vatica affinis not available 2 2, 420
Vauquelinia corymbosa not available 1 82
Vellozia declinans not available 1 0
Verbascum thapsus Mullein; Velvetplant; Flannelleaf; Flannelplant; Great Mullein 3 0