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Biological Activity DNA-Active

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
CAFFEIC-ACID not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
HYMENOXON not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
SINAPYLALCOHOL not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Capsicum annuum Bell Pepper; Green Pepper; Cherry Pepper; Sweet Pepper; Cone Pepper; Paprika 1 66
Capsicum frutescens Cayenne; Chili; Tabasco; Hot Pepper; Spur Pepper; Red Chili 1 192
Carica papaya Papaya 1 0
Carum carvi Caraway; Carum; Kummel (Ger.); Comino (Sp.); Comino de prado (Sp.) 1 14, 200
Castanea sativa European Chestnut 1 0
Catalpa bignonioides Indian bean 1 0
Ceiba pentandra Kapok; Silk-Cotton Tree 1 0
Centaurea cyanus Cornflower; Bachelor's Button 1 0
Centaurium erythraea Centaury 1 0
Chamaemelum nobile Garden Camomile; Perennial Camomile; Roman Camomile 1 0
Cichorium endivia Endive; Escarole 1 0
Cichorium intybus Chicory; Witloof; Succory 1 2, 301
Cimicifuga dahurica Sheng Ma 1 0
Cinchona pubescens Quinine; Red Cinchona; Red Peruvian-Bark; Redbark 1 0
Cinchona spp Quinine 1 0
Cinnamomum camphora Camphor; Ho Leaf 1 0
Cinnamomum verum Cinnamon; Ceylon Cinnamon 1 12
Citrullus colocynthis Colocynth 1 0
Citrullus lanatus Watermelon 1 0
Citrus limon Lemon 1 35