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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
1,3,7-TRIMETHYLXANTHINE *
1,8-CINEOLE IC50=78 uM Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
2-(1'-PENTENYL)-QUINOLINE >500 ppm Vieira, P. C. and Kubo, I., Molluscicidal quinoline alkaloids from Galipea bracteata, Phytochemistry, 29 (3), 1990, 813-5.
2-(3',4'-METHYLENEDIOXYPHENYLETHYL)-QUINOLINE >500 ppm Vieira, P. C. and Kubo, I., Molluscicidal quinoline alkaloids from Galipea bracteata, Phytochemistry, 29 (3), 1990, 813-5.
2-HYDROXY-3-O-TRANS-P-COUMARYL-1,2-PROPANE-DICARBOXYLIC-ACID IC50=100-1,000 ppm Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
2-N-PENTYLQUINOLINE >500 ppm Vieira, P. C. and Kubo, I., Molluscicidal quinoline alkaloids from Galipea bracteata, Phytochemistry, 29 (3), 1990, 813-5.
2-N-PROPYLQUINOLINE >500 ppm Vieira, P. C. and Kubo, I., Molluscicidal quinoline alkaloids from Galipea bracteata, Phytochemistry, 29 (3), 1990, 813-5.
2-PHENYLETHYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE *
3-ACETYL-6-METHOXYBENZALDEHYDE Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
3-HYDROXYURIDINE IC50=40 uM Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
5,7-DIHYDROXYCHROMONE IC100=6 mM Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
8(14),15-SANDARACOPIMARADIEN-7ALPHA,18-DIOL *
ACHILLIN IN35=100 uM Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
ALLYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE IC100=0.4 mM Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
ALPHA-(METHYLENECYCLOPROPYL)GLYCINE Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
ALPHA-PINENE IC50=30 uM Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
ALPHA-TERTHIENYL *
AMINOLEVULINIC-ACID Merck 11th Edition
ARTEMISINEN IC50=33 uM Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
ARTEMISININ IC50=33 uM Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Pycnanthemum setosum Setose Mountain Mint 8 30, 938
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Slenderleaf Mountain Mint 10 25, 070
Pycnanthemum torreyi Torrey's Mountain Mint 7 1, 020
Pycnanthemum verticillatum Whorled Mountain Mint 6 15, 141
Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia Mountain Mint 8 34, 742
Pyrus communis Pear 1 0
Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak 1 0
Ranunculus bulbosus Bulbous Buttercup 1 0
Raphanus sativus Radish 1 16
Ravensara aromatica Ravensara 9 1, 200
Rheum officinale Chinese Rhubarb 2 0
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 2 0.5
Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb 1 8
Rhododendron dauricum Chinese Alpenrose 3 0
Ribes nigrum Black Currant 10 130, 019
Ribes uva-crispa Gooseberry 1 0
Ricinus communis Castorbean 1 0
Robinia pseudoacacia Black Locust 1 0
Rosa canina Rose; Dogbrier; Dog Rose 1 0
Rosa centifolia Cabbage Rose 6 1, 200