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Chemical 2-METHOXY-1,4-NAPTHOQUINONE

Chemical ID
2METHOXY14NAPTHOQUINONE
Ubiquitous
No
List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Allelochemic IC90=0.6 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.
Antipruritic ~10 mg/kg Ishiguro, K., Ohira, Y., and Oku, H. 1998. Antipruritic Dinapthofuran-7,12-dione Derivatives from the Pericarp of Impatiens balsamina. J. Nat. Prod., 61 (9): 1126-1129.
Pesticide not available Duke, 1992 *
List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Impatiens balsamina Pericarp not available 2300.0 not available Ishiguro, K., Ohira, Y., and Oku, H. 1998. Antipruritic Dinapthofuran-7,12-dione Derivatives from the Pericarp of Impatiens balsamina. J. Nat. Prod., 61 (9): 1126-1129.