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Chemical BETA-IONONE

Chemical ID
BETAIONONE
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage
LD50=4,590 (orl rat)
LD100=100 ug/ml
List of chemical activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Dosage Reference
Allergenic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial MIC=200 ug/ml Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105.
Anticariogenic MIC=100 ug/ml Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105.
Antimelanomic IC50=140 uM/l Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor not available Yu, S.G., Anderson, P.J., and Elson, C.E. 1995. Efficacy of B-Ionone in the Chemoprevention of Rat Mammary Carcinogenesis. J. Agric. Food Chem. 43: 2144-2147.
Cancer-Preventive not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Cytochrome-P450-Inducer not available Duke, 1992 *
Fungicide not available Duke, 1992 *
Hypocholesterolemic not available Yu, S.G., Anderson, P.J., and Elson, C.E. 1995. Efficacy of B-Ionone in the Chemoprevention of Rat Mammary Carcinogenesis. J. Agric. Food Chem. 43: 2144-2147.
Nematicide MLC=1 mg/ml Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183.
P450-Inducer not available Duke, 1992 *
Pesticide not available Duke, 1992 *
Trichomonicide LD100=100 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
List of chemical plants.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Acacia farnesiana Flower not available not available not available Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
Agathosma betulina Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Aloysia citrodora Plant 2.0 14.0 1.4 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
Aspalathus linearis Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Avena sativa Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Averrhoa carambola Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Boronia megastigma Flower 3800.0 7600.0 1.7 Duke, 1992 *
Camellia sinensis Leaf not available 31.0 0.1 Duke, 1992 *
Camellia sinensis Shoot 1700.0 2900.0 2.0 Duke, 1992 *
Camellia sinensis Leaf Essent. Oil 200.0 3100.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Capsicum frutescens Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Carthamus tinctorius Flower 0.1 0.9 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Carthamus tinctorius Leaf not available 0.1 -1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Citrullus lanatus Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Citrullus lanatus Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Coleus barbatus Root Essent. Oil not available 64000.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Cucumis melo Petiole not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Daucus carota Seed not available 300.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Ephedra sinica Shoot not available 7.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Ficus carica Leaf not available not available not available Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.