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Chemical BETULIN

Chemical ID
BETULIN
Ubiquitous
No
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
Anticarcinomic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antifeedant not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiflu not available Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV 6.1 uM Duke, 1992 *
Antiinflammatory not available Recio, M., et al. 1994. Investigations on the Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Triterpenoids from Diospyros leucomelas*. Planta Medica, 61: 9.
Antitumor not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiviral 6.1 uM Duke, 1992 *
Aphidifuge not available Lugemwa, F.N., Huang, F-Y., Bentley, M.D., Mendel, M.J., and Alford, A.R. 1990. A Heliothis zea Antifeedant from the Abundant Birchbark Triterpene Betulin. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38(2): 493-494.
Cytotoxic 8.6 uM Duke, 1992 *
Cytotoxic 600 ppm Duke, 1992 *
Hypolipemic not available Duke, 1992 *
Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor IC50=119 uM Huang, C., Tunon, H., Bohlin, L. 1995. Anti-Inflammatory Compounds Isolated from Menyanthes trifoliata L. Yao Hsueh Hsueh Pao, 30(8): 621-626.
Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor IC50=38.6 uM 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
Abies balsamea Bark not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Abies balsamea Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Abies balsamea Twig not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Acacia lenticularis Heart Wood not available 46.6 -1.0 Jim Duke's personal files.
Acacia modesta Stem Bark not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Acacia nilotica Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Acacia nilotica Root Bark not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Acacia senegal Flower not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Acacia senegal Root not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
Acacia tortilis Heart Wood not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Acacia tortilis Stem Bark not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Acanthus ilicifolius Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Acinos thymoides Shoot not available 500.0 0.8 Jim Duke's personal files.
Acrotrema arnottianum Leaf not available 650.0 -0.2 Jim Duke's personal files.
Aerva lanata Plant not available 64.0 -0.6 Jim Duke's personal files.
Alangium lamarckii Seed not available 2222.2 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Alnus crispa Bark not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Alnus maximowiczii Root not available 32.9 -1.0 Jim Duke's personal files.
Alnus nepalensis Bark not available 2300.0 -0.1 Jim Duke's personal files.
Alnus rubra Stem Bark not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.