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Chemical BETULIN

Chemical ID
BETULIN
Ubiquitous
No

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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 600 ppm Duke, 1992 *
Cytotoxic 8.6 uM 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
Lasianthus chinensis Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Lavandula spica Plant not available 1666.6 1.6 Jim Duke's personal files.
Lawsonia inermis Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Lawsonia inermis Plant 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.
Lemaireocereus griseus Plant not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Lemaireocereus thurberi Stem not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Limnophila rugosa Plant not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Lithocarpus cornea Stem not available 1.0 -1.2 Jim Duke's personal files.
Lithocarpus elizabethae Stem not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Lithocarpus haipinii Stem not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Lithocarpus polystachya Stem not available 0.4 -1.3 Jim Duke's personal files.
Lumnitzera racemosa Bark not available 11.4 -0.4 Jim Duke's personal files.
Lumnitzera racemosa Leaf not available 83.3 -0.4 Jim Duke's personal files.
Maytenus boaria Plant not available 82.2 -0.5 Jim Duke's personal files.
Maytenus canariensis Plant not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Maytenus octogona Plant not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Maytenus senegalensis Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Melaleuca leucadendra Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Melaleuca leucadendron Leaf not available 13.0 -0.5 Jim Duke's personal files.
Melaleuca leucadendron Stem not available 8.0 0.5 Jim Duke's personal files.