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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
Rhizophora mucronata Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Rhododendron anthopogon Stem not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Rhododendron dauricum Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Rhododendron ledebourii Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Rhododendron schotense Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Rhodomyrtus tomentosa Leaf 2.0 22.0 -0.5 Jim Duke's personal files.
Rhodomyrtus tomentosa Stem not available 10.0 0.9 Jim Duke's personal files.
Rhus alata Leaf not available 50.0 -0.5 Jim Duke's personal files.
Rhus typhina Shoot not available not available not available Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Rosa canina Fruit not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Rosmarinus officinalis Plant not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Rosmarinus officinalis Shoot not available 12.1 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Roylea elegans Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Rzedowskia tolantonguensis Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Salacia cordata Stem not available 2.7 -0.8 Jim Duke's personal files.
Salvia beckeri Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Salvia officinalis Leaf not available 15.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Sambucus nigra Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Sambucus nigra Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Sambucus racemosa Bark not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.