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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 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
Diospyros discolour Fruit not available 500.0 -0.1 Jim Duke's personal files.
Diospyros ebenum Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Diospyros ebenum Stem Bark not available 325.0 -0.2 Jim Duke's personal files.
Diospyros ebenum Heart Wood not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Diospyros elliptifolia Bark not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Diospyros eriantha Bark not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Diospyros fragrans Wood not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Diospyros gabunensis Bark not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Diospyros gracilescens Bark not available 120.0 -0.4 Jim Duke's personal files.
Diospyros gracilescens Stem Bark not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Diospyros gracilescens Wood not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Diospyros hirsuta Bark not available 2000.0 -0.1 Jim Duke's personal files.
Diospyros hirsuta Fruit not available 80.0 -1.2 Jim Duke's personal files.
Diospyros hirsuta Wood not available 1100.0 2.3 Jim Duke's personal files.
Diospyros hoyleana Bark not available 110.0 -0.4 Jim Duke's personal files.
Diospyros hoyleana Wood not available 190.0 -0.6 Jim Duke's personal files.
Diospyros ismailii Fruit not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Diospyros iturensis Bark not available 120.0 -0.4 Jim Duke's personal files.
Diospyros iturensis Wood not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Diospyros japonica Root not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.