An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Chemical CAFFEIC-ACID

Chemical ID
CAFFEICACID
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
Hepatocarcinogenic 400 ppm diet orl mus (in the absence of alcohol) Duke, 1992 *
Hepatoprotective not available Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 210.
Hepatotropic not available Duke, 1992 *
Histamine-Inhibitor not available Duke, 1992 *
Immunostimulant not available Duke, 1992 *
Insectifuge not available Tunon, H., Thorsell, W., and Bohlin, L. 1993. Mosquito Repelling Activity of Compounds Occurring in Achillea millefolium L. (Asteraceae). Economic Botany 48(2): 111-120, 1994.
Leukotriene-Inhibitor not available Duke, 1992 *
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor IC50=62-148 uM Duke, 1992 *
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor IC27=5 mM Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690.
Lyase-Inhibitor IC50=94-164 uM Duke, 1992 *
Metal-Chelator not available McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25.
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor not available Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19.
Pesticide not available Duke, 1992 *
Prooxidant not available Duke, 1992 *
Prostaglandigenic not available Duke, 1992 *
Sedative 500 mg Duke, 1992 *
Sunscreen IC50=2.5 mg/l Lazarova*, G., Kostova, I., Neychev, H. 1992. Photodynamic damage prevention by some hydroxycoumarins. Fitoterapia 64(2): 134-136, 1993.
Sunscreen IC91=5 mg/l Lazarova*, G., Kostova, I., Neychev, H. 1992. Photodynamic damage prevention by some hydroxycoumarins. Fitoterapia 64(2): 134-136, 1993.
Sunscreen IC98=25 mg/l Lazarova*, G., Kostova, I., Neychev, H. 1992. Photodynamic damage prevention by some hydroxycoumarins. Fitoterapia 64(2): 134-136, 1993.
Tumorigenic not available Jim Duke's personal files.
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
Petroselinum crispum Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Peucedanum ostruthium Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Phaseolus vulgaris Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Phaseolus vulgaris Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Phaseolus vulgaris Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Pimpinella anisum Seed not available 2060.0 1.2 Duke, 1992 *
Pimpinella anisum Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Pinus sylvestris Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Piper nigrum Fruit not available 6.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Pisum sativum Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Plantago major Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Polypodium vulgare Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Populus balsamifera Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Portulaca oleracea Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Prunus armeniaca Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Prunus cerasus Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Prunus domestica Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Prunus dulcis Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Prunus laurocerasus Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Prunus persica Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *