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Chemical (+)-CATECHIN

Chemical ID
+CATECHIN
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
ACE-Inhibitor IC50=0.155 mM/l Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 0.24 mg/ml rbt (weak activity) Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant IC68=200 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
Anticoagulant not available Duke, 1992 *
Anticomplementary 1/2 aspirin Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV EC50=4 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
Antiinflammatory IC50=40-943 uM (cf indomethacin IC50=1 uM) Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic ID50=50-100 nM Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp.
Antioxidant not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiperoxidant not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiprostaglandin IC50=40-943 uM (cf indomethacin IC50=1 uM) Duke, 1992 *
Antiradicular not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiulcer not available Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker 10 uM (weak activity) Zhu, M., Phillipson, J. D., Greengrass, P. M., Bowery, N. E., Cai, Y. 1997. Plant Polyphenols: Biologically Active Compounds or Non-Selective Binders to Protein? Phytochemistry, 44(3): 441-447.
cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor not available Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Cardiotonic not available Duke, 1992 *
COX-1-Inhibitor IC50=183-279 uM (cf indomethacin IC50=1 uM) Duke, 1992 *
COX-2-Inhibitor IC50=546-5,910 uM (cf indomethacin IC50=1 uM) Duke, 1992 *
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor not available 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
Crataegus laevigata Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Crataegus monogyna Plant not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Crataegus rhipidophylla Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Crataegus rhipidophylla Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Crataegus rhipidophylla Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Crataegus rhipidophylla Bud not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Crataegus rhipidophylla Inflorescence not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Croton lechleri Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Eucalyptus globulus Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Fagopyrum esculentum Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Fagopyrum esculentum Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Fallopia japonica Root not available 2.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Geranium thunbergii Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Ginkgo biloba Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Ginkgo biloba Tissue Culture not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Gleditsia triacanthos Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Glycine max Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Hordeum vulgare Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Humulus lupulus Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Hypericum perforatum Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *