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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
Juniperus communis Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Juniperus communis Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Laurus nobilis Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Malus domestica Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Malus domestica Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Malus domestica Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Malus domestica Pt not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Malus domestica Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Malus domestica Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Pinus sylvestris Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
Pinus sylvestris Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Pinus sylvestris Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Rheum officinale Rhizome not available 3628.6 -1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Rheum officinale Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Rheum palmatum Rhizome not available 14275.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Rheum rhabarbarum Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Rhododendron ponticum Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Ribes nigrum Fruit 5500.0 13800.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Ribes uva-crispa Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Rosa canina Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *