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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
Rubus idaeus Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Rubus idaeus Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Rubus idaeus Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Rubus idaeus Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Rumex crispus Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Salix alba Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Salix alba Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Sanguisorba officinalis Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Terminalia catappa Bark not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Thuja occidentalis Branches not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Vaccinium corymbosum Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Vaccinium myrtillus Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Vaccinium myrtillus Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Vaccinium vitis-idaea Fruit not available 3500.0 -1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Vitis vinifera Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Vitis vinifera Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Vitis vinifera Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *