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Chemical (-)-EPICATECHIN

Chemical ID
-EPICATECHIN
Ubiquitous
No

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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
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor IC50=22-50 uM/l Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor IC50=0.216 mM/l Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 0.5 mg/ml rbt (weak activity) Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic not available Hanke, F. J., Natural Products as a Resource for Biologically Active Compounds, Thesis, U. Cal (Santa Cruz), 1986, 252 pp
Antiaggregant not available Duke, 1992 *
Antianaphylactic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antibacterial not available Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic 30 mg/kg rat Duke, 1992 *
AntiEBV not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antihepatitic not available Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
AntiHIV EC50=2 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperglycemic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiinflammatory not available Duke, 1992 *
Antileukemic not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antileukotriene not available Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant not available Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antioxidant IC50=6.3 ug/ml 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.
Antiviral EC50=2 ug/ml 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
Malus domestica Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Malus domestica Leaf 150.0 900.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Malus domestica Fruit Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Mitragyna speciosa Leaf not available 150.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Myristica fragrans Seed 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.
Pterocarpus marsupium Stem Bark not available not available not available Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Rheum officinale Rhizome not available 3437.5 not available Duke, 1992 *
Rheum rhabarbarum Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Rhododendron ponticum Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Rubus idaeus Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Rubus idaeus Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Rubus idaeus Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Rubus idaeus Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Rubus idaeus Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Rumex crispus Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Tamarindus indica Seed 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.
Theobroma cacao Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Uncaria tomentosa Bark not available 25.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *