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Chemical GOSSYPOL

Chemical ID
GOSSYPOL
Ubiquitous
No
List of known dosages
Dosage Reference
LD50=2,315-2,570 (orl rat) Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp.
LD50=550 (orl pig)
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 hmn male Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor not available Deck, L. M., Vander Jagt, D. L., Royer, R. E. 1991. Gossypol and Derivatives: A New Class of Aldose Reductase Inhibitors. J Med Chem, 34(1): 3301-3305.
Amebicide not available Duke, 1992 *
Anaphrodisiac not available Martindale's 29th
Antibacterial not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Antibiotic not available Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer not available Duke, 1992 *
AntiCorpus-Luteum not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiencephalitic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiestrogenic not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antifeedant not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Antifertility 30 mg/kg rats Duke, 1992 *
Antifertility 30 mg/kg Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Antiflu not available Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
Antiherpetic not available Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV not available Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV 100 uM Duke, 1992 *
Antiimplantation not available Duke, 1992 *
Antikeratitic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antimalarial IC50=10 uM 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
Abelmoschus esculentus Seed 32.0 70.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Ceiba pentandra Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Glycine max Seed not available 60.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Gossypium sp Oil 500.0 7000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Gossypium sp Seed 50.0 2500.0 -0.3 Duke, 1992 *
Helianthus annuus Seed not available 10.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Thespesia populnea Flower not available 4000.0 not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Thespesia populnea Leaf not available 16600.0 not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Thespesia populnea Root not available 12500.0 not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
Thespesia populnea Seed not available 31400.0 2.0 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Thespesia populnea Stem not available 14300.0 not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.