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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
Antioxidant not available Merck 11th Edition
Antiplasmodial IC50=10 uM Duke, 1992 *
Antiprogesterone not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiproliferant not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antirabies not available Duke, 1992 *
Antispermatogenic not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antistomatitic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antitestosterone not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antitrypanosomic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor 10 ppm Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral not available Duke, 1992 *
Avicide not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Calcium-Antagonist IC50=93 uM gpg Duke, 1992 *
Contraceptive (Male) 10 mg/man/day Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Cytotoxic 25 uM Duke, 1992 *
Fungicide EC50=1-100 ug/ml Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Hepatotoxic not available Duke, 1992 *
Hypokalemic 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.
Immunostimulant not available Duke, 1992 *
Insectifuge not available Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
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.