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Chemical MYRICETIN

Chemical ID
MYRICETIN
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
Candidicide MIC=150 ug/ml Planta Medica, 57: A43, 1991.
COMP-Inhibitor not available Dullo, A. G., et al. 1999. Efficacy of a green tea extract rich in catechin polyphenols and caffeine in increasing 24-h energy expenditure and fat oxidation in humans. Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, 70: 1040-1045.
Diuretic not available Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators)
Hypoglycemic not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 170.
Larvistat IC50=2.6-3.5 mM/kg diet Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Mutagenic not available Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Oxidase-Inhibitor not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Pesticide not available Duke, 1992 *
Quinone-Reductase-Inducer 36 uM Uda, Y., Price, K. R., Williamson, G., Rhodes, M. J. C. 1997. Induction of the Anticarcinogenic Marker Enzyme, Quinone Reductase, in Murine Hepatoma Cells In Vitro by Flavonoids. Cancer Lett., 120 (2): 213-216.
Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor IC50=11.9 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor IC50=11.9 ug/ml Duke, 1992 *
Tyrosine-Kinase-Inhibitor not available Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 170.
Vasodilator 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
Abutilon theophrasti Root not available not available not available Paszkowski, W. L., Kremer, R. J. 1988. Biological Activity and Tentative Identification of Flavonoid Components in Velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti Medik.) Seed Coats. J. Chem. Ecol., 14(7): 1573-1582.
Acacia leucophloea Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Aesculus hippocastanum Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
Allium sativum var. sativum Bulb not available 693.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Ammi visnaga Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Ammi visnaga Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Anogeissus latifolia Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Araucaria bidwillii Flower not available not available not available Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
Arbutus unedo Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Azadirachta indica Flower not available 1000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Caesalpinia pulcherrima Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Camellia sinensis Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Camellia sinensis Leaf not available 340.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Capsicum annuum Fruit not available 1.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Ceratonia siliqua Fruit not available not available not available Wealth of India.
Citrus sinensis Fruit not available 0.5 -0.8 Jim Duke's personal files.
Corylus avellana Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Crocus sativus Flower not available not available not available Abstract (See species file)
Daucus carota Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *