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Plant Mahonia japonica (Berberidaceae)

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Common name(s)
Hiiragi-Nanten, Japanese Ashberry
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 ARABINOSE Tissue Culture -- -- -- Iriki, Y., Fukuda, Y., Kakizaki, K., Nakazawa, M., Uesugi, Y., Kozu, T. 1984. Phytochemical Study of the Cell Wall of Berberidaceae. Nippon Nogeikagaku Kaishi, 58(4): 367-371.
130 BERBERINE Sprout Seedling -- -- -- Ikuta, A. and Itokawa, H. 1982. Studies on the Alkaloids from Tissue Culture of Nandina domestica. Plant Tissue Cult Proc Int Congr Plant Tissue Cell Cult 5th: 315316.
130 BERBERINE Stem -- -- -- Battersby, A. R., Francis, R. J., Hirst, M., Ruveda, E. A., Staunton, J. 1975. Biosynthesis. Part XXI. Investigations on the Biosynthesis of Stylopine in Chelidonium Majus. J Chem Soc Perkin Trans I: 1140.
7 COLUMBAMINE Sprout Seedling -- -- -- Ikuta, A. and Itokawa, H. 1982. Studies on the Alkaloids from Tissue Culture of Nandina domestica. Plant Tissue Cult Proc Int Congr Plant Tissue Cell Cult 5th: 315316.
3 COPTISINE Sprout Seedling -- -- -- Ikuta, A. and Itokawa, H. 1982. Studies on the Alkaloids from Tissue Culture of Nandina domestica. Plant Tissue Cult Proc Int Congr Plant Tissue Cell Cult 5th: 315316.
7 GLUCOSE Tissue Culture -- -- -- Iriki, Y., Fukuda, Y., Kakizaki, K., Nakazawa, M., Uesugi, Y., Kozu, T. 1984. Phytochemical Study of the Cell Wall of Berberidaceae. Nippon Nogeikagaku Kaishi, 58(4): 367-371.
13 JATRORRHIZINE Leaf -- -- -- Willaman, J. J., Li, H. L. 1970. Alkaloid-Bearing Plants and their Contained Alkaloids, 1957-1968. Lloydia, 33: 1-286.
13 JATRORRHIZINE Sprout Seedling -- -- -- Ikuta, A. and Itokawa, H. 1982. Studies on the Alkaloids from Tissue Culture of Nandina domestica. Plant Tissue Cult Proc Int Congr Plant Tissue Cell Cult 5th: 315316.
11 MAGNOFLORINE Sprout Seedling -- -- -- Ikuta, A. and Itokawa, H. 1982. Studies on the Alkaloids from Tissue Culture of Nandina domestica. Plant Tissue Cult Proc Int Congr Plant Tissue Cell Cult 5th: 315316.
3 MANNOSE Tissue Culture -- -- -- Iriki, Y., Fukuda, Y., Kakizaki, K., Nakazawa, M., Uesugi, Y., Kozu, T. 1984. Phytochemical Study of the Cell Wall of Berberidaceae. Nippon Nogeikagaku Kaishi, 58(4): 367-371.
17 PALMATINE Sprout Seedling -- -- -- Ikuta, A. and Itokawa, H. 1982. Studies on the Alkaloids from Tissue Culture of Nandina domestica. Plant Tissue Cult Proc Int Congr Plant Tissue Cell Cult 5th: 315316.
3 XYLOSE Tissue Culture -- -- -- Iriki, Y., Fukuda, Y., Kakizaki, K., Nakazawa, M., Uesugi, Y., Kozu, T. 1984. Phytochemical Study of the Cell Wall of Berberidaceae. Nippon Nogeikagaku Kaishi, 58(4): 367-371.
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.