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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Theobroma angustifolium (Sterculiaceae)

Common Names
Castarica; Emerald Cacao

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
WATER 0 Petiole 446800.0 -1.00 *
WATER 0 Seed 31900.0 441700.0 0.82 *
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Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor 1 Tohda, H., Zhao, J. H., Oikawa, A. 1992. A Possible Involvement of DNA Topoisomerase I in 'Caffeine Effect' After Ultraviolet Irradiation. Tohoku J Exp Med, 168: 129-132.
Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor 1 Shin, C. G., Strayer, J. M., Wani, M., Snapka, R. M. 1990. Rapid Evaluation of Topoisomerase Inhibitors: Caffeine Inhibition of Topoisomerases in vivo. Teratogen Carcinogen Mutagen, 10: 41-52.
Vasodilator 4 Bruneton, J. 1999. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. 2nd Ed. Lavoisier Publishing, Paris. 1119 pp.