Experiment 1096030

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismDieffenbachia picta (ARACEAE)
CitationLADEIRA,AM: ANDRADE,SO: SAWAYA,P:. (1975). STUDIES ON DIEFFENBACHIA PICTA. TOXIC EFFECTS IN GUINEA PIGS.. 34()
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseTESTS WERE CARRIED OUT ON FRESH MATERIAL SINCE THE JUICE LOST ACTIVITY EVEN WHEN REFRIGERATED. STEM JUICE WAS FRACTIONATED BY CENTRIFUGATION(10,000 RPM AT 3 C/1 HOUR) AND THE PRECIIPITATE WAS USED FOR TESTING. ALL EIGHT ANIMALS WERE DEAD AFTER 24 HOURS. ACTIVITY WAS UNSTABLE TO HEATING AT 100 C FOR FIVE MINUTES AND TO DRYING AT 50-60 C. PRETREATMENT WITH ANTIHISTAMINE DID NOT ALTER THE EFFECTS. INCUBATION OF THE TEST SUBSTANCE WITH CHYMOTRYPSIN DID NOT ALTER THE EFFECTS.
Dose amount0.4 ML
Number5
AnimalGUINEA PIG
Per unitANIMAL
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractJUICE