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Chemical CYSTEINE

Chemical ID
CYSTEINE
Ubiquitous
Yes
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
AntiAddisonian not available Duke, 1992 *
Antibiotic not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticataract not available Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticytotoxic not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiophthalmic not available Martindale's 28th
Antioxidant not available Jim Duke's personal files.
Antitumor not available Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer not available Martindale's 29th
Cancer-Preventive not available Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Detoxicant not available Merck 11th Edition
Glutathionergic not available Duke, 1992 *
Ophthalmic-Antialkali 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 *
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
Acacia senegal Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
Allium cepa Bulb not available not available not available Ueda, Y., Taubuku, T., Miyajima, R. 1994. Composition of Sulfur-Containing Components in Onion and Their Flavor Characters. Biosci. Biotech. Biochem., 58(1): 108-110.
Allium sativum var. sativum Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Allium sativum var. sativum Bulb not available 0.0 not available LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The
Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp.
Aloe vera Leaf not available not available not available Yagi, A., Shida, T., Nishimura, H. 1987. Effect of Amino Acids in Aloe Extract on Phagocytosis by Peripheral Neutrophil in Adult Bronchial Asthma. Jap. J. Allergol. 36(12): 1094-1101.
Camellia sinensis Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Citrullus lanatus Fruit not available 236.0 -1.0 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Citrullus lanatus Seed not available 5742.0 0.2 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Coffea arabica Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Cucurbita foetidissima Seed 2150.0 3080.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Daucus carota Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Ginkgo biloba Seed not available not available not available Kameoka, H. and Nakai, K. 1987. Components of essential oil from the root of Glycyrrhiza-glabra. Nippon Gogeikagaku Kaishi 61(9): 1119-1122.
Glycine max Seed 5880.0 6430.0 0.4 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Helianthus annuus Seed 4510.0 16000.0 2.5 Duke, 1992 *
Hypericum perforatum Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Linum usitatissimum Seed not available 0.1 -1.1 Duke, 1992 *
Opuntia ficus-indica Seed not available 5740.0 0.2 Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
Oryza sativa Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Panax ginseng Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Panax quinquefolius Plant not available 200.0 not available Duke, 1992 *