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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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LYSINE

Chemical ID
LYSINE
Ubiquitous
Yes
List of known dosages
Dosage
LD50=181 (ivn mus)
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List of chemical activities.
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Activity Dosage Reference
Antialkalotic Martindale's 29th
Antiherpetic 0.5-3 g/day *
Essential Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hypoarginanemic 250 mg/kg Martindale's 29th
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List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Brassica napus var. napobrassica Root 390.0 3770.0 0.0 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Brassica nigra Leaf 1130.0 16642.0 0.9 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Brassica oleracea Stem 560.0 6222.0 *
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. Leaf 1410.0 15143.0 0.5 *
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. Flower 1070.0 13825.0 *
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l. Leaf 570.0 7621.0 -1.2 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera Leaf 1540.0 10996.0 -0.4 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Brassica oleracea var. italica Leaf 1410.0 15143.0 0.5 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Brassica oleracea var. sabellica l. Leaf 1970.0 12675.0 0.0 *
Brassica oleracea var. viridis l. Leaf 750.0 12293.0 -0.1 *
Brassica rapa Root 360.0 4425.0 0.6 *
Brassica rapa Leaf 890.0 19019.0 1.4 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Cajanus cajan Seed 13750.0 17010.0 0.7 *
Calathea allouia Root 3810.0 4190.0 0.4 *
Camellia sinensis Leaf *
Capsicum annuum Fruit 380.0 5183.0 0.3 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Capsicum frutescens Fruit 890.0 7262.0 0.8 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Carica papaya Fruit 250.0 2238.0 -0.5 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Carum carvi Seed 10310.0 11445.0 -0.1 Revised USDA data received 1993.
Castanea dentata Seed 2687.0 4784.0 -1.0 *