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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
Castanea mollisima Seed 2313.0 4116.0 -1.1 *
Castanea sativa Seed 1189.0 2617.0 -1.3 *
Ceratonia siliqua Seed 26320.0 1.9 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Chenopodium album Seed 3540.0 22550.0 1.4 *
Cicer arietinum Seed 12910.0 14595.0 0.3 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Cichorium endivia Leaf 630.0 10145.0 -0.6 *
Cichorium intybus Leaf 350.0 7956.0 -1.1 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Citrullus lanatus Fruit 7303.0 0.8 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Citrullus lanatus Seed 8932.0 -0.4 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Citrus aurantiifolia Fruit 140.0 1190.0 -0.8 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Citrus paradisi Fruit 160.0 1760.0 -0.6 *
Citrus reticulata Fruit 40.0 2579.0 -0.4 *
Citrus sinensis Fruit 470.0 3548.0 -0.1 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Cnidoscolus chayamansa Leaf 3040.0 15190.0 0.5 *
Cocos nucifera Seed 1470.0 2775.0 -1.3 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Cocos nucifera Endosperm Jim Duke's personal files.
Cocos nucifera Leaf Jim Duke's personal files.
Colocasia esculenta Leaf 2460.0 17155.0 1.0 *
Colocasia esculenta Root 670.0 2280.0 -1.3 *
Corchorus olitorius Leaf 1540.0 17825.0 1.1 *