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Chemical LYSINE

Chemical ID
LYSINE
Ubiquitous
Yes
List of known dosages
Dosage
LD50=181 (ivn mus)
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
Antialkalotic not available Martindale's 29th
Antiherpetic 0.5-3 g/day Duke, 1992 *
Essential not available 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
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
Mangifera indica Fruit 410.0 3200.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Manihot esculenta Root 1000.0 3175.0 -0.5 Duke, 1992 *
Medicago sativa Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Melia azedarach Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Melicoccus bijugatas Fruit 170.0 545.0 -0.9 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
Mentha spicata Leaf 1410.0 9760.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Mentha x piperita Leaf 1610.0 7540.0 -1.2 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Momordica charantia Seed not available 149.0 -1.6 Jim Duke's personal files.
Moringa oleifera Shoot 5370.0 25165.0 1.0 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Mucuna pruriens Seed 9700.0 20564.0 1.1 Duke, 1992 *
Murraya sp Fruit 600.0 1728.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Musa x paradisiaca Fruit 600.0 1728.0 -0.6 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Nasturtium officinale Herb 1340.0 26800.0 1.0 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Nelumbo nucifera Rhizome 940.0 4500.0 1.0 Duke, 1992 *
Nelumbo nucifera Seed 2640.0 8000.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Nigella sativa Seed 16200.0 20700.0 1.2 Duke, 1992 *
Ocimum basilicum Leaf not available 6180.0 -1.5 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Oenothera biennis Seed 3100.0 3842.0 -1.1 Duke, 1992 *
Opuntia ficus-indica Bud not available 6005.0 not available Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
Opuntia ficus-indica Seed not available 6275.0 -0.8 Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.