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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
Pisum sativum Fruit 2020.0 19980.0 4.1 *
Pisum sativum Seed 3170.0 14995.0 0.4 *
Portulaca oleracea Herb 650.0 13200.0 -1.0 *
Pouteria caimito Fruit 3160.0 -0.2 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
Pouteria campechiana Fruit 840.0 2130.0 -0.5 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
Prunus armeniaca Fruit 970.0 7105.0 0.8 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Prunus domestica Fruit 170.0 1149.0 -0.8 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Prunus dulcis Seed 6660.0 6966.0 -0.7 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Prunus persica Fruit 230.0 1863.0 -0.6 *
Psidium cattleianum Fruit 160.0 825.0 -0.9 *
Psidium guajava Fruit 230.0 1656.0 -0.6 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Leaf 2280.0 9849.0 -0.7 *
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Seed 21360.0 23304.0 1.5 *
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus Tuber 5920.0 13897.0 1.7 *
Psoralea esculenta Root 2743.0 -0.9 Izadoost, M. & Robinson, T., Synergism & antagonism in the pharmacology of alkaloidal plants, pp 137-58 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds., Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture & Pharmacology, v. 2, 1987, 255pp.
Pyrus communis Fruit 140.0 865.0 -0.8 *
Raphanus sativus Root 350.0 6785.0 2.8 *
Rehmannia glutinosa Root 2000.0 4000.0 0.2 *
Rosmarinus officinalis Leaf 1430.0 4435.0 -1.9 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Sambucus canadensis Plant 260.0 1287.0 -1.1 *