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Chemical CYSTEINE
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CYSTEINE
Ubiquitous
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Total Plants: 30
Total Activities:
13
| Plant | Part | Low PPM | High PPM | StdDev | *Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acacia senegal | Plant | -- | -- | -- | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| Allium cepa | Bulb | -- | -- | -- | 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 | -- | -- | -- | * |
| Allium sativum var. sativum | Bulb | -- | 0.0 | -- | 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 | -- | -- | -- | 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 | -- | -- | -- | * |
| Citrullus lanatus | Fruit | -- | 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 | -- | 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 | -- | -- | -- | * |
| Cucurbita foetidissima | Seed | 2150.0 | 3080.0 | -0.4 | * |
| Daucus carota | Tissue Culture | -- | -- | -- | * |
| Ginkgo biloba | Seed | -- | -- | -- | 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 | * |
| Hypericum perforatum | Plant | -- | -- | -- | * |
| Linum usitatissimum | Seed | -- | 0.1 | -1.1 | * |
| Opuntia ficus-indica | Seed | -- | 5740.0 | 0.2 | Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29. |
| Oryza sativa | Plant | -- | -- | -- | * |
| Panax ginseng | Root | -- | -- | -- | * |
| Panax quinquefolius | Plant | -- | 200.0 | -- | * |
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.