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Plant Cajanus cajan (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Pigeonpea
How this plant is used
Food

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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
FIBER 15 Seed 21380.0 108000.0 -0.21 Duke, 1992 *
GENISTEIN 81 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Seed 40790.0 56270.0 0.61 Duke, 1992 *
GLYCINE 12 Seed 6860.0 8970.0 -0.29 Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE 7 Seed 7090.0 8655.0 0.67 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Fruit 17.0 56.0 -0.31 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Seed 13.0 62.0 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
ISOGENISTEIN-7-0-GLUCOSIDE 0 Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Seed 6990.0 8780.0 -0.22 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Fruit 1140.0 3860.0 0.30 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Seed 1170.0 3974.0 -0.69 Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE 2 Seed 13110.0 17325.0 0.02 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed 7780.0 24472.0 -0.71 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLENIC-ACID 0 Seed 350.0 1114.0 -0.56 Duke, 1992 *
LUPEOL 21 Root not available not available not available Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
LYSINE 4 Seed 13750.0 17010.0 0.67 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Seed 17.0 21.0 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE 15 Seed 1860.0 2720.0 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
MUFA 13 Seed 120.0 135.0 -0.79 Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Fruit 18.0 75.0 0.19 Duke, 1992 *
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