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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Pisum sativum (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Pea
How this plant is used
Food
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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(R)-DIHYDRO-MALEIMIDE 0 Shoot 67.0 *
(R)-DIHYDRO-MALEIMIDE-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Shoot 62.0 *
1-3-(4,5-DIHYDRO-FURANONE)-5-(HYDROXY-METHYL)-PYRROLE-2-CARBOXYALDEHYDE 0 Cotyledon *
1-O-FERULOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Petiole *
1-O-P-COUMAROYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Petiole *
1-O-SINAPOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Petiole *
14-HENTRIACONTANOL 0 Wax *
15-HENTRIACONTANOL 0 Wax *
16-HENTRIACONTANOL 0 Wax *
2,3,9-TRIMETHOXYPTEROCARPAN 0 Embryo *
2,4-METHYLENE-CHOLESTEROL 0 Seed *
3-HYDROXY-2,9-DIMETHOXYPTEROCARPAN 0 Embryo *
4,4'-DIHYDROXY-2'-METHOXY-CHALCONE 0 Plant *
4-HYDROXY-2,3,9-TRIMETHOXYPTEROCARPAN 0 Embryo *
5'-O-(6-O-MALONYL-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL)-PYRIDOXINE 0 Sprout Seedling *
5'-O-(6-O-{3-HYDROXY-3-METHYL-4-CARBOXY-BUTANOYL}-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL)PYRIDOXINE 0 Sprout Seedling 39.0 *
5'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-PYRIDOXINE 0 Sprout Seedling *
5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE 15 Leaf *
ABSCISIC-ACID 0 Seed *
ALANINE 3 Fruit 580.0 5737.0 0.80 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 6 *
5-HETE-Inhibitor 1 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 *
Abortifacient 2 *
Absorbent 1 Martindale's 29th
Acaricide 1 *
Acarifuge 1 *
ACE-Inhibitor 2 *
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Acnegenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Additive 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adjuvant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Adrenergic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Aggregant 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 8 *
Allelochemic 3 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allelopathic 5 Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic 10 Mitchell, J. and Rook, A.J. 1923. Botanical Dermatology: plants and plant products injurious to the skin. Vancouver: Greengrass, 1979. xiii, 787 p.: ill.
Alpha-Amylase-Inhibitor 1 *