An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Plant Pisum sativum (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Pea
How this plant is used
Food

Select a Results View:

View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
PROLINE 0 Root not available 575.0 -0.92 Duke, 1992 *
PROLINE 0 Seed 1730.0 8183.0 -0.62 Duke, 1992 *
PROLINE 0 Shoot not available 23.0 -0.71 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Fruit 28000.0 276954.0 2.24 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Plant 107000.0 284000.0 0.91 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed 52800.0 262042.0 0.25 Duke, 1992 *
PUFA 4 Fruit 890.0 8803.0 -0.21 Duke, 1992 *
PUFA 4 Seed 1870.0 8846.0 -0.74 Duke, 1992 *
PUTRESCINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PYRIDOXINE 43 Seed not available 1.4 -1.06 Duke, 1992 *
PYRROLINE 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-COUMAROYL-TRIGLUCOSIDE) 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-FERULOYL-TRIGLUCOSIDE) 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN-3-TRIGLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCITRIN 44 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUINIC-ACID 1 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RAFFINOSE 1 Seed not available 6000.0 -0.06 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Fruit 0.8 8.0 0.64 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Seed 1.2 6.7 1.22 Duke, 1992 *
RUBIDIUM 0 Seed 0.8 10.0 -0.52 Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 6 Duke, 1992 *
5-HETE-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient 2 Duke, 1992 *
Absorbent 1 Martindale's 29th
Acaricide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acarifuge 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *