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Plant Pisum sativum (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Pea
How this plant is used
Food

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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
FLUORINE 0 Seed 0.1 1.0 -0.64 Duke, 1992 *
FOLACIN 15 Seed 0.6 3.0 0.17 Duke, 1992 *
GABA 22 Shoot not available 153.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-HYDROXY-HOMOARGININE 0 Sprout Seedling not available 100.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GENISTEIN 81 Seed not available 45.8 -0.30 Kaufman,PB,Duke,JA,Brielmann,H,Boik,J and Hoyt,JE. 1997. A Comparative Survey of Leguminous Plants as Sources of the Isoflavones Genistein and Daidzein: Implications For Human Nutrition and Health. Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine 3(1):7-12
GENISTEIN 81 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GENTISIC-ACID 8 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GIBBERELLINS 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Fruit 4480.0 44313.0 2.42 Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Seed 7400.0 35005.0 -0.28 Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Shoot not available 70.0 -1.37 Duke, 1992 *
GLYCINE 12 Fruit 720.0 7122.0 1.36 Duke, 1992 *
GLYCINE 12 Seed 1840.0 8704.0 -0.33 Duke, 1992 *
GLYCOLIC-ACID 4 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HENTRIACONTANE 0 Wax not available 500000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
HISTAMINE 18 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE 7 Fruit 170.0 1682.0 -0.02 Duke, 1992 *
HISTIDINE 7 Seed 1070.0 5061.0 -0.28 Duke, 1992 *
HOMOSERINE 1 Shoot not available 733.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
INDOLE-3-ACETIC-ACID 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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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 *