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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
INDOLYL-3-ACETALDEHYDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
INOSITOL 8 Seed not available 1500.0 -0.23 Duke, 1992 *
IODINE 12 Seed not available 0.0 -0.28 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Fruit 21.0 206.0 0.29 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Plant not available 400.0 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Seed 14.0 90.0 -0.28 Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Fruit 1610.0 15925.0 3.69 Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Seed 1950.0 9224.0 -0.16 Duke, 1992 *
ISOXAZOLIN-5-ONE-2-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
JASMONIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL 75 Tissue Culture not available 500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-COUMAROYL-TRIGLUCOSIDE) 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-FERULOYL-TRIGLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL-3-TRIGLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Fruit 420.0 4154.0 0.75 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Seed 810.0 3832.0 -0.80 Duke, 1992 *
L-(+)-2-AMINOBUTYRIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
L-(+)-ACETYLHOMOSERINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
L-(+)-HOMOSERINE 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
L-(-)-HOMOSERINE 0 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 *