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Plant Pisum sativum (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Pea
How this plant is used
Food
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
L-THREO-ALPHA-AMINO-BETA-CHLORO-BUTYRIC-ACID 0 Juice not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LEAD 0 Seed 0.0 0.5 -0.56 Duke, 1992 *
LECITHIN 20 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LEGUMIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LEGUMINELIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE 2 Fruit 2280.0 22552.0 3.71 Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE 2 Seed 3230.0 15279.0 -0.17 Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE 2 Shoot not available 35.0 -1.17 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Fruit 1750.0 7418.0 -0.25 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed 1520.0 7190.0 -0.86 Duke, 1992 *
LUPEOL 21 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEIN 15 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEIN-EPOXIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE 4 Fruit 2020.0 19980.0 4.11 Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE 4 Seed 3170.0 14995.0 0.39 Duke, 1992 *
M-XYLOHYDROQUINONE 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Fruit 218.0 2591.0 0.21 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Plant 2200.0 3700.0 -0.11 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Seed 319.0 1700.0 -0.49 Duke, 1992 *
MALIC-ACID 15 Seed 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 *