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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
NICOTINAMIDE 2 Sprout Seedling not available 0.7 not available Duke, 1992 *
NICOTINIC-ACID 11 Seed not available 18.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
NICOTINIC-ACID 11 Sprout Seedling not available 18.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
NITROGEN 0 Seed 11000.0 50000.0 2.15 Duke, 1992 *
O-ACETYL-HOMOSERINE 0 Shoot not available 433.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
O-COUMARIC-ACID 4 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OBTUSTYRENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Fruit 210.0 2077.0 -0.46 Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed 350.0 1656.0 -0.97 Duke, 1992 *
ONONITOL 0 Root not available 3.2 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
OXALIC-ACID 9 Fruit not available 60.0 -0.30 Duke, 1992 *
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID 13 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID 13 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PAEONIDIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Fruit 330.0 3264.0 -0.31 Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Seed 640.0 3027.0 -0.64 Duke, 1992 *
PALMITOLEIC-ACID 2 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PANTOTHENIC-ACID 11 Fruit 7.5 74.0 3.57 Duke, 1992 *
PANTOTHENIC-ACID 11 Seed 1.0 5.0 -1.23 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 *