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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Pisum sativum (Fabaceae)

Common Names
Pea
How this plant is used
Food
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(R)-DIHYDRO-MALEIMIDE 0 Shoot 67.0 *
(R)-DIHYDRO-MALEIMIDE-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Shoot 62.0 *
1-3-(4,5-DIHYDRO-FURANONE)-5-(HYDROXY-METHYL)-PYRROLE-2-CARBOXYALDEHYDE 0 Cotyledon *
1-O-FERULOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Petiole *
1-O-P-COUMAROYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Petiole *
1-O-SINAPOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Petiole *
14-HENTRIACONTANOL 0 Wax *
15-HENTRIACONTANOL 0 Wax *
16-HENTRIACONTANOL 0 Wax *
2,3,9-TRIMETHOXYPTEROCARPAN 0 Embryo *
2,4-METHYLENE-CHOLESTEROL 0 Seed *
3-HYDROXY-2,9-DIMETHOXYPTEROCARPAN 0 Embryo *
4,4'-DIHYDROXY-2'-METHOXY-CHALCONE 0 Plant *
4-HYDROXY-2,3,9-TRIMETHOXYPTEROCARPAN 0 Embryo *
5'-O-(6-O-MALONYL-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL)-PYRIDOXINE 0 Sprout Seedling *
5'-O-(6-O-{3-HYDROXY-3-METHYL-4-CARBOXY-BUTANOYL}-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL)PYRIDOXINE 0 Sprout Seedling 39.0 *
5'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSYL-PYRIDOXINE 0 Sprout Seedling *
5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE 15 Leaf *
ABSCISIC-ACID 0 Seed *
ALANINE 3 Fruit 580.0 5737.0 0.80 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Calcium-Channel-Blocker 1 *
cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor 1 *
Cancer-Preventive 39 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 4 Martindale's 28th
Carcinogenic 4 *
Cardiac 1 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Cardiodepressant 1 *
Cardiomyopathogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Cardioprotective 12 *
Cardiotonic 1 *
Cardiotoxic 1 *
Cardiovascular 3 Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006.
Caspase-8-Inducer 1 *
Catechol-O-Methyltransferase-Inhibitor 1 *
Cerebrophilic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Cerebroprotective 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Cerebrotonic 1 *
Chemopreventive 5 *
Cholagogue 2 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Choleretic 10 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.