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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
Coronary-Dilator 1 *
Cosmetic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
COX-1-Inhibitor 1 *
COX-2-Inhibitor 4 Newmark, T. M. and Schulick, P. 2000. Herbal Cox-2 Inhibition - Nature's Challenge to Arthritis, Cancer & Alzheimer's Disease. Hohm Press, Prescott AZ.
Cyclooxygenase-Activator 1 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 2 *
Cytoprotective 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Cytotoxic 6 *
Demulcent 2 *
Deodorant 1 Martindale's 29th
Depressant 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Dermatitigenic 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Detoxicant 2 *
Detoxicant (Alcohol) 1 *
Diaphoretic? 2 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90.
Disinfectant 1 Martindale's 29th
Diuretic 12 *
DNA-Active 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DNA-Protective 1 *
DOPA-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 1 *