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Common Names
Pea
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S-4-CHLORO-TRYPTOPHAN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALICYLIC-ACID | 34 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Seed | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SERINE | 1 | Fruit | 1250.0 | 12364.0 | 3.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SERINE | 1 | Seed | 1810.0 | 8562.0 | -0.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SFA | 0 | Fruit | 390.0 | 3857.0 | -0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SFA | 0 | Seed | 710.0 | 3350.0 | -0.55 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILICON | 4 | Seed | 2.0 | 59.0 | -1.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Fruit | 22.0 | 578.0 | -0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Seed | 37.0 | 297.0 | -0.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOYASAPONIN-I | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SPERMIDINE | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SPERMINE | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SQUALENE | 10 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STACHYOSE | 1 | Seed | not available | 20000.0 | -0.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STARCH | 5 | Seed | 329000.0 | 434000.0 | 0.50 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Fruit | 30.0 | 297.0 | -0.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 70.0 | 331.0 | -0.56 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUCCINIC-ACID | 7 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Larvistat | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Laxative | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Laxative? | 2 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Sep-91. |
| Leptingenic | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Leukotriene-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipolytic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Lipotropic | 5 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 5 | Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690. |
| Lithogenic | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Litholytic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Lubricant | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lyase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lymphocytogenic | 1 | Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp. |
| MAO-A-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MDR-Inhibitor | 1 | Castro, A. F., Altenberg, G. A. 1997. Inhibition of Drug Transport by Genistein in Multidrug-Resistant Cell Expressing P-Glycoprotein. Biochem Pharmacol, 53(1): 89-93. |
| Memorigenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metal-Chelator | 2 | McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25. |
| Metal-Chelator (Copper) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |