Mucuna mutisiana

Nonprotein amino acids may be used as a storage of nitrogen. Seeds and roots of plants, for instance, may contain these substances in high concentration. 5-Hydroxy-L-tryptophan, for instance, accounts for 14 % of the seed weight of Griffonia simplicifolia L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine for more than 8 % of the seed weight of Mucuna mutisiana, and 5-iV-acetyl-L-ornithine for 10 %of the roots of Corydalis cava. 

Baser KH (1982) Isolation and identification of anisaldehyde and three alkaloids from leaves of Thalictrum minus var. microphyllum. J Nat Prod 45 704-706 Bell EA, Nulu JR, Cone C (1971) L-Dopa and L-3-carboxy-6,7-dihydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinoline, a new amino acid from seeds of Mucuna mutisiana. Phytochemistry 10 2191-2194... 

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