Sweet pea

Aminopropionitrile (present in sweet peas) covalently inactivates lysyl oxidase, preventing intramolecular cross-linking of collagen and causing abnormalities in joints, bones, and blood vessels. 

Toxic amines are common in the Lathyrus genera (vetches and sweet peas), mistletoe berries (Phorandendron spp.), and Leucaena spp. The toxic amines in Lathyrus cause degeneration of motor tracts of the spinal cord, resulting in paralysis, and even death. The condition called lathyiism was common in... 

In total, 12,264 samples were collected and analyzed for pesticide residues in the 2001 PDP (USDA, 2003). Specific fruits and vegetables analyzed in the 2001 PDP included apples, bananas, broccoli, carrots, celery, cherries, grapes, green beans, lettuce, mushrooms, nectarines, oranges, peaches, pineapples, potatoes, canned sweet corn, canned sweet peas, and canned tomato paste. Fruits and vegetable samples were taken most commonly (9903 samples), followed by beef (911 samples), enriched milled rice (689 samples), poultry (464... 

Making an impact A large container crammed with plants is much easier to care for than several small ones. Here, annual climbers—sweet peas and nasturtiums—are grown up a twiggy tepee set in a galvanized bin with holes drilled through the base. 

Covalent cross-links both between and within the tropocollagen molecules confer strength and rigidity on the collagen fiber. These cross-links are formed between Lys and its aldehyde derivative allysine. Allysine is derived from Lys by the action of the copper-containing lysyl oxidase which requires pyridoxal phosphate for activity. The disease lathyrism is caused by the inhibition of lysyl oxidase by the chemical (3-aminopropionitrile in sweet pea seeds, and results in defective collagen due to the lack of cross-links. 

Gregor Mendel, an Austrian botanist and monk working with sweet pea plants, proposed that factors (units of information responsible for observable traits) are passed from one generation to the next (1866). But,... 

Ofher legumes that are commonly grown in gardens include the Japanese wisteria (Wisteria floribunda), Chinese wisteria (W sinensis), and related species. The sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) is also commonly grown as an attractive, climbing plant. 

The results thus far described permit the conclusion that the mycobacterial inositol-phospholipids are mannosides of a typical phosphatidyl-inositide, as isolated in recent years by Faure and Morelec-Coulon from wheat germ and ox heart, by Hawthorne and ChargalF ) and by Okuhara and Nakayama from soy bean, and by Carter and coworkers from sweet peas. The phosphoric acid is linked to the L-l-hydroxyl group of the m)/o-inositol. ... 

Plant sweet peas in full sun in a deeply worked bed amended with lots of organic matter. Water deeply and frequently. Remove spent flowers to prolong blooming. 

Sweet alyssum. See Lobularia Sweet gum. See Liquidambar Sweet pea. See Lathyrus Sweet potato, 220-22 cold storage of, 367 culture, 220... 

Cardiotoxicity of primary amines (epinephrine, norepinephrine, isoproterenol) was noted earlier, and has been recognized for nearly 100 years. The vascular toxicity of these and related compounds has also recently been recognized. The effects seem to focus on medial cells of the artery wall, rather than on adventitial or endothelial cells. Early changes include loss of medial cells, mineralization, and loss of elastic fibers. Later there is a compensatory proliferation of intimal cells. The vascular toxicity of two related compounds is particularly striking. One of these compounds, allylamine, will be discussed near the end of this chapter. The second is )S-aminoproprionitrile ()S-APN), which is the active agent in the toxic sweet pea, Lathyrus odoratus. Consumption of flour derived from this plant results in lathyrism, a condition often seen in children and young... 

Some species in the Vicieae produce additional compounds to the main types. We found, for example, that the sweet pea, Lathyrus odoratus, proved to be almost unique in the tribe in synthesizing two 3-ethylchromones. Such chromones had not been found before in nature. Furthermore, one of them, 5,7-dihydroxy-3-ethylchromone, was significantly more fungltoxlc than plsatln (15). Last year, Fuchs and his co-workers at Wageningen (16) reported further phy-toalexlns in the sweet pea, two o-hydroxydlhydrochalcones, odoratol and methylodoratol. 

T (A reaction in which aldehydes form an a, /Tunsaturated aldehyde linkage is referred to as an aldol condensation. In condensation reactions a small molecule, in this case H20, is removed.) In a disease called lathyrism, which occurs in humans and several other animals, a toxin (/J-aminopropionitrile) found in sweet peas (Lathyrus odoratus) inactivates lysyl oxidase. Consider the abundance of collagen in animal bodies and suggest some likely symptoms of this malady. 

The skeletal and vascular form of lathyrism (odoratism) produced by feeding sweet peas (Lathyrus odoratus) or p-aminopropionitrile (SIS) bears certain resemblances to scurvy. Only a single observation is recorded about any possible connection. The production of odoratism in rats was not modified by feeding them 12 mg ascorbic acid daily (LIO). 

Collect use water efficiently 156 Grow pots of tomatoes 160 Garden without pesticides 162 Grow sweet peas on a teepee 168 Grow herbs for teas and infusions 172 Make your own compost 174 Grow chili peppers in a pot 176 Use reclaimed wood furniture... 

One of the most wonderful sights and scents of summer is a vase of freshly picked sweet peas Lathyrus odoratus) in shades of pink, white, yellow, blue, purple, and burgundy. By growing your own, you can pick a bunch every couple of days—and the more you pick, the longer your plants will produce flowers through the summer months. 

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