EFSA Compendium of Botanicals

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Red mustard (as plant) // Brassica juncea (L.) Czern.

Family:: Brassicaceae
Approval state:: Approved
Number of articles retrieved:: 7304
Number of processed references:: 4

Compositions

#1: sinigrin (seeds) #2: allyl isothiocyanate #3: glucosinolates #4: glucosinolates

Endpoint Studies

Genotoxicity

Composition #1: Nayar, J. K., Thorsteinson, A. J. The chemical basis of insect-host relations in an oligophagous insect, Plutella maculipennis. canadian journal of zoology, 1963, p. 923–929. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Seed (as part-nature) (A066P)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

Petroleum ether
Substance:

sinigrin (RF-00004055-PAR)
Analytical method code:

Gaschromatography (GC) (F037A)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

sinigrin (seeds)

Composition #2: Kumar, Akhilesh., D'Souza, Saritha S., Tickoo, Sanjay., Salimath, Bharathi P., Singh, H. B. Antiangiogenic and proapoptotic activities of allyl isothiocyanate inhibit ascites tumor growth in vivo. integrative cancer therapies, 2009, p. 75–87. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Seed (as part-nature) (A066P)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Essential oil (as part-nature) (A166Q)
Additional extraction description:

Water distillation
Substance:

Allyl isothiocyanate (RF-00000024-CHE)
Analytical method code:

Gaschromatography (GC) (F037A)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

allyl isothiocyanate

Composition #3: Antonious, George F., Bomford, Michael., Vincelli, Paul. Screening Brassica species for glucosinolate content. journal of environmental science and health part b-pesticides food contaminants and agricultural wastes, 2009, vol. 44, no. 3, p. 311–316. DOI: 10.1080/03601230902728476. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Shoot (as part-nature) (A067T)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

methanol extraction
Substance:

Glucosinolates (RF-00000330-TOX)
Analytical method code:

Standard Chromatographic tests (paper- thin layer- and column chromatography) (F016A)
Result unit:

Millimole/kilogram (G070A)
Result type:

Numerical Value (VAL)
Value (concentration, content):

37-66
Internal remarks:

glucosinolates

Composition #4: Almuziny, Makhdora., Decker, Charlotte., Wang, Dong., Gerard, Patrick., Tharayil, Nishanth. Nutrient Supply and Simulated Herbivory Differentially Alter the Metabolite Pools and the Efficacy of the Glucosinolate-Based Defense System in Brassica Species . journal of chemical ecology, 2017, vol. 43, no. 2, p. 129–142. DOI: 10.1007/s10886-016-0811-y. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Leaves (as part-nature) (A0EKT)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

70% Methanol
Substance:

Glucosinolates (RF-00000330-TOX)
Additional substance description:

sinigrin, glucobrassicin and derivatives
Analytical method code:

High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) (F018A)
Analytical method - additional description:

UHPLC
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

glucosinolates