EFSA Compendium of Botanicals

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Bursera simaruba (L.) Sarg. // Bursera gummifera L.

Family:: Burseraceae
Approval state:: Approved
Number of articles retrieved:: 247
Number of processed references:: 2

Compositions

#1: Myrcene in leaves #2: Myrcene in fruit #3: 1,8-Cineole in fruit #4: Beta-peltatin-O-beta-D- glucopyranoside (lignan) #5: Hinokinin (lignan) #6: Bursehernin (lignan) #7: Yatein (lignan) #8: Scopoletin (coumarin)

Endpoint Studies

Genotoxicity

Composition #1: Junor, Grace-Ann O., Porter, Roy B. R., Yee, Trevor H. The chemical composition of the essential oils from the leaves, bark and fruits of Bursera simaruba (L.) Sarg. from Jamaica . journal of essential oil research, 2008, vol. 20, no. 5, p. 426–429. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Essential oil (as part-nature) (A166Q)
Substance:

myrcene (RF-00003503-PAR)
Analytical method code:

GC-FID-MS (F607A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

5.2
Internal remarks:

Myrcene in leaves

Composition #2: Junor, Grace-Ann O., Porter, Roy B. R., Yee, Trevor H. The chemical composition of the essential oils from the leaves, bark and fruits of Bursera simaruba (L.) Sarg. from Jamaica . journal of essential oil research, 2008, vol. 20, no. 5, p. 426–429. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Fruit unspecified (as part-nature) (A067D)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Essential oil (as part-nature) (A166Q)
Substance:

myrcene (RF-00003503-PAR)
Analytical method code:

GC-FID-MS (F607A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

1.2
Internal remarks:

Myrcene in fruit

Composition #3: Junor, Grace-Ann O., Porter, Roy B. R., Yee, Trevor H. The chemical composition of the essential oils from the leaves, bark and fruits of Bursera simaruba (L.) Sarg. from Jamaica . journal of essential oil research, 2008, vol. 20, no. 5, p. 426–429. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Fruit unspecified (as part-nature) (A067D)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Essential oil (as part-nature) (A166Q)
Substance:

1,8-cineole (RF-00003470-PAR)
Analytical method code:

GC-FID-MS (F607A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

1.1
Internal remarks:

1,8-Cineole in fruit

Composition #4: Maldini, Mariateresa., Montoro, Paola., Piacente, Sonia., Pizza, Cosimo. Phenolic compounds from Bursera simaruba Sarg. bark: Phytochemical investigation and quantitative analysis by tandem mass spectrometry . phytochemistry, 2009, vol. 70, no. 5, p. 641–649. DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2009.02.009. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Bark (as part-nature) (A066X)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

MeOH
Substance:

lignans (RF-00004361-PAR)
Additional substance description:

beta-Peltatin-beta-D-glucoside
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Result unit:

Milligram/kilogram (G061A)
Result type:

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

399.4
Internal remarks:

Beta-peltatin-O-beta-D- glucopyranoside (lignan)

Composition #5: Maldini, Mariateresa., Montoro, Paola., Piacente, Sonia., Pizza, Cosimo. Phenolic compounds from Bursera simaruba Sarg. bark: Phytochemical investigation and quantitative analysis by tandem mass spectrometry . phytochemistry, 2009, vol. 70, no. 5, p. 641–649. DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2009.02.009. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Bark (as part-nature) (A066X)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

MeOH
Substance:

Hinokinin (RF-00011074-PAR)
Additional substance description:
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Result unit:

Milligram/kilogram (G061A)
Result type:

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

16.4
Internal remarks:

Hinokinin (lignan)

Composition #6: Maldini, Mariateresa., Montoro, Paola., Piacente, Sonia., Pizza, Cosimo. Phenolic compounds from Bursera simaruba Sarg. bark: Phytochemical investigation and quantitative analysis by tandem mass spectrometry . phytochemistry, 2009, vol. 70, no. 5, p. 641–649. DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2009.02.009. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Bark (as part-nature) (A066X)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

MeOH
Substance:

Bursehernin (RF-00011073-PAR)
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Result unit:

Milligram/kilogram (G061A)
Result type:

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

105.4
Internal remarks:

Bursehernin (lignan)

Composition #7: Maldini, Mariateresa., Montoro, Paola., Piacente, Sonia., Pizza, Cosimo. Phenolic compounds from Bursera simaruba Sarg. bark: Phytochemical investigation and quantitative analysis by tandem mass spectrometry . phytochemistry, 2009, vol. 70, no. 5, p. 641–649. DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2009.02.009. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Bark (as part-nature) (A066X)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

MeOH
Substance:

Yatein (RF-00011078-PAR)
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Result unit:

Milligram/kilogram (G061A)
Result type:

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

49.5
Internal remarks:

Yatein (lignan)

Composition #8: Maldini, Mariateresa., Montoro, Paola., Piacente, Sonia., Pizza, Cosimo. Phenolic compounds from Bursera simaruba Sarg. bark: Phytochemical investigation and quantitative analysis by tandem mass spectrometry . phytochemistry, 2009, vol. 70, no. 5, p. 641–649. DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2009.02.009. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Bark (as part-nature) (A066X)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

MeOH
Substance:

scopoletin (RF-00004048-PAR)
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

Scopoletin (coumarin)