EFSA
ecomole
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  2. Saffron (as plant) // Crocus sativus L.

Saffron (as plant) // Crocus sativus L.

Family:
Iridaceae
Approval state:
Approved
Number of articles retrieved:
2324
Number of processed references:
3
Compositions
#1: Fenchone #2: Camphor #3: Azafrine 1 & 2 #4: saponins
Endpoint Studies
Genotoxicity
Composition #1: Akhmedov, A. I., Goryaev, M. I., Chogovadze, Sh. K., Dembitskii, A. D. Substances present in essential oils. 55. Essential oil of Crocus sativus. izvestiya akademii nauk kazakhskoi ssr, seriya khimicheskaya, 1972, p. 56–59. .
Composition #2: Akhmedov, A. I., Goryaev, M. I., Chogovadze, Sh. K., Dembitskii, A. D. Substances present in essential oils. 55. Essential oil of Crocus sativus. izvestiya akademii nauk kazakhskoi ssr, seriya khimicheskaya, 1972, p. 56–59. .
Composition #3: Rubio-Moraga, Angela., Gerwig, Gerrit J., Castro-Diaz, Natali., Luisa Jimeno, Maria., Escribano, Julio., Fernandez, Jose-Antonio., Kamerling, Johannis P. Triterpenoid saponins from corms of Crocus sativus: Localization, extraction and characterization. INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS, 2011, vol. 34, no. 3, p. 1401–1409. DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2011.04.013. [DOI link]
Composition #4: Castro-Diaz, Nathaly., Salaun, Bruno., Perret, Rachel., Sierro, Sophie., Romero, Jackeline F., Fernandez, Jose-Antonio., Rubio-Moraga, Angela., Romero, Pedro. Saponins from the Spanish saffron Crocus sativus are efficient adjuvants for protein-based vaccines. VACCINE, 2012, vol. 30, no. 2, p. 388–397. DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.10.080. [DOI link]