EFSA Compendium of Botanicals

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Pinus strobus L.

Family:: Pinaceae
Approval state:: Approved
Number of articles retrieved:: 2577
Number of processed references:: 3

Compositions

Endpoint Studies

Genotoxicity

#1: wood condensate mutagenic (AMES test)

Composition #1: Von Rudloff, Ernst. The leaf oil terpene composition of eastern white pine, Pinus strobus L. flavour and fragrance journal, 1985, p. 33–35. .

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-MS (F046A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

13.3
Internal remarks:

myrcene

Composition #2: Boyer, M.G. The role of tannins in neutral red staining of pine leaf vacuoles. biotechnic and histochemistry, 1963, vol. 38, no. 2, p. 117–120. DOI: 10.3109/10520296309061174. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Leaves (as part-nature) (A0EKT)
Additional extraction description:

unspecified
Substance:

Tannins (RF-00004337-PAR)
Analytical method code:

Histology (F162A)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

Tannins

Genotox #1: Singer, J.T., Jackson, J.A., Rice, R.W. Microbiological methods for the detection of mutagens and cytotoxic components in wood drying condensates from Douglas fir, red oak, southern yellow pine, yellow poplar and eastern white pine. journal of microbiological methods, 1995, vol. 22, no. 3, p. 229–242. DOI: 10.1016/0167-7012(95)00006-7. [DOI link]

Study category:

Genotoxicity
Type of toxicological test:

bacterial reverse mutation assay (CHD028TT)
Method type:

in vitro
Tested organism:

Salmonella typhimurium (as organism) (A0CPZ)
Exogenous metabolic activation applied:

with and without
Control groups used:

no data
Endpoint measured:

gene mutation
Is genotoxic:

Positive
Remarks on genotox study:

wood dried chips condensate mutagenic with strains TA97a, TA100 and TA102 with S-9 activation
Internal remarks:

wood condensate mutagenic (AMES test)
Internal ID:

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