EFSA Compendium of Botanicals

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Amyris balsamifera L.

Family:: Rutaceae
Approval state:: Approved
Number of articles retrieved:: 56
Number of processed references:: 2

Compositions

#1: balsamiferone (leaves, twigs; coumarins) #2: coumarins (6-(2'-hydroxy-3'-methyl-3'butenyl)-7-methoxycoumarin) #3: Furan derivatives

Endpoint Studies

Genotoxicity

Composition #1: BURKE, BA., PARKINS, H. COUMARINS FROM AMYRIS-BALSAMIFERA. PHYTOCHEMISTRY, 1979, vol. 18, no. 6, p. 1073–1075. DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(00)91488-2. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

benzene extraction fo leaves and twings
Substance:

balsamiferone (RF-00010994-PAR)
Additional substance description:

balsamiferone
Analytical method code:

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) (F061A)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

balsamiferone (leaves, twigs; coumarins)

Composition #2: BURKE, BA., PARKINS, H. COUMARINS FROM AMYRIS-BALSAMIFERA. PHYTOCHEMISTRY, 1979, vol. 18, no. 6, p. 1073–1075. DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(00)91488-2. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

benzene extraction fo leaves and twings
Substance:

coumarins (RF-00004351-PAR)
Additional substance description:

(R)-(+)-6-(2'-hydroxy-3'-methyl-3'butenyl)-7-methoxycoumarin
Analytical method code:

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) (F061A)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

coumarins (6-(2'-hydroxy-3'-methyl-3'butenyl)-7-methoxycoumarin)

Composition #3: VANBEEK, TA., KLEIS, R., POSTHUMUS, MA., VANVELDHUIZEN, A. ESSENTIAL OIL OF AMYRIS-BALSAMIFERA. phytochemistry, 1989, vol. 28, no. 7, p. 1909–1911. DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(00)97885-3. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Wood (as part-nature) (A166P)
Extraction/Preparation method:

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

furan derivatives (RF-00004396-PAR)
Additional substance description:

beta-dihydro-agarofuran; alpha-agarofuran
Analytical method code:

Chromatographic tests (F015A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

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

>1
Internal remarks:

Furan derivatives