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  2. Argan (as plant) // Argania spinosa (L.) Skeels

Argan (as plant) // Argania spinosa (L.) Skeels

Family:
Sapotaceae
Approval state:
Approved
Number of articles retrieved:
474
Number of processed references:
7
Compositions
#1: 3,4-Dihydroxybenzoic acid in fruit #2: p-Coumaric acid in fruit #3: Gallic acid in fruit #4: p-Hydroxybenzaldehyde in fruit #5: oleanene saponins in husk #6: arganines (pentacyclic triterpene saponins) in bark #7: Arganines A-F (kernel) #8: Tieghemelin (from kernel) #9: Camphor in leaves #10: Myrcene in leaves #11: Arganines A-F
Endpoint Studies
#1: Oral LD50 1300 mg/Kg #2: Chronic toxicity: hepatic glycogen decrease and a focal renal tube deterioration.
Genotoxicity
Composition #1: Khallouki, Farid., Haubner, Roswitha., Ricarte, Irvila., Erben, Gerhard., Klika, Karel., Ulrich, Cornelia M., Owen, Robert W. Identification of polyphenolic compounds in the flesh of Argan (Morocco) fruits. food chemistry, 2015, vol. 179, p. 191–198. .
Composition #2: Khallouki, Farid., Haubner, Roswitha., Ricarte, Irvila., Erben, Gerhard., Klika, Karel., Ulrich, Cornelia M., Owen, Robert W. Identification of polyphenolic compounds in the flesh of Argan (Morocco) fruits. food chemistry, 2015, vol. 179, p. 191–198. .
Composition #3: Khallouki, Farid., Haubner, Roswitha., Ricarte, Irvila., Erben, Gerhard., Klika, Karel., Ulrich, Cornelia M., Owen, Robert W. Identification of polyphenolic compounds in the flesh of Argan (Morocco) fruits. food chemistry, 2015, vol. 179, p. 191–198. .
Composition #4: Khallouki, Farid., Haubner, Roswitha., Ricarte, Irvila., Erben, Gerhard., Klika, Karel., Ulrich, Cornelia M., Owen, Robert W. Identification of polyphenolic compounds in the flesh of Argan (Morocco) fruits. food chemistry, 2015, vol. 179, p. 191–198. .
Composition #5: Alaoui, A., Charrouf, Z., Soufiaoui, M., Carbone, V., Malorni, A., Pizza, C., Piacente, S. Triterpenoid saponins from the shells of Argania spinosa seeds. journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 2002, vol. 50, no. 16, p. 4600–4603. DOI: 10.1021/jf0200117. [DOI link]
Composition #6: El Fakhar, Nadia., Charrouf, Zoubida., Coddeville, Bernadette., Leroy, Yves., Michalski, Jean Claude., Guillaume, Dominique. New triterpenoid saponins from Argania spinosa. journal of natural medicines, 2007, vol. 61, no. 4, p. 375–380. DOI: 10.1007/s11418-007-0161-8. [DOI link]
Composition #7: Henry, Max., Kowalczyk, Mariusz., Maldini, Mariateresa., Piacente, Sonia., Stochmal, Anna., Oleszek, Wieslaw. Saponin Inventory from Argania spinosa Kernel Cakes by Liquid Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry . phytochemical analysis, 2013, vol. 24, no. 6, p. 616–622. DOI: 10.1002/pca.2440. [DOI link]
Composition #8: Henry, Max., Kowalczyk, Mariusz., Maldini, Mariateresa., Piacente, Sonia., Stochmal, Anna., Oleszek, Wieslaw. Saponin Inventory from Argania spinosa Kernel Cakes by Liquid Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry . phytochemical analysis, 2013, vol. 24, no. 6, p. 616–622. DOI: 10.1002/pca.2440. [DOI link]
Composition #9: El Amrani, Abdelaziz., Cayuela Sanchez, Jose Antonio., Jamal Eddine, Jamal. Chemical Composition of Moroccan Argania spinosa leaf Essential Oils Isolated by Supercritical CO2, Microwave and Hydrodistillation . journal of essential oil bearing plants, 2015, vol. 18, no. 5, p. 1138–1147. DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2014.977563. [DOI link]
Composition #10: El Amrani, Abdelaziz., Cayuela Sanchez, Jose Antonio., Jamal Eddine, Jamal. Chemical Composition of Moroccan Argania spinosa leaf Essential Oils Isolated by Supercritical CO2, Microwave and Hydrodistillation . journal of essential oil bearing plants, 2015, vol. 18, no. 5, p. 1138–1147. DOI: 10.1080/0972060X.2014.977563. [DOI link]
Composition #11: CHARROUF, Z., WIERUSZESKI, JM., FKIHTETOUANI, S., LEROY, Y., CHARROUF, M., FOURNET, B. TRITERPENOID SAPONINS FROM ARGANIA-SPINOSA. phytochemistry, 1992, vol. 31, no. 6, p. 2079–2086. DOI: 10.1016/0031-9422(92)80367-N. [DOI link]
Endpoint study #1: Alaoui, Katim., Belabbes, Mohamed., Cherrah, Yahia., Hassar, Mohamed., Charrouf, Zoubida., Amarouch, Hamid., Roquebert, Jacques. Acute and chronic toxicity of saponins of Argania spinosa. annales pharmaceutiques francaises, 1998, vol. 56, no. 5, p. 213–219. .
Endpoint study #2: Alaoui, Katim., Belabbes, Mohamed., Cherrah, Yahia., Hassar, Mohamed., Charrouf, Zoubida., Amarouch, Hamid., Roquebert, Jacques. Acute and chronic toxicity of saponins of Argania spinosa. annales pharmaceutiques francaises, 1998, vol. 56, no. 5, p. 213–219. .