EFSA Compendium of Botanicals

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Head brassica (as plant) // Brassica oleracea L. // Brassica oleracea var. acephala DC.

Family:: Brassicaceae
Approval state:: Approved
Number of articles retrieved:: 32008
Number of processed references:: 3

Compositions

#1: Glucosinolates #2: eugenol #3: Glucosinolates

Endpoint Studies

Genotoxicity

Composition #1: Kupke, Franziska., Herz, Corinna., Hanschen, Franziska S., Platz, Stefanie., Odongo, Grace A., Helmig, Simone., Bartolome Rodriguez, Maria M., Schreiner, Monika., Rohn, Sascha., Lamy, Evelyn. Cytotoxic and genotoxic potential of food-borne nitriles in a liver in vitro model. scientific reports, 2016, vol. 6, p. 37631. . [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Drying (dehydration) (A07KG)
Additional extraction description:

lyophilisation
Substance:

Sum of glucosinolates Sum of glucosinolates (RF-00000331-TOX)
Analytical method code:

Classification not possible (F001A)
Analytical method - additional description:

UHPLC-DAD
Result unit:

Millimole/kilogram (G070A)
Result type:

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

0.654-4.035
Internal remarks:

Glucosinolates

Composition #2: Sousa, Carla., Fernandes, Fatima., Valentao, Patricia., Rodrigues, Antonio Sebastiao., Coelho, Marta., Teixeira, Joao P., Silva, Susana., Ferreres, Federico., de Pinho, Paula Guedes., Andrade, Paula B. Brassica oleracea L. Var. costata DC and Pieris brassicae L. Aqueous Extracts Reduce Methyl Methanesulfonate-Induced DNA Damage in V79 Hamster Lung Fibroblasts . journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 2012, vol. 60, no. 21, p. 5380–5387. DOI: 10.1021/jf300941s. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

aqueous extract
Substance:

Eugenol (RF-00003807-PAR)
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Result unit:

Microgram/kilogram (G050A)
Result type:

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

37.185
Internal remarks:

eugenol

Composition #3: STOEWSAND, GS. BIOACTIVE ORGANOSULFUR PHYTOCHEMICALS IN BRASSICA-OLERACEA VEGETABLES - A REVIEW . food and chemical toxicology, 1995, vol. 33, no. 6, p. 537–543. DOI: 10.1016/0278-6915(95)00017-V. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Unspecified (A07XD)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

unsepcified
Substance:

Glucosinolates (RF-00000330-TOX)
Additional substance description:

glucobrassicin, glucoerucin, glucoiberin, gluconapin, gluconasturtiin, glucoraphanin, sinigrin
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

Glucosinolates