EFSA Compendium of Botanicals

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Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Aiton) Hassk.

Family:: Myrtaceae
Approval state:: Approved
Number of articles retrieved:: 4
Number of processed references:: 4

Compositions

#1: gallic acid in stem #2: Quinones in fruit #3: Stilbenes total in fruit #4: beta-calacorene in leaves

Endpoint Studies

Genotoxicity

Composition #1: Huang, Jingjian., Chen, Haiyan., Luo, Xia., Wang, Qindong., Chen, Lingbo., Huang, Minqi. Isolation, identification and content determination of gallic acid in stem and branch of Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Ait.) Hassk. zhongguo zhiye yaoshi, 2012, vol. 9, no. 8, p. 14–17. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Stem / stalk (as part-nature) (A067S)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Substance:

gallic acid (RF-00003821-PAR)
Analytical method code:

High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) (F018A)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

gallic acid in stem

Composition #2: Chen, Tao., Yu, Chuguo., Yang, Bolun. STRUCTURE ELUCIDATION AND NMR ASSIGNMENTS FOR TWO NEW QUINONES FROM FRUCTUS RHODOMYRTI OF Rhodomyrtus tomentosa . chemistry of natural compounds, 2011, vol. 47, no. 4, p. 524–526. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Fruit unspecified (as part-nature) (A067D)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

ethanol 95%
Substance:

Quinones (RF-00010832-PAR)
Analytical method code:

GC-HRMS (F047A)
Analytical method - additional description:

HR-EI-MS + NMR
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

Quinones in fruit

Composition #3: Thi Ngoc Ha Lai., Herent, Marie-France., Quetin-Leclercq, Joelle., Thi Bich Thuy Nguyen., Rogez, Herve., Larondelle, Yvan., Andre, Christelle M. Piceatannol, a potent bioactive stilbene, as major phenolic component in Rhodomyrtus tomentosa . food chemistry, 2013, vol. 138, no. 2-3, p. 1421–1430. DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.10.125. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Fruit unspecified (as part-nature) (A067D)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

acetone: water: acetic acid (50:49:1; v/v/v)
Substance:

Stilbenes, stilbene derivatives (RF-00000284-VET)
Additional substance description:

Piceatannol and derivatives, Astringin, Resveratrol
Analytical method code:

HPLC-CAD (F328A)
Result unit:

Milligram/gram (G060A)
Result expression:

Dry matter (B002A)
Result type:

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

3.98
Internal remarks:

Stilbenes total in fruit

Composition #4: Zhang, Ya-Long., Zhou, Xu-Wei., Wu, Lin., Wang, Xiao-Bing., Yang, Ming-Hua., Luo, Jun., Luo, Jian-Guang., Kong, Ling-Yi. Isolation, Structure Elucidation, and Absolute Configuration of Syncarpic Acid-Conjugated Terpenoids from Rhodomyrtus tomentosa . journal of natural products, 2017, vol. 80, no. 4, p. 989–998. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.6b01005. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

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

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

ethanol 95%
Substance:

beta-Calacorene (RF-00011309-PAR)
Additional substance description:

β-calacorene-based meroterpenoids.
Analytical method code:

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

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

beta-calacorene in leaves