Botanical species · safety record
Solanum lycopersicum
The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 20 constituent measurements, 1 adverse-effect record and 2 genotoxicity assays for Solanum lycopersicum. This page reports what those source records contain and how to reach them. It carries no effect estimate, no dose and no recommendation.
Accepted name in source: Solanum lycopersicum L.
Also recorded as
Synonyms are carried from the source compendium. A species may be traded and studied under more than one name, which is exactly how a safety record gets lost.
Regulatory presence
Health Canada's Licensed Natural Health Products Database holds 600 licensed products naming Solanum lycopersicum as a medicinal ingredient, matched on the exact Latin binomial. A licence records that a product met the regulator's requirements for sale in Canada. It is not evidence that the product works.
Extract types on licence
Source material stated
What the records describe
Constituents measured
- Steroidal alkaloids20
Plant parts
- Fruit unspecified5
- Leaves5
- Stem5
- stalk5
- Flower2
- Flowering top2
- Roots and other underground parts2
Preparations
- Solvent extraction1
Effect types
- Systemic1
Target tissues
- Digestive1
Recorded constituents
What analytical work has found in this species, at which plant part and preparation. A measured constituent is a fact about material, not about effect.
| Substance | Plant part | Preparation | Concentration | Analytical method | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steroidal alkaloids | Fruit unspecified | — | ≥ 144 Milligram/kilogram | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | Resolve DOI |
| Steroidal alkaloids | Fruit unspecified | — | ≤ 465 Milligram/kilogram | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | Resolve DOI |
| Steroidal alkaloids | Leaves | — | ≥ 975 Milligram/kilogram | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | Resolve DOI |
| Steroidal alkaloids | Leaves | — | ≤ 4900 Milligram/kilogram | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | Resolve DOI |
| Steroidal alkaloids | Roots and other underground parts | — | 118 Milligram/kilogram | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | Resolve DOI |
| Steroidal alkaloids | Stem / stalk | — | ≥ 465 Milligram/kilogram | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | Resolve DOI |
| Steroidal alkaloids | Stem / stalk | — | ≤ 896 Milligram/kilogram | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | Resolve DOI |
| Steroidal alkaloids | Flower | — | ≥ 7.3 Percent | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | Resolve DOI |
| Steroidal alkaloids | Flower | — | ≤ 15 Percent | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | Resolve DOI |
| Steroidal alkaloids | Fruit unspecified | — | ≥ 8.8 Percent | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | Resolve DOI |
| Steroidal alkaloids | Fruit unspecified | — | ≤ 10 Percent | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | Resolve DOI |
| Steroidal alkaloids | Leaves | — | — | — | Resolve DOI |
| Steroidal alkaloids | Fruit unspecified | — | < 500 Milligram/kilogram | — | Resolve DOI |
| Steroidal alkaloids | Roots and other underground parts | — | 23 Percent | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | Resolve DOI |
| Steroidal alkaloids | Stem / stalk | — | ≤ 25 Percent | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | Resolve DOI |
| Steroidal alkaloids | Stem / stalk | — | ≥ 13 Percent | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | Resolve DOI |
| Steroidal alkaloids | Leaves | — | ≤ 6.9 Percent | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | Resolve DOI |
| Steroidal alkaloids | Leaves | — | ≥ 6.1 Percent | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | Resolve DOI |
| Steroidal alkaloids | Flowering top | — | ≥ 795 Milligram/kilogram | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | Resolve DOI |
| Steroidal alkaloids | Flowering top | — | ≤ 1100 Milligram/kilogram | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)/Liquid Chromatography (LC) | Resolve DOI |
Recorded adverse effects
Adverse effects reported in the source literature, most often in animal or laboratory models at a stated preparation and dose.
| Effect | Target tissue | Plant part | Preparation | Test organism | Test type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Systemic | Digestive | Stem / stalk | Solvent extraction | Guinea pig (as animal) | Acute toxicity | No resolvable identifier |
Genotoxicity testing
Outcomes of genotoxicity assays as recorded in the source. A negative assay is a result under those test conditions, not a clearance.
| Outcome | Endpoint | Test | Tested organism | Metabolic activation | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | DNA damage and/or repair | Mammalian erythrocyte micronucleus test | House mouse (as animal) | No data | No resolvable identifier |
| Positive | chromosome aberration | chromosome aberration assay | House mouse (as animal) | No data | No resolvable identifier |
Cited sources
The literature the compendium cites for this species. Metatron Health has no relationship with these authors or journals and earns nothing from citing them.
- Silva, RMG., Figueiredo, CCM., Gomes, AD., de Mello Peixoto, ECT., Ferreira, PC., Silva, LP. MUTAGENICITY, ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY AND NUTRITIONAL CONTENT OF LONG-LIFE TOMATO. Bioscience journal, 2016, vol. 32, no. 4, p. 999-1007.
- Vianney, Ntabaza Ndage., Salvius, Bakari Amuri., Faustin, Mwamba Maseho., Joel, Kabadi Kasongo., Tresor, Sumbu Nzuki., Jean-Marie, Ompey Vianney., Jean-Baptiste, Lumbu Simbi., Byanga, Kahumba. Acute oral toxicity profile of the aqueous extract of six plants used in congolese traditional medicine. International journal of pharmacy and pharmaceutical research, 2019, vol. 15, no. 2, p. 168-181.
- Friedman, M. Analysis of biologically active compounds in potatoes (Solanum tuberosum), tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum), and jimson weed (Datura stramonium) seeds. Journal of chromatography a, 2004, vol. 1054, no. 1-2, p. 143-155. DOI
- Friedman M. Chemistry and anticarcinogenic mechanisms of glycoalkaloids produced by eggplants, potatoes, and tomatoes.. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 2015, vol. 63, no. 13, p. 3323-37. DOI
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