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pyrus communis fruit extract
extract of the fruit of the pear, pyrus communis l., rosaceae

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Physical Properties:
Food Chemicals Codex Listed: No
 
Organoleptic Properties:
Odor Type: fruity
pear
Odor Description:at 100.00 %. pear
Flavor Type: fruity
pear fruity fleshy tropical green
Taste Description: pear
Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found).
Firmenich
PEAR NATUROME EXTR Kosher for flavor
Odor Description:pear
Taste Description:Green, aldehydic, fruity, juicy, slight cooked
Very green profile, very typical of fresh fruit, fresh juice differentiation to market products
 
Cosmetic Information:
CosIng:cosmetic data
Cosmetic Uses: skin conditioning
skin protecting agents
 
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Advanced Biotech
PEAR EXTRACT
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Carrubba
pear extract
Diffusions Aromatiques
POIRE NATUROME EXT
Firmenich
PEAR NATUROME EXTR Kosher
for flavor
Flavor: Green, aldehydic, fruity, juicy, slight cooked
Very green profile, very typical of fresh fruit, fresh juice differentiation to market products
Lipotec USA
Actiphyte® of Pear Fruit Extract
Symrise
Extrapone® Pear
Life Essentials - Botanicals
 
Safety Information:
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Hazards identification
 
Classification of the substance or mixture
GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS)
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Hazard statement(s)
None found.
Precautionary statement(s)
None found.
Oral/Parenteral Toxicity:
intraperitoneal-mouse LD50 375 mg/kg
Indian Journal of Experimental Biology. Vol. 12, Pg. 512, 1974.

Dermal Toxicity:
Not determined
Inhalation Toxicity:
Not determined
 
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pyrus communis l. fruit extract
Chemidplus:0090082432
 
References:
 pyrus communis l. fruit extract
Pubchem (sid):135289019
 
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Export Tariff Code:1302.19.0000
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Potential Blenders and core components note
For Odor
alcoholic
propyl alcohol
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animal
methyl (E)-2-octenoate
FL/FR
fatty
3-
decen-2-one
FL/FR
fermented
hexanal diethyl acetal
FL/FR
floral
citronellyl acetate
FL/FR
(S)-
citronellyl acetate
FL/FR
dimethyl benzyl carbinyl acetate
FL/FR
geranium oil egypt fractions
FR
(E)-
geranyl acetone
FL/FR
hexyl 2-furoate
FL/FR
hexyl lactate
FL/FR
neryl acetate
FL/FR
2-
pentyl cyclopentanone
FR
fruity
amyl acetate
FL/FR
iso
amyl butyrate
FL/FR
amyl hexanoate
FL/FR
apple crotonate
FR
apple specialty
FR
benzyl butyrate
FL/FR
iso
butyl 2-butenoate
FL/FR
butyl isovalerate
FL/FR
ethyl (E)-4-octenoate
FR
ethyl (Z)-4-octenoate
FL/FR
ethyl 2-cyclohexyl propionate
FR
ethyl cyclohexane propionate
FL/FR
ethyl-2-cyclopentenyl acetate
FR
(E)-3-
hexen-1-yl acetate
FL/FR
(Z)-3-
hexen-1-yl isobutyrate
FL/FR
2-
hexenyl cyclopentanyl acetate
FR
hexyl (E)-tiglate
FL/FR
hexyl acetate
FL/FR
hexyl isovalerate
FL/FR
hexyl propionate
FL/FR
linalyl hexanoate
FL/FR
3-
mercaptohexyl acetate
FL/FR
methyl (E,Z)-2,4-decadienoate
FL/FR
methyl (Z)-4-decenoate
FL/FR
methyl 2-methyl butyrate
FL/FR
methyl 3-nonenoate
FL/FR
2-
methyl butyl butyrate
FL/FR
methyl nonanoate
FL/FR
methyl octadienoate
FL/FR
2-
methyl-2-pentenyl acetate
FR
nerolidyl isobutyrate
FR
neryl isobutyrate
FL/FR
(Z)-3-
octen-1-yl propionate
FL/FR
pear essence
FL/FR
pear fragrance
FR
pear specialty
FR
pear valerate
FR
prenyl acetate
FL/FR
iso
propyl 2-methyl butyrate
FL/FR
propyl 2,4-decadienoate
FL/FR
propyl acetate
FL/FR
propyl heptanoate
FL/FR
iso
propyl isobutyrate
FL/FR
tropical dienoate (Bedoukian)
FL/FR
green
acetaldehyde methyl hexyl acetal
FR
cognac heptanone
FL/FR
dicyclopentadiene propionate
FR
diphenyl methane
FL/FR
ethyl (E,Z)-2,4-decadienoate
FL/FR
ethyl (E)-2-decenoate
FL/FR
ethyl (E)-4-decenoate
FL/FR
flower hexene
FR
green note propionate
FL/FR
heptyl acetate
FL/FR
(Z)-3-
hexen-1-yl (E)-2-hexenoate
FL/FR
(Z)-3-
hexen-1-yl (Z)-3-hexenoate
FL/FR
(Z)-3-
hexen-1-yl 2-methyl butyrate
FL/FR
(Z)-3-
hexen-1-yl acetate
FL/FR
(Z)-3-
hexen-1-yl angelate
FR
(Z)-3-
hexen-1-yl butyrate
FL/FR
(Z)-3-
hexen-1-yl hexanoate
FL/FR
(E)-2-
hexen-1-yl isovalerate
FL/FR
(Z)-3-
hexen-1-yl propionate
FL/FR
(E)-2-
hexen-1-yl propionate
FL/FR
(E)-2-
hexen-1-yl valerate
FL/FR
(Z)-3-
hexen-1-yl valerate
FL/FR
3-
hexenyl 2-methyl butyrate
FL/FR
(Z)-3-
hexenyl methyl ether
FR
hexyl isobutyrate
FL/FR
melon nonenoate
FL/FR
methyl (E)-3-hexenoate
FL/FR
(E,Z)-3,6-
nonadien-1-ol
FL/FR
(E,Z)-3,6-
nonadien-1-yl acetate
FL/FR
3,6-
nonadien-1-yl acetate
FL/FR
(E)-2-
octen-1-yl acetate
FL/FR
3-
octyl formate
FL/FR
(E,E)-
sorbyl isobutyrate
FL/FR
sorbyl isobutyrate
FL/FR
herbal
ocimene oxirane
FR
melon
(Z)-6-
nonen-1-yl acetate
FL/FR
musk
musk propanoate
FR
spicy
cinnamyl isovalerate
FL/FR
sulfurous
4-
tropical oxathiane
FL/FR
tropical
ethyl (Z)-3-hexenoate
FL/FR
waxy
tetradecanal
FL/FR
(E)-2-
tridecen-1-yl acetate
FL/FR
woody
abies grandis oil canada
FR
For Flavor
No flavor group found for these
acetone
FL
9-
decen-2-one
FL
ethyl (Z)-3-hexenoate
FL/FR
ethyl cyclohexane propionate
FL/FR
3-
heptyl acetate
FL
hexanal diethyl acetal
FL/FR
2-
hexyl acetate
FL
hexyl propionate
FL/FR
linalyl hexanoate
FL/FR
methyl (E,Z)-2,4-decadienoate
FL/FR
methyl (Z)-4-decenoate
FL/FR
methyl octadienoate
FL/FR
iso
propyl isobutyrate
FL/FR
(E,E)-
sorbyl isobutyrate
FL/FR
(E)-2-
tridecen-1-yl acetate
FL/FR
sorbyl isobutyrate
FL/FR
alcoholic
alcoholic
propyl alcohol
FL/FR
citrus
cognac heptanone
FL/FR
estery
propyl acetate
FL/FR
fatty
ethyl (E)-4-decenoate
FL/FR
tetradecanal
FL/FR
floral
citronellyl acetate
FL/FR
(S)-
citronellyl acetate
FL/FR
dimethyl benzyl carbinyl acetate
FL/FR
(E)-
geranyl acetone
FL/FR
neryl acetate
FL/FR
fruity
amyl acetate
FL/FR
amyl hexanoate
FL/FR
benzyl butyrate
FL/FR
butyl isovalerate
FL/FR
cinnamyl isovalerate
FL/FR
ethyl (E)-2-decenoate
FL/FR
ethyl (Z)-4-octenoate
FL/FR
furfuryl propionate
FL
(Z)-3-
hexen-1-yl (E)-2-hexenoate
FL/FR
(E)-3-
hexen-1-yl acetate
FL/FR
(Z)-3-
hexen-1-yl isobutyrate
FL/FR
hexyl acetate
FL/FR
hexyl lactate
FL/FR
methyl (E)-2-octenoate
FL/FR
methyl (E)-3-nonenoate
FL
methyl 2-methyl butyrate
FL/FR
methyl 3-nonenoate
FL/FR
2-
methyl butyl butyrate
FL/FR
neryl isobutyrate
FL/FR
(Z)-3-
nonen-1-yl acetate
FL
(Z)-3-
octen-1-yl propionate
FL/FR
pear distillates
FL
pear enhancers
FL
pear essence
FL/FR
bartlett
pear flavor
FL
pear flavor
FL
asian
pear flavor
FL
comice
pear flavor
FL
pear flavor for chocolate
FL
pear juice concentrate
FL
2-
pentyl 2-methyl pentanoate
FL
prenyl acetate
FL/FR
iso
propyl 2-methyl butyrate
FL/FR
salacca zalacca fruit
FL
snake fruit flavor
FL
tropical dienoate (Bedoukian)
FL/FR
4-
tropical oxathiane
FL/FR
green
iso
butyl 2-butenoate
FL/FR
3-
decen-2-one
FL/FR
diphenyl methane
FL/FR
ethyl (E,Z)-2,4-decadienoate
FL/FR
green note propionate
FL/FR
heptyl acetate
FL/FR
(Z)-3-
hexen-1-yl (Z)-3-hexenoate
FL/FR
(Z)-3-
hexen-1-yl 2-methyl butyrate
FL/FR
(Z)-3-
hexen-1-yl acetate
FL/FR
(Z)-3-
hexen-1-yl butyrate
FL/FR
(Z)-3-
hexen-1-yl hexanoate
FL/FR
(E)-2-
hexen-1-yl isovalerate
FL/FR
(Z)-3-
hexen-1-yl propionate
FL/FR
(E)-2-
hexen-1-yl propionate
FL/FR
(Z)-3-
hexen-1-yl valerate
FL/FR
(E)-2-
hexen-1-yl valerate
FL/FR
3-
hexenyl 2-methyl butyrate
FL/FR
hexyl (E)-tiglate
FL/FR
hexyl 2-furoate
FL/FR
hexyl isobutyrate
FL/FR
hexyl isovalerate
FL/FR
melon nonenoate
FL/FR
methyl (E)-3-hexenoate
FL/FR
(E,Z)-3,6-
nonadien-1-ol
FL/FR
3,6-
nonadien-1-yl acetate
FL/FR
(E,Z)-3,6-
nonadien-1-yl acetate
FL/FR
(Z)-6-
nonen-1-yl acetate
FL/FR
(E,E)-2,4-
octadienal
FL
2,4-
octadienal
FL
(E)-2-
octen-1-yl acetate
FL/FR
melon
propyl 2,4-decadienoate
FL/FR
tropical
3-
mercaptohexyl acetate
FL/FR
waxy
iso
amyl butyrate
FL/FR
3-
octyl formate
FL/FR
propyl heptanoate
FL/FR
winey
methyl nonanoate
FL/FR
 
Potential Uses:
 skin conditioning
 skin protecting agents
 
Occurrence (nature, food, other):note
 pear fruit
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Synonyms:
 extract of the fruit of the pear, pyrus communis l., rosaceae
extrapone pear (Symrise)
european pear extract
actiphyte of pear fruit extract
european pear fruit extract
european pear powder
 

Articles:

PubMed:Influence of rootstocks on growth, yield, fruit quality and leaf mineral element contents of pear cv. 'Santa Maria' in semi-arid conditions.
PubMed:Genome-wide identification and comparative analysis of the heat shock transcription factor family in Chinese white pear (Pyrus bretschneideri) and five other Rosaceae species.
PubMed:Oxidative stress associated with rootstock-scion interactions in pear/quince combinations during early stages of graft development.
PubMed:Changes in pectin methyl esterase activity with different packaging materials and stages of fruit harvesting during cold storage of pear cv. Punjab beauty.
PubMed:The red sport of 'Zaosu' pear and its red-striped pigmentation pattern are associated with demethylation of the PyMYB10 promoter.
PubMed:Growth medium alterations improve in vitro cold storage of pear germplasm.
PubMed:The draft genome sequence of European pear (Pyrus communis L. 'Bartlett').
PubMed:Effect of different packaging materials and storage intervals on physical and biochemical characteristics of pear.
PubMed:The relationship between the morphology and structure and the quality of fruits of two pear cultivars (Pyrus communis L.) during their development and maturation.
PubMed:Identification of Pyrus single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and evaluation for genetic mapping in European pear and interspecific Pyrus hybrids.
PubMed:Cornelian cherry (cornus MAS L.) juice as a potential source of biological compounds.
PubMed:Host susceptibility of citrus cultivars to Queensland fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae).
PubMed:Intracuticular wax fixes and restricts strain in leaf and fruit cuticles.
PubMed:The methylation of the PcMYB10 promoter is associated with green-skinned sport in Max Red Bartlett pear.
PubMed:Erwinia amylovora affects the phenylpropanoid-flavonoid pathway in mature leaves of Pyrus communis cv. Conférence.
PubMed:Season-long volatile emissions from peach and pear trees in situ, overlapping profiles, and olfactory attraction of an oligophagous fruit moth in the laboratory.
PubMed:Russeting in apple and pear: a plastic periderm replaces a stiff cuticle.
PubMed:Development of cultivar-specific DNA markers based on retrotransposon-based insertional polymorphism in Japanese pear.
PubMed:Ecosystems effects 25 years after Chernobyl: pollinators, fruit set and recruitment.
PubMed:Compositional changes in 'Bartlett' pear ( Pyrus communis L.) cell wall polysaccharides as affected by sunlight conditions.
PubMed:New records of eriophyoid mites (Acari: Prostigmata: Eriophyoidea) from Saudi Arabia.
PubMed:Carboxymethyl cellulose coating and low-dose gamma irradiation improves storage quality and shelf life of pear (Pyrus communis L., Cv. Bartlett/William).
PubMed:Differential expression of proteins in red pear following fruit bagging treatment.
PubMed:Mapping of an anthocyanin-regulating MYB transcription factor and its expression in red and green pear, Pyrus communis.
PubMed:Update on comparative genome mapping between Malus and Pyrus.
PubMed:Spermidine levels are implicated in heavy metal tolerance in a spermidine synthase overexpressing transgenic European pear by exerting antioxidant activities.
PubMed:Evidence for a photoprotective function of low-temperature-induced anthocyanin accumulation in apple and pear peel.
PubMed:Microscale mechanisms of gas exchange in fruit tissue.
PubMed:Field evaluations of concentrated spray applications of microencapsulated sex pheromone for codling moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae).
PubMed:Red 'Anjou' pear has a higher photoprotective capacity than green 'Anjou'.
PubMed:Factors involved in alleviating water stress by partial crop removal in pear trees.
PubMed:Enhancement of spermidine content and antioxidant capacity in transgenic pear shoots overexpressing apple spermidine synthase in response to salinity and hyperosmosis.
PubMed:Three-dimensional gas exchange pathways in pome fruit characterized by synchrotron x-ray computed tomography.
PubMed:Antioxidant content of fresh-cut pears stored in high-O2 active packages compared with conventional low-o2 active and passive modified atmosphere packaging.
PubMed:Evaluation of the pear ester kairomone as a formulation additive for the granulovirus of codling moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) in pome fruit.
PubMed:Proteomic analysis of core breakdown disorder in Conference pears (Pyrus communis L.).
PubMed:Over-expression of the apple spermidine synthase gene in pear confers multiple abiotic stress tolerance by altering polyamine titers.
PubMed:Effect of girdling above the abscission zone of fruit on 'Bartlett' pear ripening on the tree.
PubMed:Stable isotope and trace element profiling combined with classification models to differentiate geographic growing origin for three fruits: effects of subregion and variety.
PubMed:Influence of 1-methylcyclopropene and storage atmosphere on changes in volatile compounds and fruit quality of conference pears.
PubMed:Influence of selected fruit tree pollen on life history of Euseius stipulatus (Acari: Phytoseiidae).
PubMed:Interaction of cyclodextrins with aliphatic acetate esters and aroma components of La France pear.
PubMed:Analyses of arbutin and chlorogenic acid, the major phenolic constituents in Oriental pear.
PubMed:Accelerators increase permeability of cuticles for the lipophilic solutes metribuzin and iprovalicarb but not for hydrophilic methyl glucose.
PubMed:Irradiation disinfestation of apple maggot (Diptera: Tephritidae) in hypoxic and low-temperature storage.
PubMed:Characterisation and transferability of apple SSRs to two European pear F1 populations.
PubMed:Seasonal susceptibility of 'Bartlett' pears to codling moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) infestation and notes on diapause induction.
PubMed:MRI and x-ray CT study of spatial distribution of core breakdown in 'Conference' pears.
PubMed:Influence of 1-methylcyclopropene on ripening, storage life, and volatile production by d'Anjou cv. pear fruit.
PubMed:Isolation and characterization of four ethylene perception elements and their expression during ripening in pears (Pyrus communis L) with/without cold requirement.
PubMed:Cloning, expression, and characterization of sorbitol transporters from developing sour cherry fruit and leaf sink tissues.
PubMed:Genetic linkage maps constructed by using an interspecific cross between Japanese and European pears.
PubMed:Ethylene is required for both the initiation and progression of softening in pear (Pyrus communis L.) fruit.
PubMed:Pear transformed with a lytic peptide gene for disease control affects nontarget organism, pear psylla (Homoptera: Psyllidae).
PubMed:Modulation of antioxidant compounds in organic vs conventional fruit (peach, Prunus persica L., and pear, Pyrus communis L.).
PubMed:Composition of phenolic compounds in a Portuguese pear (Pyrus communis L. var. S. Bartolomeu) and changes after sun-drying.
PubMed:Attractants from Bartlett pear for codling moth, Cydia pomonella (L.), larvae.
PubMed:Fingerprinting of polysaccharides attacked by hydroxyl radicals in vitro and in the cell walls of ripening pear fruit.
PubMed:Iron deficiency-associated changes in the composition of the leaf apoplastic fluid from field-grown pear (Pyrus communis L.) trees.
PubMed:Pyr c 1, the major allergen from pear (Pyrus communis), is a new member of the Bet v 1 allergen family.
PubMed:Evidence for the involvement of an oxidative stress in the initiation of infection of pear by Erwinia amylovora.
PubMed:Temperature and exposure time during ethylene conditioning affect ripening of Bartlett pears.
PubMed:Surfactant effects on cuticular penetration of neutral polar compounds: dependence on humidity and temperature.
PubMed:Immunological and molecular comparison of polyphenol oxidase in Rosaceae fruit trees.
PubMed:Effects of water stress cycles on turgor maintenance processes in pear leaves (Pyrus communis).
PubMed:Effects of chilling on the expression of ethylene biosynthetic genes in Passe-Crassane pear (Pyrus communis L.) fruits.
PubMed:Molecular cloning of a gene encoding an arabinogalactan-protein from pear (Pyrus communis) cell suspension culture.
PubMed:Molecular characterization of a polygalacturonase inhibitor from Pyrus communis L. cv Bartlett.
PubMed:Xylem sap proteins.
PubMed:Ethylene production by growing and senescing pear fruit cell suspensions in response to gibberellin.
PubMed:The initiation and organization of microtubules in germinating pear (Pyrus communis L.) pollen.
PubMed:The effect of storage of canned juices on content of the metals Fe, Cu, Zn, Pb, Sn, Al, Cd, Sb and Ni.
PubMed:Somatic hybridization of sexually incompatible top-fruit tree rootstocks, wild pear (Pyrus communis var. pyraster L.) and Colt cherry (Prunus avium x pseudocerasus).
PubMed:Cell Wall Metabolism in Ripening Fruit: IV. Characterization of the Pectic Polysaccharides Solubilized during Softening of ;Bartlett' Pear Fruit.
PubMed:Respiration and protein synthesis in nongrowing cultured pear fruit cells in response to ethylene and modified atmospheres: a model system for fruits postharvest.
PubMed:Effects of Elevated CO(2) Concentrations on Glycolysis in Intact ;Bartlett' Pear Fruit.
PubMed:Protein synthesis associated with quiescence and senescence in auxin-starved pear cells.
PubMed:Inhibition of pear fruit ripening by mannose.
PubMed:Vacuolar yield and alteration with aging of suspension-cultured cells from pear fruit.
PubMed:Effect of high temperature on calcium uptake by suspension-cultured pear fruit cells.
PubMed:The effects of fruit juices and fruits on the absorption of iron from a rice meal.
PubMed:Accumulation and transport of (2,4-dichlorophenoxy)acetic acid in plant cuticles: I. Sorption in the cuticular membrane and its components.
PubMed:Ethylene production by auxin-deprived, suspension-cultured pear fruit cells in response to auxins, stress, or precursor.
PubMed:Polyribosomes from Pear Fruit: II. CHANGES OCCURRING IN PULP TISSUES DURING RIPENING AND SENESCENCE.
PubMed:Cell Wall Metabolism in Ripening Fruit: II. CHANGES IN CARBOHYDRATE-DEGRADING ENZYMES IN RIPENING ;BARTLETT' PEARS.
PubMed:Cell Wall Metabolism in Ripening Fruit: I. CELL WALL CHANGES IN RIPENING ;BARTLETT' PEARS.
PubMed:Effects of aminoethoxyvinylglycine and countereffects of ethylene on ripening of bartlett pear fruits.
PubMed:Polyribosomes from Pear Fruit: Changes during Ripening and Senescence.
PubMed:Senescence of Pear Fruit Cells Cultured in a Continuously Renewed, Auxin-deprived Medium.
PubMed:Ultrastructural changes in the cell walls of ripening apple and pear fruit.
PubMed:Pear malic enzyme: some physical and immunochemical properties.
PubMed:Temperature-dependent Changes in the Polysomal Population of Senescent (Ripening) Pear Fruit.
PubMed:Involvement of hydrogen peroxide in the regulation of senescence in pear.
PubMed:Plant Cuticles Are Polyelectrolytes with Isoelectric Points around Three.
PubMed:Ripening and in vitro retention of respiratory control by avocado and pear mitochondria.
PubMed:Oxidative turnover of auxins in relation to the onset of ripening in bartlett pear.
PubMed:Initiation of Ripening in Bartlett Pear with an Antiauxin alpha(p-Chlorophenoxy)isobutyric Acid.
PubMed:Auxin inhibition of ripening in bartlett pears.
PubMed:Effect of gamma radiation on the ripening of bartlett pears.
PubMed:Sucrose density gradient distribution of mitochondrial protein and enzymes from preclimacteric and climacteric pears.
PubMed:The flavonol glycosides in the fruit of Pyrus communis L. cultivar Bon Chrétien.
PubMed:[Phenolic components of Pyrus communis L. I. Compilation of hitherto published data].
 
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