[Chemical constituents of Myristica fragrans Houttuyn seed and their physiological activities].
The antioxidative activity of phenylpropanoid compound extracts from nutmeg (Myristica fragragrans Houttuyn) seed was determined. The antioxidant activity was evaluated using the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical-scavenging method, superoxide disumutase assay, ferric thiocyanate assay, and radical-scavenging effect assay with electron-spin resonance. High antioxidant activity was found in monoterpenoid extracts including terpinene-4-ol (3), alpha-terpineol (4), and 4-allyl-2,6-dimethoxyphenol (12). Compound, 12 expressed particularly high antioxidant activity.
Maeda
Aki
A
Graduate School of System Engineering, Program in Systems Engineering, Kinki University, Umenobe, Takaya, Higashi-Hiroshima City, Japan.
Tanimoto
Shinichi
S
Abe
Tomo
T
Kazama
Shunsuke
S
Tanizawa
Hisayuki
H
Nomura
Masato
M
D000975:Antioxidants / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D039821:Monoterpenes / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D026323:Myristica / Q000737:chemistry*; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry*
D000975:Antioxidants; D039821:Monoterpenes