title: [Chemical constituents of Myristica fragrans Houttuyn seed and their physiological activities].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of System Engineering, Program in Systems Engineering, Kinki University, Umenobe, Takaya, Higashi-Hiroshima City, Japan.
authors.forename: Aki
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanimoto
authors.forename: Tomo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: Shunsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kazama
authors.forename: Hisayuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanizawa
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nomura
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D039821:Monoterpenes / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology; D026323:Myristica / Q000737:chemistry*; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D039821:Monoterpenes