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Phyto-chemical and biological activity of Myristica fragrans, an ayurvedic medicinal plant in Southern India and its ingredient analysis

Authors

  • Wahidah Al-Qahtani aDepartment of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Food & Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
  • Yuvaraj Dinakarkumar bDepartment of Biotechnology, Vel Tech High Tech Dr. Rangarajan Dr. Sakunthala Engineering College, Chennai 600062, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Selvaraj Arokiyaraj cDepartment of Food Science and Biotechnology, Sejong University, South Korea
  • Vigneshwar Saravanakumar bDepartment of Biotechnology, Vel Tech High Tech Dr. Rangarajan Dr. Sakunthala Engineering College, Chennai 600062, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Jothi Rajabathar gChemistry Department, College of Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
  • Kowsalya Arjun bDepartment of Biotechnology, Vel Tech High Tech Dr. Rangarajan Dr. Sakunthala Engineering College, Chennai 600062, Tamil Nadu, India
  • PK Gayathri dDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Kalavakkam, Chennai 603110, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Jimmy Appaturi fSchool of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang 11800, Malaysia

Keywords:

Myristica fragrans, GC–MS analysis, Elemicin, Antimicrobial activity, Antioxidant activity

Abstract

The major aspects of using plant-derived medications are significantly safer and secure than synthetic ones. The n-hexane seed extract of ayurvedic medicinal plants Myristica fragrans was also utilized as food ingredients have analyzed for phytochemical existence by Gas Chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC–MS). Twenty-three phytoconstituents were identified with elemicin (24.44%) as the major constituent. Lipid peroxidase, catalase and DPPH assays were performed using the isolated elemicin and the results revealed significant antioxidant activity. The antibacterial study revealed that elemicin showed MIC of 31.25 μg/mL against Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Salmonella typhi, and 62.5 μg/mL against Klebsiella pneumonia and Staphylococcus aureus. Elemicin exhibited better antifungal activity against Candida tropicalis and Aspergillus flavus than Aspergillus niger, Penicillium chrysogenum and Trichophyton rubrum. The study implies that the elemicin isolated from Myristica fragrans possess promising bioactive properties and can be crucially utilized in the development of therapeutic agents and food preservatives. Keywords: Myristica fragrans, GC–MS analysis, Elemicin, Antimicrobial activity, Antioxidant activity

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