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Antioxidant, Antibacterial, Anticancer Activities and Chemical Constituents of the Essential Oil from Mesua ferrea Leaves

Sukanya Keawsa-ard* [a] and Samart Kongtaweelert [b]
* Author for corresponding; e-mail address: sukanya_k40@hotmail.com
Volume: Vol.39 No.3 (JULY 2012)
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Received: 28 January 2012, Revised: -, Accepted: 5 May 2012, Published: -

Citation: Keawsa-ard S.. and Kongtaweelert S.., Antioxidant, Antibacterial, Anticancer Activities and Chemical Constituents of the Essential Oil from Mesua ferrea Leaves , Chiang Mai Journal of Science, 2012; 39(3): 455-463.

Abstract

Essential oil from leaves of Mesua ferrea L. was isolated by hydrodistillation and analyzed by means of GC and GC-MS. The yield of obtained essential oil was at 0.064% and it was appearred  as yellow liquid. Thirty-five constituents were identified, constituting 81.4% of the total volatile components. The major constituents were trans-caryophyllene (30.9%), b-caryophyllene oxide (17.9%), α-humulene (6.0%), d-cadinene (4.1%), γ-muurolene (3.5%), γ-cadinene (2.3%), β-selinene (1.9%), germacrene D (1.8%) and β-bisabolene (1.6%). Antioxidant activity of the essential oil was evaluated by using the DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) radicals scavenging assay. The essential oil showed antioxidant activity with the IC50 of 31.67 mg/mL. In addition, the essential oil exhibited significant antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus with the MIC values of 250 and 125 mg/mL, respectively. This oil also exhibited anticancer activities against KB, MCF-7 and NCI-H187 cell lines with the IC50 values of 24.02, 16.19, and 20.32 µg/mL, respectively, but it was non-cytotoxic to Vero cell line.

Keywords: Mesua ferrea, essential oil, antioxidant activity, antibacterial activity, anticancer activity

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