Evaluation of Antioxidant and Anticancer Activity of Myristica fragrans Houtt. Bark

This study aims to evaluate the antioxidant and anticancer activity of secondary metabolite compounds from Myristica fragrans Houtt. (nutmeg) bark using n-hexane extract based on DPPH radical scavenging and microculture tetrazolium salt (MTT) assay. The chemical structural analysis using NMR, FTIR, and LC-MS spectroscopy confirmed and identified the structure of isolated compound namely (2E)-5(2z.4E)-hexa-2,4,-dio-zyl)-2propylcyclohexanol (C₁₈H₃₀O₄) for the first time which is corresponding for the excellent antioxidant and anticancer activity against MCF-7 cell lines with the IC₅₀ value of 99.76 and 10.75 ppm, respectively.