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Myristica fragrans Houtt.

The nutmeg tree is any of several species of trees in genus Myristica. The most important commercial species is Myristica fragrans, an evergreen tree indigenous to the Banda Islands in the Moluccas (or Spice Islands) of Indonesia. The nutmeg tree is important for two spices derived from the fruit: nutmeg and mace.
One study has shown that the compound macelignan isolated from Myristica fragrans (Myristicaceae) may exert antimicrobial activity against Streptococcus mutans, but this is not a currently used treatment. Nutmeg has been used in medicine since at least the seventh century. In the 19th century it was used as an abortifacient, which led to numerous recorded cases of nutmeg poisoning.
Seven 2,5-bis-aryl-3,4-dimethyltetrahydrofuran lignans, tetrahydrofuroguaiacin B (1), saucernetindiol (2), verrucosin (3), nectandrin B (4), nectandrin A (5), fragransin C1 (6), and galbacin (7) were isolated from Myristica fragrans (nutmeg).

Myristica fragrans Houtt.
Research products of Myristica fragrans Houtt.
Catalog Product Name CAS Number Manual
CFN99752Myrislignan171485-39-5  PDF
CFN98116Borneol507-70-0  PDF
CFN99750Dehydrodiisoeugenol2680-81-1  PDF
CFN99175Eugenol97-53-0  PDF
CFN98800Oleanolic acid508-02-1  PDF
CFN926571-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-allly-2,6-dimethoxyphenoxy)propan-1-ol41535-95-9  n/a
CFN99751(-)-Licarin B51020-87-2  PDF
CFN96060Piperitol52151-92-5  PDF
CFN90589Myristicin607-91-0  n/a
CFN99225Fragransin A2112652-46-7  PDF
CFN90655rel-(8R,8'R)-dimethyl-(7S,7'R)-bis(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)tetrahydro-furan178740-32-4  n/a
CFN98244Licarin A23518-30-1  PDF
CFN90908Odoratisol A891182-93-7  n/a
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