This study examined the antioxidant and neuronal cell protective effects of the water and methanol extracts of Eugenia caryophyllata Thunb. The total polyphenol content was significantly higher in the methanol extract than in the water extract. The DPPH radical scavenging activity in the water extract was similar to Vit. C at a concentration of 100~200 μg/mL. The ABTS radical scavenging activity in the water and methanol extract was similar to Vit. C at a concentration of 800~1,000 μg/mL. The superoxide dismutase (SOD)-like activity in the methanol extract was similar to Vit. C at a concentration of 800~1,000 μg/mL. The DPPH, ABTS radical scavenging and (SOD)-like activity increased with increasing extract concentration. In a cell viability using MTT, the water extract (50 and 100 ppm) and methanol extract (100 ppm) had a protective effect against H2O2-induced neurotoxicity.The result ssuggest that the extract of E. caryophyllata Thunb. has antioxidant activities and may be useful for treating neurodegenerative disorders.

The objective of this study was to investigate the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of Eugenia caryophyllata Thunb. water and 70% ethanol extracts. The content of total polyphenol was significantly higher in water extract than in 70% ethanol extract. The DPPH radical scavenging activity of water extract was similar to that of Vit. C at a concentration of 1,000 μg/mL. The ABTS radical scavenging activities of water and 70% ethanol extract were similar to that of Vit. C at a concentration of 1,000 μg/mL. SOD-like activity of water extract was higher than that of 70% ethanol extract at a concentration of 1,000 μg/mL but lower than that of Vit. C. The DPPH radical scavenging activity, ABTS radical scavenging activity, and SOD-like activity increased as concentrations of water and 70% ethanol extracts increased. Cell cytotoxicity was not observed at all concentrations except at 100 μg/mL concentration of water extract. Inhibitory activity on NO production effect of water extract was significantly higher than that of 70% ethanol extract. These results show that E. caryophyllata Thunb. has potent biological activities, and their activities were different depending on extraction solvent.

The purpose of this study was to isolate an active constituent from the essential oil of Eugenia caryophyllata leaves and evaluate its insecticidal activity against Pochazia shantungensis nymphs and adults. According to chromatographic and spectroscopic analyses, the active constituent of E. caryophyllata leaves was identified as eugenol. Based on LC50 values and structural analogues of eugenola gainst the P. shantungensis nymphs and adults, isoeugenol (LC50, 83.29 and 91.03 mg/L) exhibited the highest insecticidal activity, followed by methyl isoeugenol (105.61 and 114.48 mg/L), eugenol (124.44 and 143.24 mg/L), methyl eugenol (126.31 and 143.84 mg/L), and acetyl eugenol (165.11 and 170.06 mg/L). Insecticidal activity against P. shantungensis was dependent on the presence of a functional group in 4-ally-2-methoxyphenol. These results indicate that E. caryophyllata oil and eugenol analogues might be potential alternative synthetic insecticidal agents.

식품부패미생물에 대한 정향추출물의 항진균력을 확인하고 유효성분을 분리한 후 그 구조를 확인하였다. 정향 추출물은 대표적인 항진균제인 메타중아황산칼륨 및 myconazole과 비슷한 항진균 활성을 나타내었다. 용매분획을 실시한 결과 hexane fraction이 가장 항진균활성이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 이 hexane 분획을 silica gel column chromatography를 통해 분리하여 항진균활성이 가장 큰 분획물인 JH-1, JH-2-1 및 JH-2-2을 분리하였다. 이들 화합물은 EI-MS 와 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR 결과로부터 활성물질의 구조를 동정하였으며 그 결과 JH-1은 eugenol, JH-2-1은 eugenol acetate 그리고 JH-2-2은 chavicol인 것으로 확인하였다.

From the EtOAc fraction of Eugenia caryophyllata, four compounds were isolated through activity-guided silica gel column chromatography, From the result of spectroscopic data including NMR, MS and IR, the chemical structures of the compounds were determined as 1-allyl-4-hydroxy-3-methoxybezene acetate (eugenol acetate, 1), 1-allyl-4-hydroxy-3-methoxybezene (eugenol, 2), 3β-hydroxyolean-12-en-28-oic acid (oleanolic acid, 3) and 2α, 3β-dihydroxyolean-12-en-28-oic acid (maslinic acid, 4). Compounds 3 and 4 were isolated for the first time from this plant. Also, compounds 1, 2 and 3 exhibited relatively high platelet aggregation inhibitory activity with the IC50 values of 0.24, 0.09 and 0.07 mM, respectively. Compound 2 significantly prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) with the value of 124±11.2 seconds as compared to the control with the value of 37.5±2.2 seconds at the concentration of 50 μg/ml. Compounds 1 and 3 revealed inhibitory activity on farnesyl protein transferase (FPTase) with the IC50 values of 0.49 and 0.24 mM and compounds 1 and 2 highly inhibited the growth of rat-H-ras cells with the Gl50 values of 6.63 and 5.70 μm, respectively.