Chemical Variation and Biological Properties of the Essential Oil and Main Volatiles of Pimenta dioica Harvested in the Northern Highlands of Puebla, Mexico

Yesenia Pacheco Hernández, Maricruz Rangel Galván, Francisco E. Velásquez Hernández, Edmundo Lozoya Gloria, Carlos J. Castro Juárez, Nemesio Villa Ruano

Te invitamos a leer el artículo "Chemical Variation and Biological Properties of the Essential Oil and Main Volatiles of Pimenta dioica Harvested in the Northern Highlands of Puebla, Mexico" publicado en "Chemistry & Biodiversity" en el que colaboró el Dr. Edmundo Lozoya Gloria de Cinvestav Irapuato.

Autores:

Yesenia Pacheco Hernández, Maricruz Rangel Galván, Francisco E. Velásquez Hernández, Edmundo Lozoya Gloria, Carlos J. Castro Juárez, Nemesio Villa Ruano

Resumen:

The chemical variation of the annual essential oils from Pimenta dioica (PdEOs) grown in the Northern Highlands of Puebla, Mexico, and their biological activities were determined. Eugenol (>50%) and β-myrcene (>16%) were the main volatiles contained in the annual PdEOs (2022–2024) extracted from fruit and leaves. PdEOs showed inhibitory properties on human pancreatic lipase (IC50, 33–44 µg/mL) through mixed-type inhibition with clear eugenol involvement (IC50, 47 µg/mL). The oral administration of PdEOs and eugenol combined with corn oil on ICR mice (p < 0.01) confirmed a strong anti-hypertriglyceridemic activity at 3 and 4.5 h post-treatment. PdEOs showed low toxicity in 3T3 fibroblasts and probiotics (IC50 > 500 µg/mL), whereas high lethal dose in ICR mice (LD50 > 8000 mg/kg BW). Eugenol, β-myrcene, and PdEOs decreased Helicobacter pylori viability, acting as mixed inhibitors on urease. Results of anti-lipase and anti–H. pylori urease assays were endorsed by docking calculations.