Chemical Characterization, Antioxidant, Insecticidal and Anti-Cholinesterase Activity of Essential Oils Extracted from Cinnamomum verum L.

This study is aimed at evaluating the potential of essential oil Cinnamomum verum (EOCV) as an antioxidant, insecticide against Callosobruchus maculatus and for its anti-acetylcholinesterase activity. To this end, EOCV was extracted via hydrodistillation from plant, identification phytochemicals performed using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS). The antioxidant power determined in vitro tests, insecticidal ability tested exposing C. to EOCV, molecular docking used evaluate anti-cholinesterase ability. results these GC–MS analyses show that main composition comprises Cinnamaldehyde dimethyl acetal (64.50%), cinnamicaldehyde (35.04%) α-Copaene (0.11%). studied OEs, by inhalation test, expressed concentration EOs required death 50% insects (LC50) 95% adults (LC95) after 96 h exposure, 3.99 ± 0.40 14.91 0.10 μL/L air, respectively. In contact exposure gave LC50 LC95 3.17 0.28 8.09 0.05 A comparison activity ascorbic acid DPPH free radical scavenging Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power (FRAP) revealed IC50 EC50 values be much higher than obtained acid, simulation Coumarin, Piperonal, alpha-Copaene possessing inhibitory activities human acetylcholinesterase. However, further experimental validation needed enhance prospects study.