Nine new sesquiterpenes (1-9), together with seventeen known ones (10-26), were isolated from Chinese eaglewood. Their structures were established by extensive spectroscopic analysis, and the absolute configuration of 6 was determined by the modified Mosher's method. Compounds 7, 10, 14, 15, and 21 exhibited significant inhibition of nitric oxide production in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated BV-2 microglial cells with IC50 values in the range 7.1-53.8 μM.
Keywords: Anti-neuroinflammatory activity; Aquilaria sinensis; Chinese eaglewood; Sesquiterpene; Thymelaeaceae.
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