Abstract:
The chemical constituents of
Viburnum taitoense Hayata were investigated using column chromatography silica gel and Sephadex LH-20,
etc. Seven pentacyclic triterpenoids were isolated and their structures were elucidated by spectral data and physicochemical properties as 3
β,6
β-dihydroxy olean-11,13(18)-dien-28-acid (
1), 3
β-hydroxy olean-11,13(18)-diene-28-acid (
2), 12-ene-olean-28-acid-3
β-palmitate (
3), 3
β-acetylcocodiol (
4), corosolic acid (
5), uvaol (
6) and ursolic acid (
7). Among them, compound
1 is a new oleanane type triterpenoid and its absolute configuration was confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction data. Compounds
2-5 were isolated from this genus for the first time. All the compounds were evaluated for their anti-inflammatory activities
in vitro, and compound
5 showed significant inhibitory activity against nitric oxide (NO) production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced RAW264.7 macrophage cells with an IC
50 of 25.52 ±0.56 μmol·L
-1 when compared to the positive control, quercetin (IC
50 of 25.46 ±0.62 μmol·L
-1).