Abstract:
Three sesquiterpenoids and nine iridoids were isolated from the roots and rhizomes of
Valeriana jatamansi by various chromatographic methods. Their structures were identified by physicochemical properties, NMR and MS data. Among them, valeriananoid G (
1) was a new patchoulol-type sesquiterpenoid, and compound
3 was isolated from the genus
Valeriana for the first time. Compounds
3 and
10 exhibited significant inhibitory effects on nitric oxide production induced by lipopolysaccharide in RAW 264.7 macrophages, with IC
50 values of 19.00 and 3.66 μmol·L
-1, respectively. In addition, compounds
4,
6 and
12 showed anti-influenza virus activity with IC
50 values of 51.75, 51.40 and 102.08 μmol·L
-1, respectively.