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Two new xanthones, 8-O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-1-hydroxy-2,3,5-trimethoxyxanthone (1) and 8-O-[β-D-xylopyranosyl-(1→6)- β- D-glucopyranosyl]-1-hydroxy-2,3,5-trimethoxyxanthone (2), along with eighteen known xanthones (3-20) were isolated from Swertia mussotii. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of extensive spectroscopic analyses (1D- and 2D-NMR, HRESIMS, UV, IR, [α]D). All compounds were evaluated for their anti-hepatitis B virus activities on HepG 2.2.15 cells line in vitro, and compounds 3-10 exhibited significant activity inhibiting hepatitis B virus DNA replicationwith IC50 values from 0.01 mM to 0.13 mM. Compounds 3-5 showed remarkable activity with IC50 values of 0.77, > 0.98, and 0.21 mM for HBsAg, and < 0.62, 0.35, and 0.04 mM for HBeAg, respectively. Meanwhile, the effects of different substitutions on the anti-hepatitis B virus activity of xanthones from S. mussotii were discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Five unusual lactonic enamino ketones, gentiocrucines A-E (1-5), were isolated from Swertia macrosperma and S. angustifolia. Their structures were determined based on extensive spectroscopic analyses (IR, UV, MS, 1D- and 2D-NMR). By anti-HBV assay on the HepG 2.2.15 cell line in vitro, compound 1 inhibited both the secretion of hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) and hepatitis B virus e antigen (HBeAg) with IC50 values of 3.14 and 3.35 mM, and compound 5 only inhibited the secretion of HBsAg with an IC50 value of 2.07 mM. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Seven new secoiridoids, swertianglide (1) and swertianosides A-F (2-7), together with fifteen known compounds, were isolated from the whole plants of Swertia angustifolia. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of extensive spectroscopic analyses ([α]D, UV, IR, MS, 1D- and 2D-NMR). Fourteen compounds were evaluated for their anti-hepatitis B virus (HBV) activities on the Hep G 2.2.15 cell line in vitro. Compound 2, an unusual secoiridoid glycoside dimer, showed significant activities inhibiting the secretion of HBsAg (IC50 0.18 mM, SI 3.11) and HBeAg (IC50 0.12 mM, SI 4.67). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]