Abstract:Abstract: Objective A study on the chemical constituents and anti-inflammatory activities of the fruits of Avicennia marina, a mangrove plant from the Zhanjiang Mangrove National Nature Reserve. Methods Chromatographic methods, including open silica gel column chromatography, thin-layer chromatography (TLC), and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), were comprehensively used to isolate and purify the crude extract from the fruits of A. marina. The structures of the isolated compounds were identified using modern spectroscopic methods, including nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR), mass spectrometry (MS), as well as by comparison with the relevant literature data. The anti-inflammatory activities of the compounds were evaluated by using an inflammation model of mouse macrophages RAW264.7 induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Results A total of 22 compounds were isolated from the fruits of A. marina, and their structures were identified as follows: marinoid D (1), 10- O-E-p-coumaroylgeniposidic acid (2), luteolin (3), trans-methyl caffeate (4), trans-p-coumaric acid (5), chlorogenic acid methyl ester (6), (E)-2,3-dihydroxycyclopentyl-3-(3′, 4′-dihydroxyphenyl)acrylate (7), medioresinol (8), 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (9), 4-hydroxyphenethyl alcohol (10), 3, 4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (11), vanillic acid (12), syringic acid (13), p-hydroxybenzoic acid (14), α-d-methylgalactoside (15), (2E,6R)-8-hydroxy-2,6-dimethyl-2-octenoic acid (16), methyl linolenate (17), α -linolenic acid (18), (5Z, 9Z) -17-methyl-nonadecadienoic acid 5, 9-diester (19), linoleic acid (20), reversetrol (21), and methyl palmitate (22). Among them, compounds 5-13 and 15-21 were found for the first time in the genus Avicennia. The anti-inflammatory activities of compounds 1-8 and 11 were investigated. The results showed that compounds 1-4, 6, and 11 could inhibit the production of nitric oxide in RAW264.7 cells induced by LPS at a concentration of 25 μmol/L. Notably, compound 1 was even more effective than the positive control, dexamethasone. Conclusion Compounds 5-13 and 15-21 were identified for the first time in the genus Avicennia, further enriching the structural diversity of the chemical constituents of A. marina. Pharmacological activity studies indicated that compound 1 exhibited significant anti-inflammatory activity.