# Chemical Constituents and Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Incense Smoke from Agarwood Determined by GC-MS

Authors: De-Qian Peng; Zhang-Xin Yu; Can-Hong Wang; Bao Gong; Yang-Yang Liu; Jian-He Wei
Journal: International Journal of Analytical Chemistry
 (2020)

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## Abstract

Agarwood is generally used to make incense sticks in China and Southeast Asia. It emits smoke with a pleasant odor when burned. There are few reports on the chemical components of smoke generated by burning or heating agarwood. The agarwoods were produced by the whole-tree agarwood-inducing technique (AWIT), agarwood induced by axe wounds (AAW), burning-chisel-drilling agarwood (BCDA), wood ofAquilaria sinensis trees (AS), respectively. Herein, we used GC-MS to analyze the chemical constituents of incense smoke generated from AWIT, AAW, BCDA, AS, and the extracts of sticks from agarwood produced by the whole-tree agarwood-inducing technique (EAWIT), and 484 compounds were identified. A total of 61 chemical constituents were shared among AWIT, AAW, and BCDA. The experimental data showed that aromatic compounds were the main chemical constituents in agarwood smoke and that some chromone derivatives could be cracked into low-molecular-weight aromatic compounds (LACs) at high temperature. Furthermore, agarwood incense smoke showed anti-inflammatory activities by inhibiting lipopolysaccharide- (LPS-) induced TNF-α and IL-1α release in RAW264.7 cells.


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## 1. Introduction

Agarwood, called chen‐xiang in China, is a valuable resinous wood fromAquilaria spp. or Gyrinops spp. trees [1–3]. It has been applied in medicine and shown obvious medicinal effects, such as sedative, carminative, and antiemetic effects [4, 5]. Agarwood does not form until a tree has been affected by factors such as lightning strike, animal grazing, insect attack, and fungi [6, 7]. Moreover, it takes a long time (years or even decades) to form in the wild. Natural agarwood is considered to be the finest source of incense and has been applied in cultural, religious, and medicinal uses for centuries. The market demand for agarwood is increasing daily. As a result, the supply of wild agarwood is not enough to meet the market demand. Many Aquilaria plantations have been established in some Southeast Asian countries, such as Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia. Aquilaria trees have been planted in South China, for example, in Hainan, Guangdong, and Yunnan provinces [8]. Some artificial technologies designed to rapidly induce agarwood formation have been demonstrated to make A. sinensis (AS) trees produce agarwood [7, 9–11]. In 2009, Blanchette and Heuveling developed cultivated agarwood kits (CA-Kits) [12]. In 2013, Liu et al. developed a whole-tree agarwood-inducing technique (Agar-Wit) [11]. Recently, Peng et al. also developed a similar technology to induce agarwood formation [13]. The above methods induce agarwood formation simply and effectively.Presently, agarwood and its volatile components are seen as important and efficient natural substances that can be used to produce valuable products such as perfumes and incense because of their fragrance characteristics. Many teams have researched the chemical constituents of agarwood [1, 14–16]. The chemical constituents of agarwood essential oil or solvent extracts have been studied by column chromatography, spectroscopic techniques, gas chromatography (GC), and multidimensional GC analysis. Many studies have reported the use of GC-MS to analyze the volatile components in agarwood smoke obtained by heating. For example, in 1993, Ishihara et al. analyzed the volatile constituents in agarwood smoke and identified 53 chemical compounds from Vietnamese agarwood [17]. Nurlaila et al. identified 8 significant compounds from agarwood smoke by Z-score analysis [18]. Recently, Zhou et al. used glass fiber pads to absorb volatile constituents of agarwood smoke from different kinds of agarwood from different countries and extracted the samples with dichloromethane (CH2Cl2) for GC-MS analysis [19, 20]. Kao et al. analyzed agarwood smoke from Kynam agarwood by headspace (HS) preheating with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS GC-MS) and identified 40 compounds [21]. However, there are no reports on agarwood smoke produced by Agar-Wit. Herein, we analyzed the chemical constituents of agarwood smoke produced by Agar-Wit and identified 484 compounds.


## 2. Experimental Setup

### 2.1. Chemicals and Reagents

All chemicals were purchased from J&K Scientific (Beijing, China), unless otherwise indicated.The agarwood samples were identified by Prof. Jianhe Wei (Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, China). Incense sticks of AWIT, AAW, BCDA, and AS were made by Bao Gong (Hainan Branch Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, China).


### 2.2. Sample Preparation

Each stick was placed in a gas washing bottle (250 mL) fitted with an air inlet/outlet tube. The smoke components were collected by bubbling through a 30 mL amount dichloromethane during the 10 min burn time. In addition, sticks made from AWIT (3.0 g) were pulverized and extracted with CH2Cl2 (30 mL).


### 2.3. Sample Analysis

Chromatographic separation of the resulting mixture (1.0μL) was undertaken on an Agilent 7890 A GC coupled to a 5975C quadrupole mass spectrometer and an automated 7683B sample injector system (Agilent Technologies, Santa Clara, California, USA). Chromatography was performed on a HP-5MS capillary column (30 m × 250 μm ID, 0.25 μm film thickness, 5% diphenyl methyl siloxane (Agilent Technologies, USA). Helium was used as carrier gas at a constant flow rate of 1.0 mL/min. The injections (1.0 μL) were performed in splitless injection mode (10 : 1) at 240°C. The operating parameters included the following temperature program: 40°C for 3 min, increase from 40°C to 140°C at a rate of 2.5°C/min, hold at 140°C for 5 min, increase from 140°C to 170°C at a rate of 1.5°C/min, hold at 170°C for 5 min, and increase to 280°C at a rate of 4°C/min. The total run time was 100.5 min as shown in Figure 1. The mass selective detector was operated with electron energy of 70 eV in electron ionization mode. The ion source and quadrupole temperatures were 230°C and 150°C, respectively. The scan range was 40–500 amu in full scan mode. Peak identification was completed by comparing mass spectra with those stored in the NIST 11 database and MSD ChemStation, or by comparing fragmentation patterns with those published by the Dai group [22]. Table 1 shows the representative data.Figure 1
Gas chromatograph mass spectrometry (GC-MS) chromatograms of incense smoke (AWIT: whole-tree agarwood-inducing technique, AAW: agarwood produced by axe wounds, BCDA: burning-chisel-drilling agarwood, EAWIT: extract of stick from agarwood produced by whole-tree agarwood-inducing technique, AS:A. sinensis).Table 1
Chemical constituents and relative amounts of AAW, BCDA, AWIT, AS, and EAWIT.
No.NameRT (min)Relative content (%)AAWBCDAAWITASEAWIT1Ethylbenzene6.7746.215 (B)3.296 (B)6.384 (B)1.313 (B)—2Furfuryl alcohol6.872———2.212—31,4-Xylene7.0803.709 (B)——1.765 (B)—41,3-Xylene7.086——2.354 (B)——51,2-Xylene7.098—1.326 (B)—0.778 (B)—6Phenylacetylene7.3921.387 (B)0.698 (B)1.612 (B)1.013 (B)—7Phenyl carbamate7.646———0.308 (B)—8Phenylethylene7.9018.596 (B)3.413 (B)7.973 (B)5.132 (B)—92-Methyl-2-cyclopenten-1-one8.680———0.400—104,4-Dimethyl-2-cyclopenten-1-one8.952———0.302—112,5-Dimethyl-2,4-hexadiene9.056———0.408—12Anisole9.0960.239 (B)—0.21 (B)——132(5H)-Furanone9.2000.2020.1320.2990.981—143,4-Dihydro-H-pyran9.3560.2020.202—0.381—15Methyl-2-oxo-1-pyrrolidineacetate9.605—0.222———16Tetrahydro-22-desoxy-tomatillidine9.610———0.211—171-Methylene-2-vinylcyclopentane10.962———0.113—18Benzaldehyde11.1180.671 (B)0.28 (B)1.008 (B)1.146 (B)—195-Methyl-furfural11.407———0.508—202,3-Dihydroxystearic acid11.875———0.209—212-Chloro-2,2-difluoro-acetonitrile11.950———0.157—222-Methyl-2-pentenal12.192———0.104—23Benzonitrile12.308———0.359 (B)—242,2,4,6,6-Pentamethylheptane12.5100.9020.7531.152—0.12625Benzofuran12.793———0.541 (B)—26Phenol12.8391.225 (B)0.558 (B)0.592 (B)0.852 (B)—272,2-Diethyl-3-methyl-oxazolidine13.1050.7510.7850.808——28(2S, 3S)-2,3-Dimethoxy-N1,N1,N1,N4-tetramethyl-1,4-butanediamine13.111———0.846—295-Norbornene-2-carboxaldehyde13.6540.169—0.189——304-Methylanisole14.1850.305 (B)0.102 (B)0.135 (B)0.159 (B)—312-Azido-2,4,4,6,6-pentamethylheptane14.4450.2550.1870.220——322,3-Dioxabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-5-ene14.6710.4240.1890.175——333-Methyl-1,2-cyclopentanedione14.717———0.369—342-Methyl-3-furanthiol15.9180.1060.201———353-Methyl-phenol16.6350.219 (B)0.176 (B)0.12 (B)——362-Methyl-phenol16.669———0.226 (B)—373-Methyl-bicyclo[3.3.0]oct-2-en-8-one16.918———0.129—382,2,2-Bicyclo-2-octene16.9350.4960.183 (B)0.453 (B)——39p-Cresol17.8010.73 (B)0.473 (B)0.321 (B)0.205 (B)—40Guaiacol17.9980.877 (B)0.51 (B)0.608 (B)1.362 (B)—412-t-Butylamino-acrylonitrile18.1650.4210.2240.240——423,5-Dimethyl-4H-pyran-4-one18.182———0.107—433-Hydroxy-2-methyl-4-pyrone19.338—0.169—0.147—442,5-Dimethylphenol21.6770.223 (B)0.129 (B)—0.165 (B)—452,3-Dihydroxybenzaldehyde22.064———0.148 (B)—465-Ethyl-3-(3-methyl-5-phenylpyrazol-1-yl)-1,2,4-triazol-4-amine22.2150.152 (B)————47Ethyl disulfide22.220——0.094——481-Methylene-1H-indene,22.7400.166 (B)————492-Ethylphenol22.9130.129 (B)————50Trehalose22.914—0.324———512-Isopropyl-5-methyl-1-heptanol23.197——0.059——523-Methyl-2-butene-1-thiol23.2080.120————532-Methylbutyl pentanoic acid ester23.225—0.251———544-Methoxy-1,3-benzenediamine23.300———0.216 (B)—552-Methoxy-3-methyl-phenol23.3060.236 (B)————562-Methoxy-4-methylphenol23.6760.444 (B)0.283 (B)0.271 (B)0.309 (B)—572-Methoxy-5-methylphenol23.688—0.327 (B)———583,6-Dimethyl-2,6-octadiene-4,5-diol24.144———0.129—591,4 : 3,6-Dianhydro-α-d-glucopyranose24.6000.1480.1580.1720.120—60trans-Cinnamaldehyde24.866———0.821 (B)—61(1α, 2β, 5β, 6α)-Tricyclo[4.2.1.1(2,5)]deca-3,7-diene-9,10-dione24.8830.4460.325———62α-Methylene-benzeneacetaldehyde24.895——0.247 (B)——632,4-Cyclopentadiene-1-ethanamine25.0450.128—0.230——641,11-Dibromo-undecane25.062—0.101———65Pyrocatechol25.3570.125 (B)0.287—0.93 (B)—662,3-Anhydro-d-galactosan25.357——0.204 (B)——672,3-Dihydrobenzofuran25.7270.369 (B)0.382 (B)0.299 (B)0.255 (B)—681-Methyl-1H-pyrrole-2(5H)-one26.131——0.203——692-Isopropoxyphenol26.183———0.226 (B)—703-Methoxyphenol26.2060.263 (B)————715-Hydroxymethylfurfural26.229—0.252—0.389—724-Phenyl-2-butanone26.3390.77 (B)1.13 (B)1.06 (B)—0.177 (B)731-Methyl-4-amino-4,5(1H)-dihydro-1,2,4-triazole-5-one26.847———0.259—74Anisic aldehyde26.9050.306 (B)0.301 (B)0.389 (B)——752-Oxohexamethylenimine27.032—0.185———763-Methoxy-2-benzenediol27.4540.401 (B)0.365 (B)0.251 (B)0.582 (B)—773-Methoxybenzenethiol27.7310.131 (B)————781-Indanone28.0430.279 (B)——0.148 (B)—802-Isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine28.291———0.177—794-Ethyl-2-methoxyphenol28.2910.292 (B)0.104 (B)0.071 (B)——813-(4-Methylphenyl)-2-propenal28.441———0.206 (B)—822,3-Dihydro-2-methyl-1H-inden-1-one28.4470.223—0.056 (B)——83α-Methylcinnamaldehyde28.557———0.127 (B)—842-Methylnaphthalene28.6210.285 (B)————851-Azabicyclo[2.2.2]octane-4-methanol29.527—0.158———86(E)-2,4,4,7-Tetramethyl-5,7-octadien-3-ol29.666———0.179—874-Hydroxy-3-methoxystyrene30.0992.343 (B)1.799 (B)1.512 (B)2.254 (B)—88o-tert-Butyl phenol30.417———0.131 (B)—893-Hydroxybenzaldehyde30.844———0.252 (B)—902-Methoxybenzyl alcohol31.081———0.106 (B)—91trans-3-Hexenedioic acid-bis(trimethylsilyl) ester31.4110.127————922-exo-Chlorobicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-1-carbonyl chloride31.9420.282—0.285——932-Ethyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine32.000———0.157—942,6-Dimethoxyphenol32.1153.013 (B)2.939 (B)2.178 (B)——95cis-4,5-Diethyl-1,2-dimethyl-cyclohexene32.190———4.085—96Eugenol32.3580.517 (B)0.303 (B)0.262 (B)——973-Allyl-6-methoxyphenol32.375———0.413 (B)—983,4-Dimethoxyphenol32.566—0.112 (B)—0.219 (B)—993-Ethenyl-4-methyl-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione32.8490.205——0.149—1003-Cyclohexene-1-acetaldehyde33.2470.191—0.136——10111-Methylene-tricyclo[4.3.1.1(2,5)]undecane33.247—————1022-Propyl-phenol33.848———0.1 (B)—1034-Hydroxybenzaldehyde33.975———0.225 (B)—104Dichlorophenylsilane34.010——0.321 (B)——105Phenylboronic acid34.0160.406 (B)0.143 (B)———106Vanillin34.4080.8 (B)0.83 (B)0.708 (B)1.842 (B)—1074-(Methylthio)-benzaldehyde34.5930.254 (B)————108(E)-isoeugenol34.8990.341 (B)0.18 (B)0.133 (B)0.31 (B)—109o-Methoxy-benzenethiol35.0840.125 (B)——0.197 (B)—1102-Methoxy-1,4-benzenediol35.217———0.209 (B)—1112-Benzylidenemalonaldehyde35.2170.204 (B)————1122-Vinylnaphthalene35.4420.115 (B)————1133-Hydroxy-2-methyl-5-(1-methylethyl)-2,5-cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione36.083———0.237—114Biphenylene36.2340.105 (B)————1152-Methoxy-4-(1-propen-1-yl)-phenol36.8922.962 (B)2.126 (B)2.379 (B)3.254 (B)—1164-Hydroxy-2-methoxybenzaldehyde37.2270.2430.142—0.135 (B)—1172-Methoxy-4-propyl-phenol37.4290.268 (B)0.242 (B)0.257 (B)0.454 (B)—1181,7-Dimethylpentacyclo[5.5.0(4,11).0(5,9).0(8,12)]dodecane-2,6-dione37.689——0.126 (B)——1192-Methoxy-6-[(4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-ylamino)methyl]-phenol37.6890.107————1204-Hydroxybenzylidene acetone37.707—0.101———121N-Phenylthioformamide37.712———0.126 (B)—1227-Ethylbenzo[b]thiophene38.053———0.153—1235,6-Dimethyl-2-benzimidazolinone38.382———0.164 (B)—124Cyclohexylmethylbenzene38.4400.145 (B)—0.161 (B)——1253,4-Dimethoxy-benzaldehyde38.573———0.712 (B)—1264′-(Methylthio)acetophenone38.6600.3700.298 (B)0.256 (B)——1274-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-2-butanone39.2321.067 (B)1.161 (B)1.124 (B)0.137—128Pentadecane39.434——0.168——129Dibenzofuran39.4510.186 (B)0.145 (B)———1302′,6′-Dihydroxyacetophenone, bis(trimethylsilyl) ether39.8500.207 (B)————1311-Methyl-1-phenylmethoxy-1-silacyclohexane39.873—0.104 (B)0.111 (B)——1321,3,3-Trimethyl-2-(1-methylbut-1-en-3-on-1-yl)-1-cyclohexene40.1730.273————1331,2-Dimethoxy-4-(methoxymethyl)benzene40.196—0.178 (B)———1342,4-Di-tert-butylphenol40.202———0.287 (B)—1352-(2-Hydroxyhex-1-enyl)-3-methyl-5,6-dihydropyrazine40.2600.138————1365-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)-1,2,3-benzenetriol40.6530.578 (B)0.34 (B)0.212 (B)0.684 (B)—137Homovanillyl alcohol40.7800.594 (B)0.507 (B)0.417 (B)1.119 (B)—138[4-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)phenoxy]-acetate-methanol41.912————0.159 (B)139(S)-4,5,6,7,8,8a-Hexahydro-8aα-methylazulen-2(1H)-one42.1370.109————140Acetic acid-2-propylphenyl ester42.160—0.114 (B)———1413-Nitrobenzaldehyde-(O-methyl oxime)42.420—————1422,3,5,6-Tetrafluoroanisole42.4434.532 (B)3.741 (B)4.13 (B)——1433-tert-Butyl-4-hydroxyanisole42.547———5.641 (B)—1442,5-Dihydroxy-4-isopropyl-2,4,6-cycloheptatrien-1-one42.819———0.329—145α-Santalol42.848————0.511 (S)1462,3-Dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-3,7-benzofurandiol42.8880.359 (B)0.39 (B)0.394 (B)——1477-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)-3,4-dihydro-1(2H)-naphthalenone43.119————0.105 (B)1483-Ethoxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde43.1830.324 (B)—0.221 (B)——1493-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzoic acid-methyl ester43.200—0.318 (B)———150Ethyl vanillate43.211———0.279 (B)—151α-Amino-3′-hydroxy-4′-methoxyacetophenone43.4430.126 (B)0.143 (B)———152(3S, 4R, 5R, 6R)-4,5-Bis(hydroxymethyl)-3,6-dimethylcyclohexene43.610——0.202——153Carbonic acid-2,3-dimethylphenyl methyl ester43.6280.41 (B)————1543-(4-Methoxyphenyl)propionic Acid43.656—0.431 (B)———155Hexadecane44.0780.3290.3510.3210.127—1562,6-Dimethoxy-4-(2-propen-1-yl)-phenol44.2740.785 (B)0.619 (B)0.521 (B)1.029 (B)—1572,6-Dimethyl-4-nitrophenol44.5860.256 (B)————158[1S-(1α, 4α, 7α)]-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-Octahydro-1,4,9,9-tetramethyl-4,7-methanoazulene44.592————0.406 (S)1592-Ethyl-4-methyl-4,6-bis(1-methylethyl)-4H-1,3,2-dioxaborin44.592———0.139—1608-Epi-γ-eudesmol44.633—0.261 (S)0.219 (S)——161Methyl-2,6,6-trimethyl-3-oxo-1-cyclohexene-1-acrylate44.737——0.155——1622′,6′-Dimethylacetanilide44.771—0.187———163[1S-(1α, 4aβ, 8aα)]-1,2,4a,5,8,8a-Hexahydro-4,7-dimethyl-1-(1-methylethyl)-naphthalene45.152————0.141 (S)164[1R-(1α, 3aα, 7aα)]-1,2,3,6,7,7a-Hexahydro-2,2,4,7a-tetramethyl-1,3a-ethano-3aH-indene45.326—0.241 (B)——0.149 (S)165Agarospirol45.551—0.238 (S)0.195 (S)—0.413 (S)166Methyl 3-(bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-1-yl)-propenoate45.586———0.116—167Hinesol45.7190.126———0.251 (S)168(1α, 6α, 7α)-1,5,5-Trimethyl-2-methylene-bicyclo[4.1.0]heptane-7-methanol45.7360.121 (S)————169(1R, 3aR, 4R, 7R)-1,2,3,3a,4,5,6,7-Octahydro-1,4-dimethyl-7-(1-methylethenyl)-azulene45.748——0.191 (S)——170[1S-(1α, 4α, 7α)]-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-Octahydro-1,4-dimethyl-7-(1-methylethenyl)-azule45.776—0.222 (B)———171Longifolene45.990————0.565 (S)17210S,11S-Himachala-3(12),4-diene46.0070.155 (S)————173Neoisolongifolene46.042—0.262 (S)0.248 (S)——174Ledol46.279——0.219 (S)—0.519 (S)175β-Eudesmol46.3250.1500.343 (S)———176Guaiol46.498——0.939 (S)——177γ-Selinene46.5040.589 (S)1.164 (S)——1.868 (S)1781-Bromooctadecane46.712—————1797,9-Dimethyl-hexadecane46.7290.169—0.219——180(4-Methoxyphenyl)glycolic acid46.752———0.212—1813-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-propenoic acid46.8800.629 (B)0.509 (B)0.517 (B)0.814 (B)—182Dehydroaromadendrene47.301————0.442 (S)1833,5-Dimethoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde47.3531.599 (B)1.78 (B)1.891 (B)2.92 (B)—1842,4,6-Trimethyl-pyridine47.428————0.383185Camphene47.561————0.600186Ethyl (3-pyridyl)carbamate N-oxide47.608—0.753———187Hexamethyl-benzene47.6540.503—0.646 (B)——1881-(1,3a,4,5,6,7-Hexahydro-4-hydroxy-3,8-dimethyl-5-azulenyl)-ethanone47.896————0.142 (S)1892-Allyl-1,4-dimethoxy-3-methyl-benzene48.0290.249 (B)—0.33 (B)——1902,5-Dibutyl-furan48.150———1.392—191Vanillylacetone48.2081.036 (B)0.967 (B)0.425 (B)——192[1S-(1α, 7α, 8aβ)]-1,2,3,5,6,7,8,8a-Octahydro-1,4-dimethyl-7-(1-methylethenyl)-azulene48.480————0.55 (S)193Dehydro-cyclolongifolene oxide48.509—0.717 (S)0.473 (B)——1944-Methoxymethyl-6-methyl-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-3-ylamine48.572———0.283—1951-Cyclohexyl-2-methoxy-benzene48.601——0.384 (B)—0.72 (B)196N,N-Diethyl-2-benzoxazolamine48.6130.781 (B)————197Octahydro-2-(1-methylethylidene)-4,7-methano-1H-indene49.161————0.361 (B)1984,6,6-Trimethyl-2-(3-methylbuta-1,3-dienyl)-3-oxatricyclo[5.1.0.0(2,4)]octane49.167——0.172——1994-Methylene-1-methyl-2-(2-methyl-1-propen-1-yl)-1-vinyl-4-methylene-1-methyl-2-(2-methyl-1-propen-1-yl)-1-vinyl-cycloheptane49.2190.1210.181———2003-Phenoxy-phenol49.4670.3250.154 (B)0.134 (B)0.248 (B)—201(Z)-3,7-Dimethyl-1,3,6-octatriene49.537————0.4062021,7-Dimethyl-7-(4-methyl-3-pentenyl)-tricyclo[2.2.1.0(2,6)]heptane49.612—0.2 (S)0.192 (S)——2032-Acetate-1,3-dimethoxy-5-(1-propenyl)-benzene50.0573.206 (B)2.309 (B)———2042,5-Dimethoxyterephthalic acid50.178——2.516 (B)3.780—2052-(2-Furanylmethylene)-6-methyl-cyclohexanone50.270————0.2552064-Propylbiphenyl50.3800.704 (B)0.711 (B)———2071-Ethyl-3-(phenylmethyl)-benzene50.386——0.745 (B)——208N,N,S-Trimethyl-3-aminothiophenol50.415———0.684 (B)—209Neocurdione50.438————0.161 (S)210endo-Borneol51.056————0.6112119-Fluorenone51.0730.205 (B)————212[1S-(1α, 3aβ, 4α, 8aβ, 9R∗)]-Decahydro-4,8,8-trimethyl-1,4-methanoazulene-9-methanol51.108—0.488 (S)0.295 (S)——213Methylα-hydroxy-4-methoxy-benzeneacetate51.605———0.101 (B)—2142,2′-Methylenebis[5-methyl-furan51.743————0.1362154-Hydroxy-2-methoxycinnamaldehyde51.8820.937 (B)0.897 (B)0.78 (B)——2163-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-propenal52.072———2.664 (B)—217Acetosyringone52.0960.967 (B)0.829 (B)0.88 (B)1.499 (B)—218syn-3,3,5,6,8,8-Hexamethyl-tricyclo[5.1.0.0(2,4)]oct-5-ene,52.3331.5301.9791.762—0.6242192-Phenylethyl-1,1,2,2-d4-amine52.541——1.184 (B)——2202-Methyl-5-(1-methylethyl)-phenol52.552————1.377 (B)2212′-Hydroxy-3,3-dimethyl-3-phenylpropanal52.5580.762 (B)————2222-[3-Methoxyphenyl]-propionic acid52.581—1.048 (B)———2233-(2-Pentenyl)-1,2,4-cyclopentanetrione52.679———6.688 (B)—2247-(1,3-Dimethylbuta-1,3-dienyl)-1,6,6-trimethyl-3,8-dioxatricyclo[5.1.0.0(2,4)]octane52.9510.3400.6210.732—0.491225o-Mentha-1(7),8-dien-3-ol53.262————0.2062261,10b(2H)-Dihydropyrano[3,4,5-jk]fluorene53.4880.153 (B)————227Anthracene53.499———0.124 (B)—228(1S, 6R, 9S)-5,5,9,10-Tetramethyltricyclo[7.3.0.0(1,6)]dodec-10(11)-ene53.6090.1210.4570.414——229(Z)-3-Methyl-2-(2,4-pentadienyl)-2-cyclopenten-1-one53.632————0.5592301-Methoxy-4-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)-benzene54.019————0.565 (B)231(1Z, 3aα, 7aβ)-1H-1-Ethylideneoctahydro-7a-methyl-indene54.0890.466 (B)0.773 (B)0.531 (B)——2323-(Phenylmethoxy)-1-propanol54.233————0.238 (B)233trans-1,10-Dimethyl-2-methylene-decalin54.510————0.1132343,5-Dimethoxy-4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid54.6491.383 (B)1.359 (B)1.391 (B)2.15 (B)—235(1aR, 4S, 4aR, 7S, 7aR, 7bS)-Decahydro-1,1,4,7-tetramethyl-1H-cycloprop[e]azulene54.672————0.177 (S)2362,7-Dimethyl-5-(1-methylethenyl)-1,8-nonadiene55.036————0.126237Longifolenaldehyde55.261—0.12 (S)———238(2R-cis)-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,7-Octahydro-α,α,4a,8-tetramethyl-2-naphthalenemethanol55.377————0.409 (B)239(4aR, 5S)-4,4a,5,6,7,8-Hexahydro-4a,5-dimethyl-3-(1-methylethylidene)-2(3H)-naphthalenone55.8500.459 (S)0.535 (S)0.609 (S)—0.611 (S)2401,2,4-Triethyl-benzene56.130————0.301 (B)241Isoaromadendrene epoxide56.1450.114 (S)—0.143 (S)——2422,3,4,5-Tetramethyl-tricyclo[3.2.1.02,7]oct-3-ene56.405————0.659243Globulol56.584————0.344 (S)244Octadecane56.6240.2850.3310.3930.179—2452,3-Dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-7-benzofuranol56.803————0.258 (B)2461β, 2α-Dimethyl-3α, 5β-bis(1-methylethenyl)cyclohexane56.844——0.285——2474,6-Dimethoxy-1-naphthaldehyde56.8960.214 (B)————2482-Bromo-1,3-dimethoxy-benzene56.919—0.305 (B)———2491,3,5-Triethyl-benzene57.040————0.252 (B)2507-Methyl-pentadecane57.144——0.189——2512-Methyl-dodecane57.1500.154————252Corymbolone57.225————0.164 (S)2532,6,10,14-tetramethyl-Hexadecane57.2250.1300.2850.1510.298—2541-(2-Thienyl)-1-heptanone57.520——0.500——2551-(2-Thienyl)-1-hexanone57.5430.391————2562,4-Dimethylcyclopentane-1,3-dione57.601—0.475———2571-(2-Thienyl)-ethanone57.612————1.2072581-(2,6-Dihydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-ethanone57.716———0.162 (B)—2595-(2-Thienyl)-4-pyrimidinamine57.8321.0861.5132.402——2601,3-Benzenedicarboxylic acid-4-methyl-1,3-dimethyl ester57.941————5.197 (B)2613,4-Dimethoxy-benzaldehyde oxime58.051——0.196 (B)——2621,2-Dimethoxy-4-(1,2-dimethoxyethyl)benzene58.0630.295 (B)0.233 (B)———2635-Methoxy-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyridine-3-thiol58.149———0.335—264Methyl-3-amino-4-methoxybenzoate58.2480.192 (B)0.304 (B)0.29 (B)——265Isomaltol58.271————0.6232669-Methyl-9-azabicyclo[4.2.1]nona-2,4-diene58.7210.103———0.970267Chlordimeform58.791—0.309 (B)———268Nootkatone59.229————0.118 (S)2694-(3-Methyl-2-butenyl)-phenol59.541————0.772 (B)270[2R-(2α, 4aα, 8aβ)]-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,8a-Octahydro-4a,8-dimethyl-2-(1-methylethenyl)-naphthalene59.663—0.125 (S)———271[1R-(1R∗, 4Z, 9S∗)]-4,11,11-trimethyl-8-methylene-bicyclo[7.2.0]undec-4-ene59.952————0.193 (S)2722,3,4,5,6-Pentamethyl-benzoic acid60.2000.221 (B)0.151 (B)———273[1aR-(1aα, 7α, 7aα, 7bα)]-1a,2,3,5,6,7,7a,7b-Octahydro-1,1,7,7a-tetramethyl-1H-cyclopropa[a]naphthalene60.206————0.167 (S)2744,5-Dihydro-6-(4-fluorophenyl)-pyridazin-3(2H)-one60.235—————275N(1)-[(3-Methoxyphenyl)methyl]-1H-1,2,3,4-tetrazole-1,5-diamine60.367——0.17 (B)——2761-Ethenyl-1-methyl-2-(1-methylethenyl)-4-(1-methylethylidene)-cyclohexane60.396————0.601 (S)277(E,E)-1,5-Dimethyl-8-(1-methylethylidene)-1,5-cyclodecadiene60.443—0.165 (S)———2786,7-Dimethyl-8-(1-methylethyl)-2,4(1H,3H)-pteridinedione60.708—0.105———279trans-Z-α-Bisabolene epoxide60.737————0.42 (S)280Aromadendrene oxide-(1)61.066——0.814 (S)——281Cedrol61.0720.376 (S)————2821-Hydroxy-6-(3-isopropenyl-cycloprop-1-enyl)-6-methyl-heptan-2-one61.153—1.008———283(1R, 7R, 8aS)-1,2,3,5,6,7,8,8a-Octahydro-1,8a-dimethyl-7-(1-methylethenyl)-naphthalene61.170————2.925 (S)284α-Farnesene61.546————0.4292852-Methylene-6,8,8-trimethyl-tricyclo[5.2.2.0(1,6)]undecan-3-ol61.592—0.156———286Thiocyanic acid-4-(dimethylamino)phenyl ester61.702————0.354287[4aR-(4aα, 7α, 8aβ)]-Decahydro-4a-methyl-1-methylene-7-(1-methylethenyl)-naphthalene61.892————0.198 (S)288Decahydro-2,2,4,8-tetramethyl-4,8-methanoazulen-9-ol stereoisomer62.060————0.306 (S)289Diphenylmethane62.551———0.27 (B)—290[1aR-(1aα, 4β, 4aβ, 7α, 7aβ, 7bα)]-Decahydro-1,1,4,7-tetramethyl-1H-cycloprop[e]azulen-4-ol62.568————0.205 (S)291Spiro(tricyclo[6.2.1.0(2,7)]undeca-2,4,6,9-tetraene-11,1′-cyclopropane62.5680.198 (B)————2924-Methyl-1-[2,6,6-trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl]-1-penten-3-one,62.603—0.149———293[1S-(1α, 7α, 8aα)]-1,2,3,5,6,7,8,8a-Octahydro-1,8a-dimethyl-7-(1-methylethenyl)-naphthalene62.788————0.248 (S)294Caryophyllene63.007————0.172 (S)295Nonadecane63.0590.1290.1340.1250.145—2967-Methoxy-3,4-dihydro-2[1H]-quinoxalinone63.2330.241 (B)0.27 (B)0.367 (B)——2972-Allyl-1,4-dimethoxybenzene63.296————1.347 (B)298Dehydroxy-isocalamendiol63.493——0.241 (S)——2993,4,5,6-Tetramethyl-2,5-octadiene63.5040.133 (S)————300Megastigmatrienone63.539————0.9143016-(1-Hydroxymethylvinyl)-4,8a-dimethyl-3,5,6,7,8,8a-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-2-one63.573—0.286 (B)———302α-Ethyl-benzeneacetamide63.729————0.442 (B)3038-Ethenyl-3,4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a-octahydro-5-methylene-2-naphthalenecarboxylic acid63.747—0.175 (B)———304[1S-(1α, 2β, 4β)]-1-Ethenyl-1-methyl-2,4-bis(1-methylethenyl)-cyclohexane63.989————0.666 (S)3051-Methylphenazine 5-oxide63.989———0.945 (B)—3063-Phenylbicyclo(3.2.2)nona-3,6-dien-2-one63.995——0.217 (B)——3071-(1-Hydroxybutyl)-2,5-dimethoxybenzene64.0350.423 (B)0.49 (B)———308Methyleugenol64.5380.123 (B)0.315 (B)0.23 (B)——3092-Ethyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzothiopyran64.630————1.177 (B)310Acetic acid-cyano-hydroxyimino-methyl ester65.006————0.484311N-Dimethylaminomethylene-anthranilic acid65.0120.252 (S)0.26 (S)0.165 (S)——3122-Methyl-9-(prop-1-en-3-ol-2-yl)-bicyclo[4.4.0]dec-2-ene-4-ol65.243——1.25 (S)——313(1aR, 4aR, 7R, 7aR, 7bS)-Decahydro-1,1,7-trimethyl-4-methylene-1H-cycloprop[e]azulene65.2540.514 (B)1.064 (B)———314[4aR-(4aα, 5α, 8aα)]-4a,5,6,7,8,8a-Hexahydro-3,4a,5-trimethyl-naphtho[2,3-b]furan-9(4H)-one65.381————4.963 (S)3157,7,8,8-Tetracyanoquinodimethane65.7160.137 (B)————3164-(1,3,3-Trimethyl-bicyclo[4.1.0]hept-2-yl)-but-3-en-2-one65.780—0.233———317Alloaromadendrene oxide65.820————0.543 (S)318γ-Elemene66.207————0.835 (S)3191-(2,4,6-Trimethylphenyl)-3-(2-propynyl)-thiourea66.6980.68 (B)1.52 (B)1.68 (B)—5.466 (B)3203,4-Dimethylphenyl trifluoro-acetate66.883——0.209 (B)——32112-Azabicyclo[9.2.2]pentadeca-1(13),11,14-trien-13-ylamine66.9010.2050.276——1.1773221-Butyl-1H-pyrrole67.0620.2130.2880.174——323(3aα, 8β, 8aα)-5,6-1,2,3,3a,8,8a-Hexahydro-2,2,8-trimethyl-azulenedimethanol67.259————0.631 (S)324(2R, 5S, 10R)-6,10-Dimethyl-2-(1-methylethenyl)-spiro[4.5]dec-6-en-8-one67.3860.326 (S)————325N-Salicylidene-N′-salicyloylhydrazine67.496—0.597 (B)———3263,5-Dimethyl-benzenamine67.507————0.633 (B)3272-Allyl-3-ethoxy-4-methoxyphenol67.709——1.709 (B)——3281,2-Dimethoxy-4-(3-methoxy-1-propenyl)benzene67.7321.572 (B)————329Levomenol67.778————0.305 (S)330n-Hexadecanoic acid67.807———1.701—3312,2,8,8-Tetramethyl-3,6-nonadien-5-one67.958————0.4283323,5-Dimethoxy-4-hydroxycinnamaldehyde68.1190.123 (B)1.723 (B)—3.472 (B)—3331-Hydroxy-6-methylphenazine68.5291.19 (B)1.897 (B)1.555 (B)——334Desaspidinol68.847———3.559 (B)—3352-Chloro-4-cyclohexyl-phenol68.8820.177 (B)—0.302 (B)——3365-Ethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-naphthalene68.899————0.779 (B)337Heptadecane69.361———0.195—338Humulane-1,6-dien-3-ol69.384————0.784 (S)3398,8-Dimethyl-9-methylene-1,5-cycloundecadiene69.777————0.465 (S)3402,4-Dichloro-1-nitrobenzene70.083————0.429 (B)3411-(2-Benzyloxyethyl)cyclohexene70.453——0.369 (B)——342Caryophyllene oxide70.476————2.082 (S)343Aromadendrene oxide-(2)70.4760.272 (S)————344Diepicedrene-1-oxide70.545—0.368 (S)———3453,4-Dihydro-3,3,6,8-tetramethylnaphthalen-1(2H)-one70.580———0.115 (B)—3461-Methyl-2,4-bis(1-methylethenyl)-cyclohexane71.031————0.248 (S)347[1aR-(1aα, 4aα, 7β, 7aβ, 7bα)]-Decahydro-1,1,7-trimethyl-4-methylene-1H-cycloprop[e]azulen-7-ol71.140————0.512 (S)3483-Hydroxy-2-methyl-4-[4-t-butyl]-butanal72.4810.242————3491-(1-Hydroxy-3-methoxy-2-naphthyl)ethanone72.498————1.586 (B)3502-(Butenyl)-5-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1,3-dimethyl-benzene72.544—0.346 (B)———351(1R, 2R, 6S, 7S, 8S) -1-Methyl-8-(1-methylethyl)-tricyclo[4.4.0.02,7]dec-3-ene-3-methanol72.885——0.359 (S)——3524-Hydroxy-4a,5-dimethyl-3-methylene-3a,4,4a,5,6,7,9,9a-octahydro-3H-naphtho[2,3-b]furan-2-one72.8960.194 (B)————3531,2,3,4-Tetrahydro-6-nitronaphthalene72.931————0.888 (B)3541-(3,3-Dimethyl-1-yl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane-3-carboxylic acid72.960—0.324———355N-(p-Methoxy-trans-styryl)-formamide73.272————0.546 (B)3568,9-Dehydro-9-formyl-cycloisolongifolene73.7050.548 (S)—0.691 (S)——3572-tert-Butyl-quinoxaline 4-oxide73.745————1.237 (B)358β-Vatirenene73.763—0.803 (S)———359Octadecanal73.919———0.144—360[1S-(1α, 3aβ, 4α, 7aβ)]-Octahydro-1,7a-dimethyl-4-(1-methylethenyl)-1,4-methano-1H-indene74.872————0.368 (S)3611-(1-Hydroxyethyl)-1-(diethylphosphonyl)-2-methylene-cyclopropane74.878—0.109———3621-Nonadecene75.265———0.149—363(E,E)-3,7-Dimethyl-10-(1-methylethylidene)-3,7-cyclodecadien-1-one75.692————0.232 (S)364Alloaromadendrene76.195————0.488 (S)365Heneicosane76.235—0.1480.1770.127—3662,3-Dihydro-7-hydroxy-2,2-dimethyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one76.859————0.277 (B)3672-Butyl-5-hexyloctahydro-1H-indene77.344————0.2533682,2' : 5′,2″-Terthiophene77.777————0.2283691-Methyl-4-(2-methyloxiranyl)-7-oxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptane78.355————0.248 (B)3704,4-Dimethyl-1-phenyl-1-penten-3-one78.563————0.199 (B)3711,5-Diphenyl-1-penten-3-one78.6030.16 (B)0.354 (B)0.139 (B)——372(1-Methylbutyl)-benzene79.424————0.266 (B)373Stearic acid79.504———0.198—374[1S-(1α, 2α, 3aβ, 4α, 8aβ, 9R∗)]-Decahydro-1,5,5,8a-tetramethyl-1,2,4-methenoazulene79.666————0.186 (S)375Z-8-Methyl-9-tetradecenoic acid79.799—0.105———3761,2,3,4-Tetrahydro-1,5,7-trimethylnaphthalene79.903————0.426 (B)377N-Phenyl-2-naphthylamine80.7460.121 (B)—0.186 (B)——378Z-5-Nonadecene81.0240.196—0.1810.230—379Cyclopentadecane81.047—0.188———380Diaveridine81.105————0.108 (B)381(Z)-3-Tridecen-1-yne81.428————0.322382Ambrosin82.277————0.102 (S)3832-DecanoneO-methyl oxime82.3290.1040.1150.092——384N,N-Dimethyldecanamide82.352———0.140—385[1aR-(1aα, 4aβ, 8aS∗)]-1,1a,5,6,7,8-Hexahydro-4a,8,8-trimethyl-cyclopropa[d]naphthalen-2(4aH)-one82.710————0.124 (S)386Murolan-3,9(11)-diene-10-peroxy83.248————0.267 (S)387Chromone derivative85.3960.109 (C)—0.08 (C)——388Chromone derivative85.8180.132 (C)0.217 (C)0.151 (C)——389Chromone derivative86.7832.245 (C)1.812 (C)1.697 (C)3.633 (C)—390Chromone derivative87.1870.104——0.112—391Chromone derivative87.539————0.331 (C)392Chromone derivative88.7240.159————393Chromone derivative88.8800.118—0.123——394Chromone derivative88.891—————395Chromone derivative88.897—0.152 (C)—0.175—396Chromone derivative89.2090.14 (C)0.662 (C)0.345 (C)—0.334 (C)397Chromone derivative89.515——0.064 (C)0.14 (C)—398Chromone derivative89.769——0.221 (C)——399Chromone derivative89.787—0.125 (B)———400Chromone derivative89.8440.286————401Chromone derivative89.867—0.108 (B)———402Chromone derivative90.595——3.447 (C)——403Chromone derivative90.6011.127 (C)————404Chromone derivative90.630———0.179 (C)—405Chromone derivative90.641—3.239 (C)———406Chromone derivative90.676————7.398 (C)407Chromone derivative91.000——0.197 (C)——408Chromone derivative91.0000.121 (C)————409Chromone derivative91.017—0.148 (C)———410Chromone derivative91.485——3.502 (C)——411Chromone derivative91.4851.32 (C)————412Chromone derivative91.571————0.542 (C)413Chromone derivative91.571—4.593 (C)———414Chromone derivative91.629———0.105 (C)—415Chromone derivative91.710——0.649 (C)——416Chromone derivative91.7160.132 (C)————417Chromone derivative91.727————1.405 (C)418Chromone derivative91.745—0.561 (C)———419Chromone derivative91.803——0.592 (C)——420Chromone derivative91.8080.481 (C)————421Chromone derivative91.837———0.411—423Chromone derivative91.837—0.539 (C)———422Chromone derivative91.953——0.88 (C)——424Chromone derivative91.9530.434 (C)————425Chromone derivative91.987—0.796 (C)———426Chromone derivative92.571————0.143 (C)427Chromone derivative92.894—0.254 (B)———428Chromone derivative92.935————1.293 (C)429Chromone derivative92.958——0.221 (C)——430Chromone derivative92.969—0.485 (B)———431Chromone derivative93.339————0.388 (C)432Chromone derivative93.784————0.6 (C)433Chromone derivative94.136————0.14 (C)434Chromone derivative94.356——0.731——435Chromone derivative94.361————0.125 (C)436Chromone derivative94.3610.596 (C)————437Chromone derivative94.390—0.832 (C)———438Chromone derivative94.795——0.323 (C)——439Chromone derivative94.8000.187 (C)————440Chromone derivative94.812—0.371 (C)———441Chromone derivative95.228————1.254 (C)442Chromone derivative95.228——0.596 (C)——443Chromone derivative95.257—0.614 (C)———444Chromone derivative95.2680.165 (C)————445Chromone derivative95.609————0.217 (C)446Chromone derivative95.7480.243 (C)————447Chromone derivative95.754——0.237 (C)——448Chromone derivative95.765———0.478 (B)—449Chromone derivative95.771—0.206 (C)———450Chromone derivative95.834————0.414 (C)451Chromone derivative95.9040.291 (C)————452Chromone derivative95.921———0.678 (B)—453Chromone derivative95.9670.713 (C)————454Chromone derivative95.973——3.243 (C)——455Chromone derivative96.019—2.703 (C)———456Chromone derivative96.088————7.2 (C)457Chromone derivative96.308——0.178 (C)——458Chromone derivative96.3080.192 (C)————459Chromone derivative96.319———0.177 (B)—460Chromone derivative96.343—0.281 (C)———461Chromone derivative96.372————0.498 (C)462Chromone derivative96.395——0.267 (C)——463Chromone derivative96.4000.313 (C)————464Chromone derivative96.412———0.381—465Chromone derivative96.418—0.43 (B)———466Chromone derivative96.556—0.138 (B)———467Chromone derivative96.632——0.058 (C)——468Chromone derivative96.6370.312 (C)————469Chromone derivative96.649———0.236 (B)—470Chromone derivative96.655—0.16 (B)———471Chromone derivative96.718————0.332 (C)472Chromone derivative96.753—0.206———473Chromone derivative97.088————0.464 (C)474Chromone derivative97.319————0.176 (C)475Chromone derivative97.469————0.171 (C)476Chromone derivative97.700————0.469 (C)477Chromone derivative98.341————0.863 (C)478Chromone derivative98.399—0.103———479Chromone derivative98.982————0.104 (C)480Chromone derivative99.242————0.374 (C)481Chromone derivative99.566————0.264 (C)482Chromone derivative99.751————0.192 (C)483Chromone derivative100.034————0.281 (C)484Chromone derivative100.346————0.577 (C)Total97.62097.16499.85997.04096.079B: aromatic compound; C: chromone derivative; S: sesquiterpenes; —: not detected.


### 2.4. LPS-Stimulated TNF-α and IL-1α Release in RAW264.7 Cells

#### 2.4.1. Isolation and Culture of RAW264.7 Cells

RAW264.7 cells in logarithmic growth phase were washed twice with phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and inoculated in 96-well plates at a density of 1 × 104 cells per well, and 100 μL of cell suspension was added to each well. Three compound wells were set in each group and cultured at 37°C in 5% CO2 for 24 h.


#### 2.4.2. Measurement of TNF-α and IL-1α Production

The cells were incubated with 1 ng/mL LPS in the presence of indomethacin, AAW, BCDA, and AWIT (20, 40 and 80μg/mL) and cultured at 37°C and 5% CO2 for 24 h. Then, the levels of TNF-α and IL-1α in the cell-free culture supernatant were determined by ELISA kits. Briefly, 10 μL of supernatant was mixed with an equal volume of reagents A and B [1 : 1 (v/v)] in a 96-well flat-bottom plate. The absorbance at 540 nm was measured after 10 min using an ELISA reader. The amounts of TNF-α and IL-1α were calculated from a standard curve created using known concentrations of standards.


## 2.1. Chemicals and Reagents

All chemicals were purchased from J&K Scientific (Beijing, China), unless otherwise indicated.The agarwood samples were identified by Prof. Jianhe Wei (Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, China). Incense sticks of AWIT, AAW, BCDA, and AS were made by Bao Gong (Hainan Branch Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, China).


## 2.2. Sample Preparation

Each stick was placed in a gas washing bottle (250 mL) fitted with an air inlet/outlet tube. The smoke components were collected by bubbling through a 30 mL amount dichloromethane during the 10 min burn time. In addition, sticks made from AWIT (3.0 g) were pulverized and extracted with CH2Cl2 (30 mL).


## 2.3. Sample Analysis

Chromatographic separation of the resulting mixture (1.0μL) was undertaken on an Agilent 7890 A GC coupled to a 5975C quadrupole mass spectrometer and an automated 7683B sample injector system (Agilent Technologies, Santa Clara, California, USA). Chromatography was performed on a HP-5MS capillary column (30 m × 250 μm ID, 0.25 μm film thickness, 5% diphenyl methyl siloxane (Agilent Technologies, USA). Helium was used as carrier gas at a constant flow rate of 1.0 mL/min. The injections (1.0 μL) were performed in splitless injection mode (10 : 1) at 240°C. The operating parameters included the following temperature program: 40°C for 3 min, increase from 40°C to 140°C at a rate of 2.5°C/min, hold at 140°C for 5 min, increase from 140°C to 170°C at a rate of 1.5°C/min, hold at 170°C for 5 min, and increase to 280°C at a rate of 4°C/min. The total run time was 100.5 min as shown in Figure 1. The mass selective detector was operated with electron energy of 70 eV in electron ionization mode. The ion source and quadrupole temperatures were 230°C and 150°C, respectively. The scan range was 40–500 amu in full scan mode. Peak identification was completed by comparing mass spectra with those stored in the NIST 11 database and MSD ChemStation, or by comparing fragmentation patterns with those published by the Dai group [22]. Table 1 shows the representative data.Figure 1
Gas chromatograph mass spectrometry (GC-MS) chromatograms of incense smoke (AWIT: whole-tree agarwood-inducing technique, AAW: agarwood produced by axe wounds, BCDA: burning-chisel-drilling agarwood, EAWIT: extract of stick from agarwood produced by whole-tree agarwood-inducing technique, AS:A. sinensis).Table 1
Chemical constituents and relative amounts of AAW, BCDA, AWIT, AS, and EAWIT.
No.NameRT (min)Relative content (%)AAWBCDAAWITASEAWIT1Ethylbenzene6.7746.215 (B)3.296 (B)6.384 (B)1.313 (B)—2Furfuryl alcohol6.872———2.212—31,4-Xylene7.0803.709 (B)——1.765 (B)—41,3-Xylene7.086——2.354 (B)——51,2-Xylene7.098—1.326 (B)—0.778 (B)—6Phenylacetylene7.3921.387 (B)0.698 (B)1.612 (B)1.013 (B)—7Phenyl carbamate7.646———0.308 (B)—8Phenylethylene7.9018.596 (B)3.413 (B)7.973 (B)5.132 (B)—92-Methyl-2-cyclopenten-1-one8.680———0.400—104,4-Dimethyl-2-cyclopenten-1-one8.952———0.302—112,5-Dimethyl-2,4-hexadiene9.056———0.408—12Anisole9.0960.239 (B)—0.21 (B)——132(5H)-Furanone9.2000.2020.1320.2990.981—143,4-Dihydro-H-pyran9.3560.2020.202—0.381—15Methyl-2-oxo-1-pyrrolidineacetate9.605—0.222———16Tetrahydro-22-desoxy-tomatillidine9.610———0.211—171-Methylene-2-vinylcyclopentane10.962———0.113—18Benzaldehyde11.1180.671 (B)0.28 (B)1.008 (B)1.146 (B)—195-Methyl-furfural11.407———0.508—202,3-Dihydroxystearic acid11.875———0.209—212-Chloro-2,2-difluoro-acetonitrile11.950———0.157—222-Methyl-2-pentenal12.192———0.104—23Benzonitrile12.308———0.359 (B)—242,2,4,6,6-Pentamethylheptane12.5100.9020.7531.152—0.12625Benzofuran12.793———0.541 (B)—26Phenol12.8391.225 (B)0.558 (B)0.592 (B)0.852 (B)—272,2-Diethyl-3-methyl-oxazolidine13.1050.7510.7850.808——28(2S, 3S)-2,3-Dimethoxy-N1,N1,N1,N4-tetramethyl-1,4-butanediamine13.111———0.846—295-Norbornene-2-carboxaldehyde13.6540.169—0.189——304-Methylanisole14.1850.305 (B)0.102 (B)0.135 (B)0.159 (B)—312-Azido-2,4,4,6,6-pentamethylheptane14.4450.2550.1870.220——322,3-Dioxabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-5-ene14.6710.4240.1890.175——333-Methyl-1,2-cyclopentanedione14.717———0.369—342-Methyl-3-furanthiol15.9180.1060.201———353-Methyl-phenol16.6350.219 (B)0.176 (B)0.12 (B)——362-Methyl-phenol16.669———0.226 (B)—373-Methyl-bicyclo[3.3.0]oct-2-en-8-one16.918———0.129—382,2,2-Bicyclo-2-octene16.9350.4960.183 (B)0.453 (B)——39p-Cresol17.8010.73 (B)0.473 (B)0.321 (B)0.205 (B)—40Guaiacol17.9980.877 (B)0.51 (B)0.608 (B)1.362 (B)—412-t-Butylamino-acrylonitrile18.1650.4210.2240.240——423,5-Dimethyl-4H-pyran-4-one18.182———0.107—433-Hydroxy-2-methyl-4-pyrone19.338—0.169—0.147—442,5-Dimethylphenol21.6770.223 (B)0.129 (B)—0.165 (B)—452,3-Dihydroxybenzaldehyde22.064———0.148 (B)—465-Ethyl-3-(3-methyl-5-phenylpyrazol-1-yl)-1,2,4-triazol-4-amine22.2150.152 (B)————47Ethyl disulfide22.220——0.094——481-Methylene-1H-indene,22.7400.166 (B)————492-Ethylphenol22.9130.129 (B)————50Trehalose22.914—0.324———512-Isopropyl-5-methyl-1-heptanol23.197——0.059——523-Methyl-2-butene-1-thiol23.2080.120————532-Methylbutyl pentanoic acid ester23.225—0.251———544-Methoxy-1,3-benzenediamine23.300———0.216 (B)—552-Methoxy-3-methyl-phenol23.3060.236 (B)————562-Methoxy-4-methylphenol23.6760.444 (B)0.283 (B)0.271 (B)0.309 (B)—572-Methoxy-5-methylphenol23.688—0.327 (B)———583,6-Dimethyl-2,6-octadiene-4,5-diol24.144———0.129—591,4 : 3,6-Dianhydro-α-d-glucopyranose24.6000.1480.1580.1720.120—60trans-Cinnamaldehyde24.866———0.821 (B)—61(1α, 2β, 5β, 6α)-Tricyclo[4.2.1.1(2,5)]deca-3,7-diene-9,10-dione24.8830.4460.325———62α-Methylene-benzeneacetaldehyde24.895——0.247 (B)——632,4-Cyclopentadiene-1-ethanamine25.0450.128—0.230——641,11-Dibromo-undecane25.062—0.101———65Pyrocatechol25.3570.125 (B)0.287—0.93 (B)—662,3-Anhydro-d-galactosan25.357——0.204 (B)——672,3-Dihydrobenzofuran25.7270.369 (B)0.382 (B)0.299 (B)0.255 (B)—681-Methyl-1H-pyrrole-2(5H)-one26.131——0.203——692-Isopropoxyphenol26.183———0.226 (B)—703-Methoxyphenol26.2060.263 (B)————715-Hydroxymethylfurfural26.229—0.252—0.389—724-Phenyl-2-butanone26.3390.77 (B)1.13 (B)1.06 (B)—0.177 (B)731-Methyl-4-amino-4,5(1H)-dihydro-1,2,4-triazole-5-one26.847———0.259—74Anisic aldehyde26.9050.306 (B)0.301 (B)0.389 (B)——752-Oxohexamethylenimine27.032—0.185———763-Methoxy-2-benzenediol27.4540.401 (B)0.365 (B)0.251 (B)0.582 (B)—773-Methoxybenzenethiol27.7310.131 (B)————781-Indanone28.0430.279 (B)——0.148 (B)—802-Isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine28.291———0.177—794-Ethyl-2-methoxyphenol28.2910.292 (B)0.104 (B)0.071 (B)——813-(4-Methylphenyl)-2-propenal28.441———0.206 (B)—822,3-Dihydro-2-methyl-1H-inden-1-one28.4470.223—0.056 (B)——83α-Methylcinnamaldehyde28.557———0.127 (B)—842-Methylnaphthalene28.6210.285 (B)————851-Azabicyclo[2.2.2]octane-4-methanol29.527—0.158———86(E)-2,4,4,7-Tetramethyl-5,7-octadien-3-ol29.666———0.179—874-Hydroxy-3-methoxystyrene30.0992.343 (B)1.799 (B)1.512 (B)2.254 (B)—88o-tert-Butyl phenol30.417———0.131 (B)—893-Hydroxybenzaldehyde30.844———0.252 (B)—902-Methoxybenzyl alcohol31.081———0.106 (B)—91trans-3-Hexenedioic acid-bis(trimethylsilyl) ester31.4110.127————922-exo-Chlorobicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-1-carbonyl chloride31.9420.282—0.285——932-Ethyl-1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridine32.000———0.157—942,6-Dimethoxyphenol32.1153.013 (B)2.939 (B)2.178 (B)——95cis-4,5-Diethyl-1,2-dimethyl-cyclohexene32.190———4.085—96Eugenol32.3580.517 (B)0.303 (B)0.262 (B)——973-Allyl-6-methoxyphenol32.375———0.413 (B)—983,4-Dimethoxyphenol32.566—0.112 (B)—0.219 (B)—993-Ethenyl-4-methyl-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione32.8490.205——0.149—1003-Cyclohexene-1-acetaldehyde33.2470.191—0.136——10111-Methylene-tricyclo[4.3.1.1(2,5)]undecane33.247—————1022-Propyl-phenol33.848———0.1 (B)—1034-Hydroxybenzaldehyde33.975———0.225 (B)—104Dichlorophenylsilane34.010——0.321 (B)——105Phenylboronic acid34.0160.406 (B)0.143 (B)———106Vanillin34.4080.8 (B)0.83 (B)0.708 (B)1.842 (B)—1074-(Methylthio)-benzaldehyde34.5930.254 (B)————108(E)-isoeugenol34.8990.341 (B)0.18 (B)0.133 (B)0.31 (B)—109o-Methoxy-benzenethiol35.0840.125 (B)——0.197 (B)—1102-Methoxy-1,4-benzenediol35.217———0.209 (B)—1112-Benzylidenemalonaldehyde35.2170.204 (B)————1122-Vinylnaphthalene35.4420.115 (B)————1133-Hydroxy-2-methyl-5-(1-methylethyl)-2,5-cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione36.083———0.237—114Biphenylene36.2340.105 (B)————1152-Methoxy-4-(1-propen-1-yl)-phenol36.8922.962 (B)2.126 (B)2.379 (B)3.254 (B)—1164-Hydroxy-2-methoxybenzaldehyde37.2270.2430.142—0.135 (B)—1172-Methoxy-4-propyl-phenol37.4290.268 (B)0.242 (B)0.257 (B)0.454 (B)—1181,7-Dimethylpentacyclo[5.5.0(4,11).0(5,9).0(8,12)]dodecane-2,6-dione37.689——0.126 (B)——1192-Methoxy-6-[(4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-ylamino)methyl]-phenol37.6890.107————1204-Hydroxybenzylidene acetone37.707—0.101———121N-Phenylthioformamide37.712———0.126 (B)—1227-Ethylbenzo[b]thiophene38.053———0.153—1235,6-Dimethyl-2-benzimidazolinone38.382———0.164 (B)—124Cyclohexylmethylbenzene38.4400.145 (B)—0.161 (B)——1253,4-Dimethoxy-benzaldehyde38.573———0.712 (B)—1264′-(Methylthio)acetophenone38.6600.3700.298 (B)0.256 (B)——1274-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-2-butanone39.2321.067 (B)1.161 (B)1.124 (B)0.137—128Pentadecane39.434——0.168——129Dibenzofuran39.4510.186 (B)0.145 (B)———1302′,6′-Dihydroxyacetophenone, bis(trimethylsilyl) ether39.8500.207 (B)————1311-Methyl-1-phenylmethoxy-1-silacyclohexane39.873—0.104 (B)0.111 (B)——1321,3,3-Trimethyl-2-(1-methylbut-1-en-3-on-1-yl)-1-cyclohexene40.1730.273————1331,2-Dimethoxy-4-(methoxymethyl)benzene40.196—0.178 (B)———1342,4-Di-tert-butylphenol40.202———0.287 (B)—1352-(2-Hydroxyhex-1-enyl)-3-methyl-5,6-dihydropyrazine40.2600.138————1365-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)-1,2,3-benzenetriol40.6530.578 (B)0.34 (B)0.212 (B)0.684 (B)—137Homovanillyl alcohol40.7800.594 (B)0.507 (B)0.417 (B)1.119 (B)—138[4-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)phenoxy]-acetate-methanol41.912————0.159 (B)139(S)-4,5,6,7,8,8a-Hexahydro-8aα-methylazulen-2(1H)-one42.1370.109————140Acetic acid-2-propylphenyl ester42.160—0.114 (B)———1413-Nitrobenzaldehyde-(O-methyl oxime)42.420—————1422,3,5,6-Tetrafluoroanisole42.4434.532 (B)3.741 (B)4.13 (B)——1433-tert-Butyl-4-hydroxyanisole42.547———5.641 (B)—1442,5-Dihydroxy-4-isopropyl-2,4,6-cycloheptatrien-1-one42.819———0.329—145α-Santalol42.848————0.511 (S)1462,3-Dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-3,7-benzofurandiol42.8880.359 (B)0.39 (B)0.394 (B)——1477-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)-3,4-dihydro-1(2H)-naphthalenone43.119————0.105 (B)1483-Ethoxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde43.1830.324 (B)—0.221 (B)——1493-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzoic acid-methyl ester43.200—0.318 (B)———150Ethyl vanillate43.211———0.279 (B)—151α-Amino-3′-hydroxy-4′-methoxyacetophenone43.4430.126 (B)0.143 (B)———152(3S, 4R, 5R, 6R)-4,5-Bis(hydroxymethyl)-3,6-dimethylcyclohexene43.610——0.202——153Carbonic acid-2,3-dimethylphenyl methyl ester43.6280.41 (B)————1543-(4-Methoxyphenyl)propionic Acid43.656—0.431 (B)———155Hexadecane44.0780.3290.3510.3210.127—1562,6-Dimethoxy-4-(2-propen-1-yl)-phenol44.2740.785 (B)0.619 (B)0.521 (B)1.029 (B)—1572,6-Dimethyl-4-nitrophenol44.5860.256 (B)————158[1S-(1α, 4α, 7α)]-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-Octahydro-1,4,9,9-tetramethyl-4,7-methanoazulene44.592————0.406 (S)1592-Ethyl-4-methyl-4,6-bis(1-methylethyl)-4H-1,3,2-dioxaborin44.592———0.139—1608-Epi-γ-eudesmol44.633—0.261 (S)0.219 (S)——161Methyl-2,6,6-trimethyl-3-oxo-1-cyclohexene-1-acrylate44.737——0.155——1622′,6′-Dimethylacetanilide44.771—0.187———163[1S-(1α, 4aβ, 8aα)]-1,2,4a,5,8,8a-Hexahydro-4,7-dimethyl-1-(1-methylethyl)-naphthalene45.152————0.141 (S)164[1R-(1α, 3aα, 7aα)]-1,2,3,6,7,7a-Hexahydro-2,2,4,7a-tetramethyl-1,3a-ethano-3aH-indene45.326—0.241 (B)——0.149 (S)165Agarospirol45.551—0.238 (S)0.195 (S)—0.413 (S)166Methyl 3-(bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-1-yl)-propenoate45.586———0.116—167Hinesol45.7190.126———0.251 (S)168(1α, 6α, 7α)-1,5,5-Trimethyl-2-methylene-bicyclo[4.1.0]heptane-7-methanol45.7360.121 (S)————169(1R, 3aR, 4R, 7R)-1,2,3,3a,4,5,6,7-Octahydro-1,4-dimethyl-7-(1-methylethenyl)-azulene45.748——0.191 (S)——170[1S-(1α, 4α, 7α)]-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-Octahydro-1,4-dimethyl-7-(1-methylethenyl)-azule45.776—0.222 (B)———171Longifolene45.990————0.565 (S)17210S,11S-Himachala-3(12),4-diene46.0070.155 (S)————173Neoisolongifolene46.042—0.262 (S)0.248 (S)——174Ledol46.279——0.219 (S)—0.519 (S)175β-Eudesmol46.3250.1500.343 (S)———176Guaiol46.498——0.939 (S)——177γ-Selinene46.5040.589 (S)1.164 (S)——1.868 (S)1781-Bromooctadecane46.712—————1797,9-Dimethyl-hexadecane46.7290.169—0.219——180(4-Methoxyphenyl)glycolic acid46.752———0.212—1813-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-propenoic acid46.8800.629 (B)0.509 (B)0.517 (B)0.814 (B)—182Dehydroaromadendrene47.301————0.442 (S)1833,5-Dimethoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde47.3531.599 (B)1.78 (B)1.891 (B)2.92 (B)—1842,4,6-Trimethyl-pyridine47.428————0.383185Camphene47.561————0.600186Ethyl (3-pyridyl)carbamate N-oxide47.608—0.753———187Hexamethyl-benzene47.6540.503—0.646 (B)——1881-(1,3a,4,5,6,7-Hexahydro-4-hydroxy-3,8-dimethyl-5-azulenyl)-ethanone47.896————0.142 (S)1892-Allyl-1,4-dimethoxy-3-methyl-benzene48.0290.249 (B)—0.33 (B)——1902,5-Dibutyl-furan48.150———1.392—191Vanillylacetone48.2081.036 (B)0.967 (B)0.425 (B)——192[1S-(1α, 7α, 8aβ)]-1,2,3,5,6,7,8,8a-Octahydro-1,4-dimethyl-7-(1-methylethenyl)-azulene48.480————0.55 (S)193Dehydro-cyclolongifolene oxide48.509—0.717 (S)0.473 (B)——1944-Methoxymethyl-6-methyl-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-3-ylamine48.572———0.283—1951-Cyclohexyl-2-methoxy-benzene48.601——0.384 (B)—0.72 (B)196N,N-Diethyl-2-benzoxazolamine48.6130.781 (B)————197Octahydro-2-(1-methylethylidene)-4,7-methano-1H-indene49.161————0.361 (B)1984,6,6-Trimethyl-2-(3-methylbuta-1,3-dienyl)-3-oxatricyclo[5.1.0.0(2,4)]octane49.167——0.172——1994-Methylene-1-methyl-2-(2-methyl-1-propen-1-yl)-1-vinyl-4-methylene-1-methyl-2-(2-methyl-1-propen-1-yl)-1-vinyl-cycloheptane49.2190.1210.181———2003-Phenoxy-phenol49.4670.3250.154 (B)0.134 (B)0.248 (B)—201(Z)-3,7-Dimethyl-1,3,6-octatriene49.537————0.4062021,7-Dimethyl-7-(4-methyl-3-pentenyl)-tricyclo[2.2.1.0(2,6)]heptane49.612—0.2 (S)0.192 (S)——2032-Acetate-1,3-dimethoxy-5-(1-propenyl)-benzene50.0573.206 (B)2.309 (B)———2042,5-Dimethoxyterephthalic acid50.178——2.516 (B)3.780—2052-(2-Furanylmethylene)-6-methyl-cyclohexanone50.270————0.2552064-Propylbiphenyl50.3800.704 (B)0.711 (B)———2071-Ethyl-3-(phenylmethyl)-benzene50.386——0.745 (B)——208N,N,S-Trimethyl-3-aminothiophenol50.415———0.684 (B)—209Neocurdione50.438————0.161 (S)210endo-Borneol51.056————0.6112119-Fluorenone51.0730.205 (B)————212[1S-(1α, 3aβ, 4α, 8aβ, 9R∗)]-Decahydro-4,8,8-trimethyl-1,4-methanoazulene-9-methanol51.108—0.488 (S)0.295 (S)——213Methylα-hydroxy-4-methoxy-benzeneacetate51.605———0.101 (B)—2142,2′-Methylenebis[5-methyl-furan51.743————0.1362154-Hydroxy-2-methoxycinnamaldehyde51.8820.937 (B)0.897 (B)0.78 (B)——2163-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-propenal52.072———2.664 (B)—217Acetosyringone52.0960.967 (B)0.829 (B)0.88 (B)1.499 (B)—218syn-3,3,5,6,8,8-Hexamethyl-tricyclo[5.1.0.0(2,4)]oct-5-ene,52.3331.5301.9791.762—0.6242192-Phenylethyl-1,1,2,2-d4-amine52.541——1.184 (B)——2202-Methyl-5-(1-methylethyl)-phenol52.552————1.377 (B)2212′-Hydroxy-3,3-dimethyl-3-phenylpropanal52.5580.762 (B)————2222-[3-Methoxyphenyl]-propionic acid52.581—1.048 (B)———2233-(2-Pentenyl)-1,2,4-cyclopentanetrione52.679———6.688 (B)—2247-(1,3-Dimethylbuta-1,3-dienyl)-1,6,6-trimethyl-3,8-dioxatricyclo[5.1.0.0(2,4)]octane52.9510.3400.6210.732—0.491225o-Mentha-1(7),8-dien-3-ol53.262————0.2062261,10b(2H)-Dihydropyrano[3,4,5-jk]fluorene53.4880.153 (B)————227Anthracene53.499———0.124 (B)—228(1S, 6R, 9S)-5,5,9,10-Tetramethyltricyclo[7.3.0.0(1,6)]dodec-10(11)-ene53.6090.1210.4570.414——229(Z)-3-Methyl-2-(2,4-pentadienyl)-2-cyclopenten-1-one53.632————0.5592301-Methoxy-4-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)-benzene54.019————0.565 (B)231(1Z, 3aα, 7aβ)-1H-1-Ethylideneoctahydro-7a-methyl-indene54.0890.466 (B)0.773 (B)0.531 (B)——2323-(Phenylmethoxy)-1-propanol54.233————0.238 (B)233trans-1,10-Dimethyl-2-methylene-decalin54.510————0.1132343,5-Dimethoxy-4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid54.6491.383 (B)1.359 (B)1.391 (B)2.15 (B)—235(1aR, 4S, 4aR, 7S, 7aR, 7bS)-Decahydro-1,1,4,7-tetramethyl-1H-cycloprop[e]azulene54.672————0.177 (S)2362,7-Dimethyl-5-(1-methylethenyl)-1,8-nonadiene55.036————0.126237Longifolenaldehyde55.261—0.12 (S)———238(2R-cis)-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,7-Octahydro-α,α,4a,8-tetramethyl-2-naphthalenemethanol55.377————0.409 (B)239(4aR, 5S)-4,4a,5,6,7,8-Hexahydro-4a,5-dimethyl-3-(1-methylethylidene)-2(3H)-naphthalenone55.8500.459 (S)0.535 (S)0.609 (S)—0.611 (S)2401,2,4-Triethyl-benzene56.130————0.301 (B)241Isoaromadendrene epoxide56.1450.114 (S)—0.143 (S)——2422,3,4,5-Tetramethyl-tricyclo[3.2.1.02,7]oct-3-ene56.405————0.659243Globulol56.584————0.344 (S)244Octadecane56.6240.2850.3310.3930.179—2452,3-Dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-7-benzofuranol56.803————0.258 (B)2461β, 2α-Dimethyl-3α, 5β-bis(1-methylethenyl)cyclohexane56.844——0.285——2474,6-Dimethoxy-1-naphthaldehyde56.8960.214 (B)————2482-Bromo-1,3-dimethoxy-benzene56.919—0.305 (B)———2491,3,5-Triethyl-benzene57.040————0.252 (B)2507-Methyl-pentadecane57.144——0.189——2512-Methyl-dodecane57.1500.154————252Corymbolone57.225————0.164 (S)2532,6,10,14-tetramethyl-Hexadecane57.2250.1300.2850.1510.298—2541-(2-Thienyl)-1-heptanone57.520——0.500——2551-(2-Thienyl)-1-hexanone57.5430.391————2562,4-Dimethylcyclopentane-1,3-dione57.601—0.475———2571-(2-Thienyl)-ethanone57.612————1.2072581-(2,6-Dihydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-ethanone57.716———0.162 (B)—2595-(2-Thienyl)-4-pyrimidinamine57.8321.0861.5132.402——2601,3-Benzenedicarboxylic acid-4-methyl-1,3-dimethyl ester57.941————5.197 (B)2613,4-Dimethoxy-benzaldehyde oxime58.051——0.196 (B)——2621,2-Dimethoxy-4-(1,2-dimethoxyethyl)benzene58.0630.295 (B)0.233 (B)———2635-Methoxy-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a]pyridine-3-thiol58.149———0.335—264Methyl-3-amino-4-methoxybenzoate58.2480.192 (B)0.304 (B)0.29 (B)——265Isomaltol58.271————0.6232669-Methyl-9-azabicyclo[4.2.1]nona-2,4-diene58.7210.103———0.970267Chlordimeform58.791—0.309 (B)———268Nootkatone59.229————0.118 (S)2694-(3-Methyl-2-butenyl)-phenol59.541————0.772 (B)270[2R-(2α, 4aα, 8aβ)]-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,8a-Octahydro-4a,8-dimethyl-2-(1-methylethenyl)-naphthalene59.663—0.125 (S)———271[1R-(1R∗, 4Z, 9S∗)]-4,11,11-trimethyl-8-methylene-bicyclo[7.2.0]undec-4-ene59.952————0.193 (S)2722,3,4,5,6-Pentamethyl-benzoic acid60.2000.221 (B)0.151 (B)———273[1aR-(1aα, 7α, 7aα, 7bα)]-1a,2,3,5,6,7,7a,7b-Octahydro-1,1,7,7a-tetramethyl-1H-cyclopropa[a]naphthalene60.206————0.167 (S)2744,5-Dihydro-6-(4-fluorophenyl)-pyridazin-3(2H)-one60.235—————275N(1)-[(3-Methoxyphenyl)methyl]-1H-1,2,3,4-tetrazole-1,5-diamine60.367——0.17 (B)——2761-Ethenyl-1-methyl-2-(1-methylethenyl)-4-(1-methylethylidene)-cyclohexane60.396————0.601 (S)277(E,E)-1,5-Dimethyl-8-(1-methylethylidene)-1,5-cyclodecadiene60.443—0.165 (S)———2786,7-Dimethyl-8-(1-methylethyl)-2,4(1H,3H)-pteridinedione60.708—0.105———279trans-Z-α-Bisabolene epoxide60.737————0.42 (S)280Aromadendrene oxide-(1)61.066——0.814 (S)——281Cedrol61.0720.376 (S)————2821-Hydroxy-6-(3-isopropenyl-cycloprop-1-enyl)-6-methyl-heptan-2-one61.153—1.008———283(1R, 7R, 8aS)-1,2,3,5,6,7,8,8a-Octahydro-1,8a-dimethyl-7-(1-methylethenyl)-naphthalene61.170————2.925 (S)284α-Farnesene61.546————0.4292852-Methylene-6,8,8-trimethyl-tricyclo[5.2.2.0(1,6)]undecan-3-ol61.592—0.156———286Thiocyanic acid-4-(dimethylamino)phenyl ester61.702————0.354287[4aR-(4aα, 7α, 8aβ)]-Decahydro-4a-methyl-1-methylene-7-(1-methylethenyl)-naphthalene61.892————0.198 (S)288Decahydro-2,2,4,8-tetramethyl-4,8-methanoazulen-9-ol stereoisomer62.060————0.306 (S)289Diphenylmethane62.551———0.27 (B)—290[1aR-(1aα, 4β, 4aβ, 7α, 7aβ, 7bα)]-Decahydro-1,1,4,7-tetramethyl-1H-cycloprop[e]azulen-4-ol62.568————0.205 (S)291Spiro(tricyclo[6.2.1.0(2,7)]undeca-2,4,6,9-tetraene-11,1′-cyclopropane62.5680.198 (B)————2924-Methyl-1-[2,6,6-trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl]-1-penten-3-one,62.603—0.149———293[1S-(1α, 7α, 8aα)]-1,2,3,5,6,7,8,8a-Octahydro-1,8a-dimethyl-7-(1-methylethenyl)-naphthalene62.788————0.248 (S)294Caryophyllene63.007————0.172 (S)295Nonadecane63.0590.1290.1340.1250.145—2967-Methoxy-3,4-dihydro-2[1H]-quinoxalinone63.2330.241 (B)0.27 (B)0.367 (B)——2972-Allyl-1,4-dimethoxybenzene63.296————1.347 (B)298Dehydroxy-isocalamendiol63.493——0.241 (S)——2993,4,5,6-Tetramethyl-2,5-octadiene63.5040.133 (S)————300Megastigmatrienone63.539————0.9143016-(1-Hydroxymethylvinyl)-4,8a-dimethyl-3,5,6,7,8,8a-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-2-one63.573—0.286 (B)———302α-Ethyl-benzeneacetamide63.729————0.442 (B)3038-Ethenyl-3,4,4a,5,6,7,8,8a-octahydro-5-methylene-2-naphthalenecarboxylic acid63.747—0.175 (B)———304[1S-(1α, 2β, 4β)]-1-Ethenyl-1-methyl-2,4-bis(1-methylethenyl)-cyclohexane63.989————0.666 (S)3051-Methylphenazine 5-oxide63.989———0.945 (B)—3063-Phenylbicyclo(3.2.2)nona-3,6-dien-2-one63.995——0.217 (B)——3071-(1-Hydroxybutyl)-2,5-dimethoxybenzene64.0350.423 (B)0.49 (B)———308Methyleugenol64.5380.123 (B)0.315 (B)0.23 (B)——3092-Ethyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzothiopyran64.630————1.177 (B)310Acetic acid-cyano-hydroxyimino-methyl ester65.006————0.484311N-Dimethylaminomethylene-anthranilic acid65.0120.252 (S)0.26 (S)0.165 (S)——3122-Methyl-9-(prop-1-en-3-ol-2-yl)-bicyclo[4.4.0]dec-2-ene-4-ol65.243——1.25 (S)——313(1aR, 4aR, 7R, 7aR, 7bS)-Decahydro-1,1,7-trimethyl-4-methylene-1H-cycloprop[e]azulene65.2540.514 (B)1.064 (B)———314[4aR-(4aα, 5α, 8aα)]-4a,5,6,7,8,8a-Hexahydro-3,4a,5-trimethyl-naphtho[2,3-b]furan-9(4H)-one65.381————4.963 (S)3157,7,8,8-Tetracyanoquinodimethane65.7160.137 (B)————3164-(1,3,3-Trimethyl-bicyclo[4.1.0]hept-2-yl)-but-3-en-2-one65.780—0.233———317Alloaromadendrene oxide65.820————0.543 (S)318γ-Elemene66.207————0.835 (S)3191-(2,4,6-Trimethylphenyl)-3-(2-propynyl)-thiourea66.6980.68 (B)1.52 (B)1.68 (B)—5.466 (B)3203,4-Dimethylphenyl trifluoro-acetate66.883——0.209 (B)——32112-Azabicyclo[9.2.2]pentadeca-1(13),11,14-trien-13-ylamine66.9010.2050.276——1.1773221-Butyl-1H-pyrrole67.0620.2130.2880.174——323(3aα, 8β, 8aα)-5,6-1,2,3,3a,8,8a-Hexahydro-2,2,8-trimethyl-azulenedimethanol67.259————0.631 (S)324(2R, 5S, 10R)-6,10-Dimethyl-2-(1-methylethenyl)-spiro[4.5]dec-6-en-8-one67.3860.326 (S)————325N-Salicylidene-N′-salicyloylhydrazine67.496—0.597 (B)———3263,5-Dimethyl-benzenamine67.507————0.633 (B)3272-Allyl-3-ethoxy-4-methoxyphenol67.709——1.709 (B)——3281,2-Dimethoxy-4-(3-methoxy-1-propenyl)benzene67.7321.572 (B)————329Levomenol67.778————0.305 (S)330n-Hexadecanoic acid67.807———1.701—3312,2,8,8-Tetramethyl-3,6-nonadien-5-one67.958————0.4283323,5-Dimethoxy-4-hydroxycinnamaldehyde68.1190.123 (B)1.723 (B)—3.472 (B)—3331-Hydroxy-6-methylphenazine68.5291.19 (B)1.897 (B)1.555 (B)——334Desaspidinol68.847———3.559 (B)—3352-Chloro-4-cyclohexyl-phenol68.8820.177 (B)—0.302 (B)——3365-Ethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-naphthalene68.899————0.779 (B)337Heptadecane69.361———0.195—338Humulane-1,6-dien-3-ol69.384————0.784 (S)3398,8-Dimethyl-9-methylene-1,5-cycloundecadiene69.777————0.465 (S)3402,4-Dichloro-1-nitrobenzene70.083————0.429 (B)3411-(2-Benzyloxyethyl)cyclohexene70.453——0.369 (B)——342Caryophyllene oxide70.476————2.082 (S)343Aromadendrene oxide-(2)70.4760.272 (S)————344Diepicedrene-1-oxide70.545—0.368 (S)———3453,4-Dihydro-3,3,6,8-tetramethylnaphthalen-1(2H)-one70.580———0.115 (B)—3461-Methyl-2,4-bis(1-methylethenyl)-cyclohexane71.031————0.248 (S)347[1aR-(1aα, 4aα, 7β, 7aβ, 7bα)]-Decahydro-1,1,7-trimethyl-4-methylene-1H-cycloprop[e]azulen-7-ol71.140————0.512 (S)3483-Hydroxy-2-methyl-4-[4-t-butyl]-butanal72.4810.242————3491-(1-Hydroxy-3-methoxy-2-naphthyl)ethanone72.498————1.586 (B)3502-(Butenyl)-5-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1,3-dimethyl-benzene72.544—0.346 (B)———351(1R, 2R, 6S, 7S, 8S) -1-Methyl-8-(1-methylethyl)-tricyclo[4.4.0.02,7]dec-3-ene-3-methanol72.885——0.359 (S)——3524-Hydroxy-4a,5-dimethyl-3-methylene-3a,4,4a,5,6,7,9,9a-octahydro-3H-naphtho[2,3-b]furan-2-one72.8960.194 (B)————3531,2,3,4-Tetrahydro-6-nitronaphthalene72.931————0.888 (B)3541-(3,3-Dimethyl-1-yl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane-3-carboxylic acid72.960—0.324———355N-(p-Methoxy-trans-styryl)-formamide73.272————0.546 (B)3568,9-Dehydro-9-formyl-cycloisolongifolene73.7050.548 (S)—0.691 (S)——3572-tert-Butyl-quinoxaline 4-oxide73.745————1.237 (B)358β-Vatirenene73.763—0.803 (S)———359Octadecanal73.919———0.144—360[1S-(1α, 3aβ, 4α, 7aβ)]-Octahydro-1,7a-dimethyl-4-(1-methylethenyl)-1,4-methano-1H-indene74.872————0.368 (S)3611-(1-Hydroxyethyl)-1-(diethylphosphonyl)-2-methylene-cyclopropane74.878—0.109———3621-Nonadecene75.265———0.149—363(E,E)-3,7-Dimethyl-10-(1-methylethylidene)-3,7-cyclodecadien-1-one75.692————0.232 (S)364Alloaromadendrene76.195————0.488 (S)365Heneicosane76.235—0.1480.1770.127—3662,3-Dihydro-7-hydroxy-2,2-dimethyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one76.859————0.277 (B)3672-Butyl-5-hexyloctahydro-1H-indene77.344————0.2533682,2' : 5′,2″-Terthiophene77.777————0.2283691-Methyl-4-(2-methyloxiranyl)-7-oxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptane78.355————0.248 (B)3704,4-Dimethyl-1-phenyl-1-penten-3-one78.563————0.199 (B)3711,5-Diphenyl-1-penten-3-one78.6030.16 (B)0.354 (B)0.139 (B)——372(1-Methylbutyl)-benzene79.424————0.266 (B)373Stearic acid79.504———0.198—374[1S-(1α, 2α, 3aβ, 4α, 8aβ, 9R∗)]-Decahydro-1,5,5,8a-tetramethyl-1,2,4-methenoazulene79.666————0.186 (S)375Z-8-Methyl-9-tetradecenoic acid79.799—0.105———3761,2,3,4-Tetrahydro-1,5,7-trimethylnaphthalene79.903————0.426 (B)377N-Phenyl-2-naphthylamine80.7460.121 (B)—0.186 (B)——378Z-5-Nonadecene81.0240.196—0.1810.230—379Cyclopentadecane81.047—0.188———380Diaveridine81.105————0.108 (B)381(Z)-3-Tridecen-1-yne81.428————0.322382Ambrosin82.277————0.102 (S)3832-DecanoneO-methyl oxime82.3290.1040.1150.092——384N,N-Dimethyldecanamide82.352———0.140—385[1aR-(1aα, 4aβ, 8aS∗)]-1,1a,5,6,7,8-Hexahydro-4a,8,8-trimethyl-cyclopropa[d]naphthalen-2(4aH)-one82.710————0.124 (S)386Murolan-3,9(11)-diene-10-peroxy83.248————0.267 (S)387Chromone derivative85.3960.109 (C)—0.08 (C)——388Chromone derivative85.8180.132 (C)0.217 (C)0.151 (C)——389Chromone derivative86.7832.245 (C)1.812 (C)1.697 (C)3.633 (C)—390Chromone derivative87.1870.104——0.112—391Chromone derivative87.539————0.331 (C)392Chromone derivative88.7240.159————393Chromone derivative88.8800.118—0.123——394Chromone derivative88.891—————395Chromone derivative88.897—0.152 (C)—0.175—396Chromone derivative89.2090.14 (C)0.662 (C)0.345 (C)—0.334 (C)397Chromone derivative89.515——0.064 (C)0.14 (C)—398Chromone derivative89.769——0.221 (C)——399Chromone derivative89.787—0.125 (B)———400Chromone derivative89.8440.286————401Chromone derivative89.867—0.108 (B)———402Chromone derivative90.595——3.447 (C)——403Chromone derivative90.6011.127 (C)————404Chromone derivative90.630———0.179 (C)—405Chromone derivative90.641—3.239 (C)———406Chromone derivative90.676————7.398 (C)407Chromone derivative91.000——0.197 (C)——408Chromone derivative91.0000.121 (C)————409Chromone derivative91.017—0.148 (C)———410Chromone derivative91.485——3.502 (C)——411Chromone derivative91.4851.32 (C)————412Chromone derivative91.571————0.542 (C)413Chromone derivative91.571—4.593 (C)———414Chromone derivative91.629———0.105 (C)—415Chromone derivative91.710——0.649 (C)——416Chromone derivative91.7160.132 (C)————417Chromone derivative91.727————1.405 (C)418Chromone derivative91.745—0.561 (C)———419Chromone derivative91.803——0.592 (C)——420Chromone derivative91.8080.481 (C)————421Chromone derivative91.837———0.411—423Chromone derivative91.837—0.539 (C)———422Chromone derivative91.953——0.88 (C)——424Chromone derivative91.9530.434 (C)————425Chromone derivative91.987—0.796 (C)———426Chromone derivative92.571————0.143 (C)427Chromone derivative92.894—0.254 (B)———428Chromone derivative92.935————1.293 (C)429Chromone derivative92.958——0.221 (C)——430Chromone derivative92.969—0.485 (B)———431Chromone derivative93.339————0.388 (C)432Chromone derivative93.784————0.6 (C)433Chromone derivative94.136————0.14 (C)434Chromone derivative94.356——0.731——435Chromone derivative94.361————0.125 (C)436Chromone derivative94.3610.596 (C)————437Chromone derivative94.390—0.832 (C)———438Chromone derivative94.795——0.323 (C)——439Chromone derivative94.8000.187 (C)————440Chromone derivative94.812—0.371 (C)———441Chromone derivative95.228————1.254 (C)442Chromone derivative95.228——0.596 (C)——443Chromone derivative95.257—0.614 (C)———444Chromone derivative95.2680.165 (C)————445Chromone derivative95.609————0.217 (C)446Chromone derivative95.7480.243 (C)————447Chromone derivative95.754——0.237 (C)——448Chromone derivative95.765———0.478 (B)—449Chromone derivative95.771—0.206 (C)———450Chromone derivative95.834————0.414 (C)451Chromone derivative95.9040.291 (C)————452Chromone derivative95.921———0.678 (B)—453Chromone derivative95.9670.713 (C)————454Chromone derivative95.973——3.243 (C)——455Chromone derivative96.019—2.703 (C)———456Chromone derivative96.088————7.2 (C)457Chromone derivative96.308——0.178 (C)——458Chromone derivative96.3080.192 (C)————459Chromone derivative96.319———0.177 (B)—460Chromone derivative96.343—0.281 (C)———461Chromone derivative96.372————0.498 (C)462Chromone derivative96.395——0.267 (C)——463Chromone derivative96.4000.313 (C)————464Chromone derivative96.412———0.381—465Chromone derivative96.418—0.43 (B)———466Chromone derivative96.556—0.138 (B)———467Chromone derivative96.632——0.058 (C)——468Chromone derivative96.6370.312 (C)————469Chromone derivative96.649———0.236 (B)—470Chromone derivative96.655—0.16 (B)———471Chromone derivative96.718————0.332 (C)472Chromone derivative96.753—0.206———473Chromone derivative97.088————0.464 (C)474Chromone derivative97.319————0.176 (C)475Chromone derivative97.469————0.171 (C)476Chromone derivative97.700————0.469 (C)477Chromone derivative98.341————0.863 (C)478Chromone derivative98.399—0.103———479Chromone derivative98.982————0.104 (C)480Chromone derivative99.242————0.374 (C)481Chromone derivative99.566————0.264 (C)482Chromone derivative99.751————0.192 (C)483Chromone derivative100.034————0.281 (C)484Chromone derivative100.346————0.577 (C)Total97.62097.16499.85997.04096.079B: aromatic compound; C: chromone derivative; S: sesquiterpenes; —: not detected.


## 2.4. LPS-Stimulated TNF-α and IL-1α Release in RAW264.7 Cells

### 2.4.1. Isolation and Culture of RAW264.7 Cells

RAW264.7 cells in logarithmic growth phase were washed twice with phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and inoculated in 96-well plates at a density of 1 × 104 cells per well, and 100 μL of cell suspension was added to each well. Three compound wells were set in each group and cultured at 37°C in 5% CO2 for 24 h.


### 2.4.2. Measurement of TNF-α and IL-1α Production

The cells were incubated with 1 ng/mL LPS in the presence of indomethacin, AAW, BCDA, and AWIT (20, 40 and 80μg/mL) and cultured at 37°C and 5% CO2 for 24 h. Then, the levels of TNF-α and IL-1α in the cell-free culture supernatant were determined by ELISA kits. Briefly, 10 μL of supernatant was mixed with an equal volume of reagents A and B [1 : 1 (v/v)] in a 96-well flat-bottom plate. The absorbance at 540 nm was measured after 10 min using an ELISA reader. The amounts of TNF-α and IL-1α were calculated from a standard curve created using known concentrations of standards.


## 2.4.1. Isolation and Culture of RAW264.7 Cells

RAW264.7 cells in logarithmic growth phase were washed twice with phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and inoculated in 96-well plates at a density of 1 × 104 cells per well, and 100 μL of cell suspension was added to each well. Three compound wells were set in each group and cultured at 37°C in 5% CO2 for 24 h.


## 2.4.2. Measurement of TNF-α and IL-1α Production

The cells were incubated with 1 ng/mL LPS in the presence of indomethacin, AAW, BCDA, and AWIT (20, 40 and 80μg/mL) and cultured at 37°C and 5% CO2 for 24 h. Then, the levels of TNF-α and IL-1α in the cell-free culture supernatant were determined by ELISA kits. Briefly, 10 μL of supernatant was mixed with an equal volume of reagents A and B [1 : 1 (v/v)] in a 96-well flat-bottom plate. The absorbance at 540 nm was measured after 10 min using an ELISA reader. The amounts of TNF-α and IL-1α were calculated from a standard curve created using known concentrations of standards.


## 3. Results and Discussion

### 3.1. GC-MS Analysis

n-Hexane, methanol, DMSO, and CH2Cl2 were used to collect the chemical constituents of incense smoke from agarwood. The GC-MS peaks of incense smoke samples collected using CH2Cl2 were the most intense among the peaks obtained using the above solvents. Therefore, CH2Cl2 was selected to dissolve the chemical constituents of smoke samples (agarwood and AS). Finally, 484 compounds in total (Table 1 and Figure 1) were identified from the incense smoke samples (AAW, BCDA, AWIT, and AS) and the samples obtained by CH2Cl2 extraction of sticks from AWIT. The numbers of compounds identified in incense smoke from AAW, BCDA, AWIT, AS, and EAWIT were 167, 158, 141, 127, and 131, respectively. Aromatics and chromone derivatives were the main chemical constituents in AAW, BCDA, and AWIT; among all chemical constituents, aromatics represented 69.617, 55.038, and 60.483%, and chromone derivatives represented 9.252, 17.725, and 16.946%, respectively.The chemical constituents of incense smoke may be quantifiable. Therefore, the chemical constituents of incense smoke from agarwood produced by AWIT were compared with the corresponding constituents from agarwood produced by AAW and BCDA. A total of 61 compounds in the AWIT sample, representing 54.837%, were also found in the AAW and BCDA samples. The major compounds (relative content >1%) were phenylethylene (7.973%); ethylbenzene (6.384%); 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoroanisole (4.130%); 5-(2-thienyl)-4-pyrimidinamine (2.402%); 2-methoxy-4-(1-propen-1-yl)-phenol (2.379%); 2,6-dimethoxyphenol (2.178%); syn-3,3,5,6,8,8-hexamethyl-tricyclo[5.1.0.0(2,4)]oct-5-ene (1.762%); 1-(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-3-(2-propynyl)-thiourea (1.680%); phenylacetylene (1.612%); 1-hydroxy-6-methylphenazine (1.555%); 4-hydroxy-3-methoxystyrene(1.512%) 3,5-dimethoxy-4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid (1.391%); 2,2,4,6,6-pentamethylheptane (1.152%); 4-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-butanone (1.124%); 4-phenyl-2-butanone (1.060%); and benzaldehyde (1.008%). Moreover, chromone derivatives and sesquiterpenes are the main components responsible for pharmacodynamic effects [23–25]. In this experiment, 21 compounds, representing 16.946%, were identified as chromone derivatives according to the peaks at m/z 91, 121, 137, 107, 160, 176, 190, 220, 250, 266, 280, 282, 296, 310, 312, 326, 328, and 342 [22], and 16 compounds were identified as sesquiterpenes, representing 6.768%. In short, aromatic compounds were the main chemical constituents of incense smoke from agarwood, including AWIT, AAW, and BCDA samples.To identify whether agarwood (AAW, AWIT, and BCDA) contained chemical constituents of AS, incense smoke produced from AS was tested by the same method. No sesquiterpenes were detected among the chemical constituents of the smoke, and chromones only represented 4.569%, which was less than the contents in AWIT (16.946%), AAW (9.252%), and BCDA (17.725%). Finally, 29 compounds, representing 32.627%, were also found in AWIT, AAW, and BCDA. The main compounds (relative amount >1%) were phenylethylene (5.132%); 2-methoxy-4-(1-propen-1-yl)-phenol (3.254%); 3,5-dimethoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (2.920%); 4-hydroxy-3-methoxystyrene (2.254%); 3,5-dimethoxy-4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid (2.150%); vanillin (1.842%); acetosyringone (1.499%); guaiacol (1.362%); ethylbenzene (1.313%); benzaldehyde (1.146%); homovanillyl alcohol (1.119%); 2,6-dimethoxy-4-(2-propen-1-yl)-phenol (1.029%); and phenylacetylene (1.013%). These components may be from the residue ofA. sinensis, a sticky powder, making agarwood powder bind, used in the preparation of sticks of AS (making sticks from pure AS alone is difficult, so the addition of a sticky powder is necessary) or agarwood in A. sinensis (AS can form agarwood in the process of storage).The data for incense smoke from agarwood (AAW, AWIT, and BCDA) showed that low-molecular-weight aromatic compounds (LACs) represented more than 55% of the total constituents. Michiho Ito et al. reported that chromone derivatives could be converted and produce the pleasant smell of agarwood through the generation of LACs in the process of heating [26,27] (Scheme 1). Chromone derivatives are among the main chemical constituents of agarwood. They can generate unique and different LACs at high temperature (when burned). As a result, many LACs were detected in the agarwood smoke. To verify the results, an extraction experiment of sticks from AWIT was carried out at room temperature (to avoid high temperature). The results showed that chromone derivatives, sesquiterpenes, and aromatics were the main chemical constituents, representing 26.547, 26.767, and 26.941% of the total constituents, respectively. Few chemical constituents of EAWIT were observed before 40 min (tR), as shown in Figure 1, while there was far higher number of peaks after 58 min (tR), which is indicative of chromone derivatives and sesquiterpenes. Interestingly, the chemical constituents of incense smoke showed the opposite trend in Figure 1. The results indicated that high-molecular-weight compounds might be cracked into low-molecular-weight compounds at high temperature. In other words, some chromone derivatives and sesquiterpenes might be converted into low-molecular-weight compounds, which is consistent with the reported literature [26, 27]. Therefore, low-molecular-weight compounds accounted for a high percentage of the incense smoke obtained from agarwood during burning. Moreover, some studies suggested that the inhalation of some LACs had a sedative or hypnotic effect on mice and that benzylacetone in particular reduces mouse locomotor activity [28–30]. Hence, inhalation of the pleasant aroma generated by agarwood during heating could lead to pharmacological effects.Scheme 1
LACs generated from agaroterol on heating.


### 3.2. Effect of Chemical Constituents on TNF-α and IL-1α Release in LPS-Stimulated RAW264.7 Cells

As shown in Tables2 and 3, normal inactivated RAW264.7 cells produced low amounts of TNF-α and IL-1α after 24 h of incubation at 37°C, and exposure to LPS induced higher amounts of TNF-α and IL-1α. In contrast, under indomethacin treatment, AAW, BCDA, and AWIT produced a concentration-dependent decrease at concentrations of 20, 40, and 80 μg/mL. The TNF-α and IL-1α levels of model group were significantly higher than those of the normal group (P<0.05 or P<0.01). The incense components of AAW, BCDA, AWIT, and indomethacin significantly reduced TNF-α and IL-1α levels (P<0.05, P<0.01, or P<0.001), showing better anti-inflammatory effects. These results showed that the anti-inflammatory activities of AAW, AWIT, and indomethacin were comparable and superior to that of BCDA.Table 2
LPS-induced release of TNF-α in RAW264.7 cells.
Drug/dose80μg/mL40μg/mL20μg/mLNormal189.09 ± 15.25Model236.09 ± 18.79∗∗Indomethacin152.39 ± 16.67###169.14 ± 18.23###200.19 ± 19.42#AAW157.69 ± 15.98###181.79 ± 19.45##209.19 ± 21.03#BCDA165.09 ± 16.12###194.84 ± 17.67##213.04 ± 22.43#AWIT154.89 ± 17.13###187.84 ± 18.37##212.84 ± 19.35#Note. This result is the average of three parallel experiments. ∗∗P<0.01 vs normal; ###P<0.001, ##P<0.01, #P<0.05 vs model.Table 3
LPS-induced release of IL-1α in RAW264.7 cells.
Durg/dose80μg/mL40μg/mL20μg/mLNormal15.00 ± 1.78Model20.43 ± 2.32∗Indomethacin10.38 ± 2.12##12.52 ± 2.65##17.87 ± 1.85#AAW10.78 ± 2.56##15.72 ± 2.57#19.10 ± 2.58BCDA15.05 ± 1.74#18.99 ± 2.9722.19 ± 2.94AWIT10.88 ± 1.97##12.15 ± 2.72##22.52 ± 2.93Note. This result is the average of three parallel experiments. ∗P<0.05 vs normal; ##P<0.01, #P<0.05 vs model.


## 3.1. GC-MS Analysis

n-Hexane, methanol, DMSO, and CH2Cl2 were used to collect the chemical constituents of incense smoke from agarwood. The GC-MS peaks of incense smoke samples collected using CH2Cl2 were the most intense among the peaks obtained using the above solvents. Therefore, CH2Cl2 was selected to dissolve the chemical constituents of smoke samples (agarwood and AS). Finally, 484 compounds in total (Table 1 and Figure 1) were identified from the incense smoke samples (AAW, BCDA, AWIT, and AS) and the samples obtained by CH2Cl2 extraction of sticks from AWIT. The numbers of compounds identified in incense smoke from AAW, BCDA, AWIT, AS, and EAWIT were 167, 158, 141, 127, and 131, respectively. Aromatics and chromone derivatives were the main chemical constituents in AAW, BCDA, and AWIT; among all chemical constituents, aromatics represented 69.617, 55.038, and 60.483%, and chromone derivatives represented 9.252, 17.725, and 16.946%, respectively.The chemical constituents of incense smoke may be quantifiable. Therefore, the chemical constituents of incense smoke from agarwood produced by AWIT were compared with the corresponding constituents from agarwood produced by AAW and BCDA. A total of 61 compounds in the AWIT sample, representing 54.837%, were also found in the AAW and BCDA samples. The major compounds (relative content >1%) were phenylethylene (7.973%); ethylbenzene (6.384%); 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoroanisole (4.130%); 5-(2-thienyl)-4-pyrimidinamine (2.402%); 2-methoxy-4-(1-propen-1-yl)-phenol (2.379%); 2,6-dimethoxyphenol (2.178%); syn-3,3,5,6,8,8-hexamethyl-tricyclo[5.1.0.0(2,4)]oct-5-ene (1.762%); 1-(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-3-(2-propynyl)-thiourea (1.680%); phenylacetylene (1.612%); 1-hydroxy-6-methylphenazine (1.555%); 4-hydroxy-3-methoxystyrene(1.512%) 3,5-dimethoxy-4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid (1.391%); 2,2,4,6,6-pentamethylheptane (1.152%); 4-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-butanone (1.124%); 4-phenyl-2-butanone (1.060%); and benzaldehyde (1.008%). Moreover, chromone derivatives and sesquiterpenes are the main components responsible for pharmacodynamic effects [23–25]. In this experiment, 21 compounds, representing 16.946%, were identified as chromone derivatives according to the peaks at m/z 91, 121, 137, 107, 160, 176, 190, 220, 250, 266, 280, 282, 296, 310, 312, 326, 328, and 342 [22], and 16 compounds were identified as sesquiterpenes, representing 6.768%. In short, aromatic compounds were the main chemical constituents of incense smoke from agarwood, including AWIT, AAW, and BCDA samples.To identify whether agarwood (AAW, AWIT, and BCDA) contained chemical constituents of AS, incense smoke produced from AS was tested by the same method. No sesquiterpenes were detected among the chemical constituents of the smoke, and chromones only represented 4.569%, which was less than the contents in AWIT (16.946%), AAW (9.252%), and BCDA (17.725%). Finally, 29 compounds, representing 32.627%, were also found in AWIT, AAW, and BCDA. The main compounds (relative amount >1%) were phenylethylene (5.132%); 2-methoxy-4-(1-propen-1-yl)-phenol (3.254%); 3,5-dimethoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (2.920%); 4-hydroxy-3-methoxystyrene (2.254%); 3,5-dimethoxy-4-hydroxyphenylacetic acid (2.150%); vanillin (1.842%); acetosyringone (1.499%); guaiacol (1.362%); ethylbenzene (1.313%); benzaldehyde (1.146%); homovanillyl alcohol (1.119%); 2,6-dimethoxy-4-(2-propen-1-yl)-phenol (1.029%); and phenylacetylene (1.013%). These components may be from the residue ofA. sinensis, a sticky powder, making agarwood powder bind, used in the preparation of sticks of AS (making sticks from pure AS alone is difficult, so the addition of a sticky powder is necessary) or agarwood in A. sinensis (AS can form agarwood in the process of storage).The data for incense smoke from agarwood (AAW, AWIT, and BCDA) showed that low-molecular-weight aromatic compounds (LACs) represented more than 55% of the total constituents. Michiho Ito et al. reported that chromone derivatives could be converted and produce the pleasant smell of agarwood through the generation of LACs in the process of heating [26,27] (Scheme 1). Chromone derivatives are among the main chemical constituents of agarwood. They can generate unique and different LACs at high temperature (when burned). As a result, many LACs were detected in the agarwood smoke. To verify the results, an extraction experiment of sticks from AWIT was carried out at room temperature (to avoid high temperature). The results showed that chromone derivatives, sesquiterpenes, and aromatics were the main chemical constituents, representing 26.547, 26.767, and 26.941% of the total constituents, respectively. Few chemical constituents of EAWIT were observed before 40 min (tR), as shown in Figure 1, while there was far higher number of peaks after 58 min (tR), which is indicative of chromone derivatives and sesquiterpenes. Interestingly, the chemical constituents of incense smoke showed the opposite trend in Figure 1. The results indicated that high-molecular-weight compounds might be cracked into low-molecular-weight compounds at high temperature. In other words, some chromone derivatives and sesquiterpenes might be converted into low-molecular-weight compounds, which is consistent with the reported literature [26, 27]. Therefore, low-molecular-weight compounds accounted for a high percentage of the incense smoke obtained from agarwood during burning. Moreover, some studies suggested that the inhalation of some LACs had a sedative or hypnotic effect on mice and that benzylacetone in particular reduces mouse locomotor activity [28–30]. Hence, inhalation of the pleasant aroma generated by agarwood during heating could lead to pharmacological effects.Scheme 1
LACs generated from agaroterol on heating.


## 3.2. Effect of Chemical Constituents on TNF-α and IL-1α Release in LPS-Stimulated RAW264.7 Cells

As shown in Tables2 and 3, normal inactivated RAW264.7 cells produced low amounts of TNF-α and IL-1α after 24 h of incubation at 37°C, and exposure to LPS induced higher amounts of TNF-α and IL-1α. In contrast, under indomethacin treatment, AAW, BCDA, and AWIT produced a concentration-dependent decrease at concentrations of 20, 40, and 80 μg/mL. The TNF-α and IL-1α levels of model group were significantly higher than those of the normal group (P<0.05 or P<0.01). The incense components of AAW, BCDA, AWIT, and indomethacin significantly reduced TNF-α and IL-1α levels (P<0.05, P<0.01, or P<0.001), showing better anti-inflammatory effects. These results showed that the anti-inflammatory activities of AAW, AWIT, and indomethacin were comparable and superior to that of BCDA.Table 2
LPS-induced release of TNF-α in RAW264.7 cells.
Drug/dose80μg/mL40μg/mL20μg/mLNormal189.09 ± 15.25Model236.09 ± 18.79∗∗Indomethacin152.39 ± 16.67###169.14 ± 18.23###200.19 ± 19.42#AAW157.69 ± 15.98###181.79 ± 19.45##209.19 ± 21.03#BCDA165.09 ± 16.12###194.84 ± 17.67##213.04 ± 22.43#AWIT154.89 ± 17.13###187.84 ± 18.37##212.84 ± 19.35#Note. This result is the average of three parallel experiments. ∗∗P<0.01 vs normal; ###P<0.001, ##P<0.01, #P<0.05 vs model.Table 3
LPS-induced release of IL-1α in RAW264.7 cells.
Durg/dose80μg/mL40μg/mL20μg/mLNormal15.00 ± 1.78Model20.43 ± 2.32∗Indomethacin10.38 ± 2.12##12.52 ± 2.65##17.87 ± 1.85#AAW10.78 ± 2.56##15.72 ± 2.57#19.10 ± 2.58BCDA15.05 ± 1.74#18.99 ± 2.9722.19 ± 2.94AWIT10.88 ± 1.97##12.15 ± 2.72##22.52 ± 2.93Note. This result is the average of three parallel experiments. ∗P<0.05 vs normal; ##P<0.01, #P<0.05 vs model.


## 4. Conclusions

The chemical constituents of incense smoke from AAW, BCDA, AWIT, AS, and EAWIT were analyzed by GC-MS, and 484 compounds were identified. Aromatic compounds were the main chemical constituents of incense smoke from AAW, BCDA, and AWIT. A total of 61 aromatic compounds from AWIT, representing 54.837%, were also found in AAW and BCDA. All experimental data suggested that aromatic compounds were the main chemical constituents in agarwood smoke and that some chromone derivatives could be cracked into LACs at high temperature. Furthermore, agarwood incense smoke showed anti-inflammatory activities by inhibiting lipopolysaccharide- (LPS-) induced TNF-α and IL-1α release in RAW264.7 cells.



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