The invention discloses an
iridoid compound with anti-aging activity in
rhododendron simsii as well as a preparation method and application of the
iridoid compound, and belongs to the technical field of
natural product chemistry. According to the present invention, the two
iridoid compounds such as pacyodiridoid A and splendoside with anti-aging activity are separated from the
rhododendron simsii for the first time, and the experiment results show that in the
caenorhabditis elegans model, the two compounds can improve the physiological status of
caenorhabditis elegans from multiple dimensions, can significantly improve the anti-
oxidative stress ability of
caenorhabditis elegans, and can provide the anti-aging activity for the caenorhabditis elegans, such that the anti-aging activity of the caenorhabditis elegans can be significantly improved, and the anti-aging activity of the caenorhabditis elegans can be significantly improved; the two compounds have obvious effects in the aspects of aging-related indexes (life, exercise ability and
food intake) and growth and development indexes, fully prove that the two compounds have excellent anti-aging activity, lay a new material basis and theoretical basis for the research of an anti-aging mechanism, and open up a new direction for the development of novel anti-aging drugs at the same time. According to the present invention, the structure of the compound pachypodidoid A is novel, such that the new
lead compound is provided for the research and the development of the anti-aging
drug, and the important application value is provided;