Fujimatu Eiko, Ishikawa Toru, Kitajima Junichi
Showa Pharmaceutical University, Higashi-Tamagawagakuen 3, Machida, Tokyo 194-8543, Japan.
Phytochemistry. 2003 Jul;63(5):609-16. doi: 10.1016/s0031-9422(03)00179-1.
From the polar portion of the methanolic extract of the fruit of anise (Pimpinella anisum L.), which has been used as a spice and medicine since antiquity, four aromatic compound glucosides, an alkyl glucoside and a glucide were isolated together with 24 known compounds. The structures of the new compounds were clarified as (E)-3-hydroxyanethole beta-D-glucopyranoside, (E)-1'-(2-hydroxy-5-methoxyphenyl)propane beta-D-glucopyranoside, 3-hydroxyestragole beta-D-glucopyranoside, methyl syringate 4-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside, hexane-1,5-diol 1-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside and 1-deoxy-L-erythritol 3-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside by spectral investigation.
