Aromatic compound glucosides, alkyl glucoside and glucide from the fruit of anise

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 β-d-glucopyranoside, (E)-1′-(2-hydroxy-5-methoxyphenyl)propane β-d-glucopyranoside, 3-hydroxyestragole β-d-glucopyranoside, methyl syringate 4-O-β-d-glucopyranoside, hexane-1,5-diol 1-O-β-d-glucopyranoside and 1-deoxy-l-erythritol 3-O-β-d-glucopyranoside by spectral investigation. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]