Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin 2001-07-01

Water-soluble constituents of ajowan.

T Ishikawa, Y Sega, J Kitajima

Index: Chem. Pharm. Bull. 49 , 840—844, (2001)

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Abstract

From the water-soluble portion of the methanol extract of the fruit of Carum ajowan (ajowan), which has been used as a spice and medicine, 25 compounds, including five new monoterpenoid glucosides, a new monoterpenoid, two new aromatic compound glucosides, and two new glucides, were obtained. Their structures were clarified by spectral investigation.