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CATALPOL AND METHYLCATALPOL: NATURALLY OCCURRING GLYCOSIDES IN PLANTAGO AND BUDDLEIA SPECIES

R B DUFF, J S BACON, C M MUNDIE

    The Biochemical Journal
    |July 1, 1965
    PubMed
    Summary

    Catalpol, a glycoside found in Plantago and Buddleia, has been isolated. A new methylcatalpol glycoside was also identified in Buddleia, confirming previous structural suggestions.

    Keywords:
    CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICALEXPERIMENTAL LAB STUDYGLYCOSIDESNUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCEPLANTS, MEDICINALSPECTRUM ANALYSIS

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